iMac 21.5 (Early 2013) vs iMac G5 17 (Late 2005)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2013) $1,099
iMac G5 17 (Late 2005) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i3-3225
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.9GHz
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
GPU
Radeon X600 Pro
Memory
4GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
160GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core i3-3225
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 1.9GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.9GHz Clock
GB6S 535
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GB6M 1,135
4%
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HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon X600 Pro
4 Shaders
400MHz
128MB DDR
9.6GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 0.27 TFLOPS
1%
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4GB
DDR3-1600
512MB
DDR2-533
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
186 min 4K Video
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250 min 4K Video
6%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
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LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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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 4.0
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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185W
180W
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No Battery
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
68 mm (2.7 in)
Volume
12.46 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not 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
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2545
iMac13,1
A1144
EMC 2081
PowerMac12,1
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