Apple Mac mini (M6) vs BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U

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all judged against mini PCs at a similar price

The BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U scores 7.0/10 overall, ahead of the Apple Mac mini (M6) at 6.2/10.

The Apple Mac mini (M6) leads on CPU performance, ports and expansion and build and support.

The BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U leads on upgradeability.

They score the same on networking and efficiency and noise.

The biggest difference is upgradeability, where the BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U scores 9/10 to the Apple Mac mini (M6)'s 2/10.

Apple Mac mini (M6)

6.2/10verdict: good, not the best

The Mac mini (M6) is for buyers who want a fast desktop with strong networking options and are happy with fixed memory. It suits people who can pick the right memory size at purchase and want 2.5Gb or 10Gb Ethernet plus Thunderbolt 4. It is a poor match for anyone who expects to upgrade RAM later.

Typically about £824 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK

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BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U

7.0/10verdict: buy

The BOSGAME P4 Plus is for homelabbers and small-office users who want an eight-core mini PC with dual 2.5GbE. It suits people who plan to add RAM and a second SSD later, since it has two SO-DIMM slots and a free M.2 slot. It is less suited to gamers or anyone who needs USB4 or Thunderbolt.

Typically about £359 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK

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Scores, criterion by criterion

Criterion	Weight	Apple Mac mini (M6)	BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU performance	25%	8/10	7/10
Upgradeability	20%	2/10	9/10
Networking	20%	8/10	8/10
Efficiency and noise	15%	6/10	6/10
Ports and expansion	10%	7/10	5/10
Build and support	10%	6/10	4/10
Overall		6.2/10	7.0/10

Specifications

Spec	Apple Mac mini (M6)	BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U
CPU	Apple M6, 12 cores (2 super, 4 performance, 6 efficiency), 12-core GPU, dual 16-core Neural Engine	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 8 cores / 16 threads, boost up to 4.5GHz, integrated Radeon Vega 8
Memory	16GB unified memory	16GB DDR4
Storage	256GB SSD	1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Networking	Apple N1 chip, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6, Thread, 2.5Gb Ethernet configurable to 10Gb Ethernet	Dual 2.5GbE RJ45 LAN (Realtek RTL8125), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
Maximum memory	32GB	64GB via dual SO-DIMM slots
Storage slots	not listed	2 x M.2 2280 slots, second free for expansion
Ports	Front: two USB-C ports (USB 3, up to 10Gb/s), 3.5 mm headphone jack. Rear: 2.5Gb Ethernet, HDMI, three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports	HDMI, DisplayPort 1.4, full-function USB-C, front USB 10Gbps ports, two rear USB 2.0 Type-A; no USB4 or Thunderbolt
Power draw	Maximum continuous power 155W	not listed

Strengths and weaknesses

Apple Mac mini (M6)

+ 12-core M6 with 12-core GPU
+ 2.5Gb Ethernet, configurable to 10Gb, plus Wi-Fi 7
+ Three Thunderbolt 4 ports and HDMI
− Memory is onboard and not user-upgradeable
− Maximum memory is 32GB
− Warranty is 12 months, per Notebookcheck

Skip it if:

Buyers who want to add or swap RAM after purchase
Anyone needing several network ports for router or firewall use
Home lab users who need published idle power figures before buying

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BOSGAME P4 Plus Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U

+ Dual 2.5GbE plus Wi-Fi 6E
+ Two SO-DIMM slots, up to 64GB
+ Free second M.2 2280 slot
− No USB4 or Thunderbolt ports
− Ships with one 16GB stick, single channel
− Fan noise rises under sustained load

Skip it if:

Buyers who need USB4 or Thunderbolt for docks or fast external storage
Gamers or anyone needing strong integrated graphics or GPU compute
Users who need 10GbE or SFP+ networking

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