iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) vs iMac Pro (Late 2017)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) $1,299
iMac Pro (Late 2017) $4,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$4,999
CPU
Core i3-8100
CPU
Xeon W-2140B
GPU
Radeon Pro 555X
GPU
Radeon Pro Vega 56
Memory
8GB
Memory
32GB
Storage
0GB + 1TB
Storage
1TB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096×2304
Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880

GB6 Single-Core

  • 5% slower vs iMac Pro (Late 2017)
  • 6% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2019)
iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) - GB6S 1,265
x1
iMac Pro (Late 2017) - GB6S 1,335
x1.06

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 55% slower vs iMac Pro (Late 2017)
  • 2.21x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2019)
iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) - GB6M 3,460
x1
iMac Pro (Late 2017) - GB6M 7,660
x2.21

FP32

  • 84% slower vs iMac Pro (Late 2017)
  • 6.45x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2019)
iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) - 1.39 TFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac Pro (Late 2017) - 8.96 TFLOPS FP32
x6.45
CPU Image
Core i3-8100
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Xeon W-2140B
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i3-8100 vs Xeon W-2140B Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555X
768 Shaders
907MHz
4GB GDDR5
94.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Radeon Pro Vega 56
3584 Shaders
1250MHz
8GB HBM2
402.4GB/s Bandwidth
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
8.96 TFLOPS FP32
18%
Radeon Pro 555X vs Radeon Pro Vega 56 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2666
32GB
DDR4-2666
24 Tabs
5%
120 Tabs
24%
0GB + 1TB
2.5"
SATA 3
5400RPM
1TB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.5GB/s Read
1,930 min 4K Video
48%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
21.5"
LCD IPS
27"
LCD IPS
21.5"
27"
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
27ms GtG
Response Time
27ms GtG
Flicker
23000Hz
Flicker
23000Hz
Resolution
4096×2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
4096×2304
5120×2880
LED Backlight
1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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
4096×2304
5120×2880
720p
1080p
Magic Keyboard
Space Gray Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Magic Mouse 2
Space Gray Magic Mouse 2
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
4
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
Z270
C422
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
Network
-
1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
185W
500W
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Height
516 mm (20.3 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
68.13 L
Weight
5.579 kg (12.3 lb)
Weight
9.752 kg (21.5 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
-
-
A2116
EMC 3195
iMac19,2
A1862
EMC 3144
iMacPro1,1
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