iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) vs iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Mid 2017)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) $1,299
iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Mid 2017) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i3-8100
CPU
Core i5-7400
GPU
Radeon Pro 555X
GPU
Radeon Pro 555
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
0GB + 1TB
Storage
128GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096×2304
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096×2304
CPU Image
Core i3-8100
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-7400
4 Cores
4 Threads
3GHz Clock
Core i3-8100 vs Core i5-7400 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555X
768 Shaders
907MHz
4GB GDDR5
94.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555
768 Shaders
850MHz
2GB GDDR5
81.6GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
1.31 TFLOPS FP32
3%
Radeon Pro 555X vs Radeon Pro 555 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2666
8GB
DDR4-2400
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
0GB + 1TB
2.5"
SATA 3
5400RPM
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
1,930 min 4K Video
48%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
27ms GtG
Response Time
27ms GtG
Flicker
23000Hz
Flicker
23000Hz
Resolution
4096×2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
4096×2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Magic Keyboard
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
Magic Mouse 2
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.2
No Sensors
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Z270
Z170
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Network
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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185W
185W
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No Battery
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
5.579 kg (12.3 lb)
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5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
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
Storage Slots
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2116
EMC 3195
iMac19,2
A1418
EMC 3069
iMac18,2
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