iMac 20 (Early 2008) vs iMac G5 20 (Late 2005)

iMac 20 (Early 2008) $1,199
iMac G5 20 (Late 2005) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8135
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 2.1GHz
GPU
Radeon HD 2400 XT Mac MXM
GPU
Radeon X600 XT
Memory
1GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
250GB
Storage
250GB
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
Core 2 Duo E8135
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 2.1GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
2.1GHz Clock
Radeon HD 2400 XT Mac MXM
40 Shaders
650MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.8GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon X600 XT
4 Shaders
500MHz
128MB DDR
11.8GB/s Bandwidth
52 GFLOPS FP32
0%
N/A
0%
1GB
DDR2-800
512MB
DDR-533
250GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
430 min 4K Video
11%
430 min 4K Video
11%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
20"
LCD TN
20"
LCD TN
290 Nits
280 Nits
60Hz
60Hz
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
CCFL Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
480p
480p
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
Infrared
56K Modem
PM965
ICH8M
Integrated Chipset
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
-
1x mini-DVI
Video
1x mini-VGA
-
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
200W
180W
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Plastic
Height
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
Height
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
9.072 kg (20 lb)
Weight
9.979 kg (22 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
-
-
A1224
EMC 2210
iMac8,1
A1145
EMC 2082
PowerMac12,1
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