2018 Mac Mini – Does New Thermal Paste Make It Perform Faster?



The 3.2GHz i7 2018 Mac Mini is a powerhouse, outperforming most Macs on the market, but with temps reaching 100 degrees Celcius, it’s definitely being throttled. Can new thermal paste increase performance? Let’s find out!

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In this video, we stress test the 2018 Mac Mini using Cinebench R15 while using a variety of thermal pastes, including Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut and Arctic Silver MX-4. We were surprised to see some of the results!

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