Is this performance normal for a mac mini

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Is this performance normal for a mac mini

Hi,

I was deciding on buying a new computer about a month ago and I decided on a Mac mini, I'm new to the Mac OS so didn't really know what to expect except the good reputation that they have.

I went for the Mac mini, it's one of the lower specification ones but it has a i5 processor, 4GB of Ram and it's not that much lower than my windows machine specs so I thought it would be fine to use.

I knew there was no option for upgrading but as this was replacing a 8 year old PC I thought that it would be an improvement.

Since I got it and set it up the performance has been really terrible in my opinion and I'm mainly comparing it to my main PC with similar specs.

Boot up takes at least 4 minutes, I have to walk away.

launching an app from the launcher takes between 30 seconds to a minute it's just there bouncing.

The internet is really slow compared to before, switching tabs there's a pause of a second or 2.

Simple copying and pasting, I have to do it really slowly.

Trying to locate folders is a pain because I have to wait for the finder to start and then clicking through the folders

The only programs I have installed are word and brackets,a text editor.

At this stage now it's just a case of having to go back to a 8 year old pc because it just takes too long to do things on the mac.

I just need to know is this what is expected?,

I bought a lower priced mac mini, that as good as the performance gets, tough or should I have better performance.

What can I do, it's only 2 weeks old.

Thanks

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Oct 10, 2015 4:13 AM

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Answer 1

stedman1

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Oct 10, 2015 4:17 AM in response to Ekriuq

That certainly doesn't appear to be proper behaviour for a new Mini. Please review the user tip below, then post back with test results.

Using EtreCheck

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Answer 2

Oct 10, 2015 10:40 AM in response to Ekriuq

Although you weren't specific in the model Mini, based on the 4GB memory,

it is the 1.4 GHz i5, which is no means a speed demon but should be somewhat

better than you are seeing (personally I would have paid the extra $200 to get twice the RAM,

twice the HDD size, and nearly double the CPU performance, but thats just me).

Something to check, open Applications->Utilities->Activity Monitor check the different

items, especially CPU and Memory for any apparent excessive usage.

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Answer 3

Linc Davis

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Oct 10, 2015 11:35 AM in response to Ekriuq

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.

If you bought the product in the U.S. directly from Apple (not from a reseller), you have 14 days from the date of delivery in which to exchange or return it for a refund. In other countries, the return policy may be different. If you bought from a reseller, its return policy applies.

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Answer 4

Ekriuq Author

Level 1

8 points

Oct 12, 2015 2:37 AM in response to stedman1

Here's report printout from,

The only thing I can see is that Google Chrome is taking nearly all the memory, could some tabs on Google Chrome be killing the performance of the computer?

EtreCheck version: 2.5.4 (214)

Report generated 12/10/2015 10:30

Runtime 11:00

Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.

Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)

Mac mini (Late 2014)

[Click for Technical Specifications]

[Click for User Guide]

Mac mini - model: Macmini7,1

1 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

4 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Video Information: (What does this mean?)

Intel HD Graphics 5000

DELL E157FP 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz

227E4LH 1920 x 1080

System Software: (What does this mean?)

OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 (14F27) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information: (What does this mean?)

APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.89 GB (443.96 GB free)

Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

USB Information: (What does this mean?)

composite_device 31.46 GB

STORE N GO (disk2s1) /Volumes/STORE N GO : 31.46 GB (24.52 GB free)

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple, Inc. IR Receiver

Logitech USB Receiver

Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub

Dell Dell USB Keyboard

Thunderbolt Information: (What does this mean?)

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)

Anywhere

Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

User Login Items: (What does this mean?)

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

HyperDock Helper Application (~/Library/PreferencePanes/HyperDock.prefpane/Contents/Resources/HyperDock Helper.app)

.launch-timedoctorpro Application (/Applications/Time Doctor Pro/.launch-timedoctorpro.app)

Other Apps: (What does this mean?)

[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000005.EtreCheck

[running] com.getdropbox.dropbox.58820

[running] com.google.Chrome.48312

[running] com.timedoctorllc.timedoctorpro.112496

[running] de.bahoom.HyperDock-Helper.111076

Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)

HyperDock [Click for support]

Time Machine: (What does this mean?)

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)

16% Google Chrome Helper(16)

16% xcodebuild

7% Dropbox

4% node(3)

4% Google Chrome

Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)

1.51 GB Google Chrome Helper(15)

452 MB kernel_task

250 MB Finder

184 MB Google Chrome

74 MB Dropbox

Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)

87 MB Free RAM

3.91 GB Used RAM (752 MB Cached)

0 B Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)

Oct 12, 2015, 10:10:45 AM Self test - passed

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