iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) vs iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) $1,299
iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i3-8100
CPU
M1 (8C7G)
GPU
Radeon Pro 555X
GPU
7-Core M1
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
0GB + 1TB
Storage
256GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096×2304
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
CPU Image
Core i3-8100
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 (8C7G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i3-8100 vs M1 (8C7G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555X
768 Shaders
907MHz
4GB GDDR5
94.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
7-Core M1
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
19 FPS 1080p
16%
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
5%
Radeon Pro 555X vs 7-Core M1 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2666
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
5%
0GB + 1TB
2.5"
SATA 3
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
1,930 min 4K Video
48%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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23.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
236 in² (1522.4 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
29ms GtG
Flicker
23000Hz
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Resolution
4096×2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 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 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
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
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
6
2
3
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Z270
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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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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185W
External
Not Included
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143W
15.90V
9.00A
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MagSafe iMac
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
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
461 mm (18.1 in)
Width
547 mm (21.5 in)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 in)
Volume
37.07 L
Weight
5.579 kg (12.3 lb)
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4.459 kg (9.8 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A2116
EMC 3195
iMac19,2
A2439
EMC 3664
iMac21,2
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