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Apple computer, ENERGY STAR certified

Apple Mac mini (M4)

16 GB desktop computer, model number A3238.

Memory

16 GB

Processor

Apple M4

Typical electricity use

12 kWh/yr

NPU installed

No

Of 247 certified desktop business computers, 5 have a lower typical electricity use than the Mac mini (M4) (12 kWh/yr).

Its certified typical electricity use of 12 kWh/yr costs about $1.56 a year at 13¢/kWh.

ENERGY STAR has certified this model 2 times, first in Oct 2025. The figures here are from the most recent certification.

Maker
Apple
Model
Mac mini (M4)
Model number
A3238
Type
Desktop
Processor
Apple M4
CPU cores
10
Memory
16 GB
NPU installed
No
Storage
SSD
Operating system
Mac OS, Version 15
Typical electricity use
12 kWh/yr
Power in sleep
0.6 W
Power at long idle
2.4 W
Power when off
0.1 W
On the market since
Oct 2024
ENERGY STAR certified
16 Oct 2025

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: A3238, MU9D3, MU9E3, MCYT4.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified business computers dataset, US EPA, record 4513878, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

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ASUS PN42-SDesktopCeleron16 GB21.3 kWh/yr
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ASUS PN43DesktopN9716 GB27.4 kWh/yr
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