I see around 400/450MB/s Read/Write on the SSD and around 700/750MB/s Read/Write on the NVMe. I found this the hard way, I stripped down my mini and fitted an SSD in place of the HDD, I noticed the socket and found an adapter on Taobao. Once everything is up and running erase the HDD and use it as storage. Once the NVMe is in there then follow the recovery process to install a new Big Sur installation to the NVMe, eventually the machine reboots into the new OS and starts the config process, it'll ask you if you want to restore from the HDD. Plus you don't have to completely dismantle the machine, as you would if you went down the SSD route. If your Fusion Drive appears as two drives instead of one in the Finder, it's no longer working as a Fusion Drive. It can't be used to its maximum capability due to the mini's hardware limitations but the NVMe is around 50% faster than a SSD replacement for the HDD. Fusion Drive, a storage option on some iMac and Mac mini computers, combines a hard drive and flash storage in a single volume for improved performance and storage capacity. There's a socket on the main board that was intended for the Apple SSD, the adapter plugs into that and allows the use of an NVMe. Use this guide to replace the SSD stick in an SSD only, or Fusion Drive model of the Mac mini Late 2014. All you have to do is flip the plastic base off the mini and remove six torx screws. ![]() ![]() The easier option is to fit an adapter board and an NVMe.
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