Apple computer, ENERGY STAR certified
Apple Mac mini (M6)
16 GB desktop computer, model number A3534.
Memory
16 GB
Processor
Apple M6
Typical electricity use
12.9 kWh/yr
NPU installed
Yes
Of 247 certified desktop business computers, 6 have a lower typical electricity use than the Mac mini (M6) (12.9 kWh/yr).
Its certified typical electricity use of 12.9 kWh/yr costs about $1.68 a year at 13¢/kWh.
ENERGY STAR has certified this model 2 times, first in Aug 2026. The figures here are from the most recent certification.
- Maker
- Apple
- Model
- Mac mini (M6)
- Model number
- A3534
- Type
- Desktop
- Processor
- Apple M6
- CPU cores
- 12
- Memory
- 16 GB
- NPU installed
- Yes
- Storage
- SSD
- Operating system
- Mac OS 27.0
- Typical electricity use
- 12.9 kWh/yr
- Power in sleep
- 0.7 W
- Power at long idle
- 2.5 W
- Power when off
- 0.2 W
- On the market since
- Aug 2026
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 17 Aug 2026
Source: ENERGY STAR certified business computers dataset, US EPA, record 4693494, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
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| Model | Type | Processor | Memory | Typical electricity use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini 01Q8X10 | Desktop | Snapdragon X Plus - X1P64100 | 16 GB | 17.9 kWh/yr |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q QC | Desktop | Snapdragon X Plus - X1P42100 | 16 GB | 14.7 kWh/yr |
| ASUS PN42-S | Desktop | Celeron | 16 GB | 21.3 kWh/yr |
| ASUS PN42 | Desktop | N200 | 16 GB | 31.5 kWh/yr |
| ASUS PN43 | Desktop | N97 | 16 GB | 27.4 kWh/yr |
| ASUS GQE20A | Desktop | Core i5 | 16 GB | 23.7 kWh/yr |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| MacBook Pro 14 in. with M5 Max Chip | Notebook | - | 36 GB | 9.2 kWh/yr |
| MacBook Pro 14 in. with M5 Pro Chip | Notebook | - | 64 GB | 10.3 kWh/yr |