For what its worth, I have an m1 Mac Mini 16gbRAM in my main studio, and an m2 32GbRAM Mac Mini in my home studio, I use about 60/70 audio tracks with a few software instrument tracks and various plug ins, neither of the Mac Minis break a sweat or make any kind of audible fan noise at all, and for my work, I can tell no difference between the M1 MacMini and the M2 MacMini!
Both fabulous