iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) $1,299
Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) $3,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,500
CPU
Core i3-8100
CPU
Core i7-7820HQ
GPU
Radeon Pro 555X
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
0GB + 1TB
Storage
1TB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096×2304
Display
28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch
CPU Image
Core i3-8100
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-7820HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
Core i3-8100 vs Core i7-7820HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555X
768 Shaders
907MHz
4GB GDDR5
94.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 1060
1280 Shaders
1708MHz
6GB GDDR5
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
4.37 TFLOPS FP32
9%
Radeon Pro 555X vs GeForce GTX 1060 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2666
16GB
DDR4-2400
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
0GB + 1TB
2.5"
SATA 3
5400RPM
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s Read
1,930 min 4K Video
48%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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28"
LCD IPS
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
361.8 in² (2334.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
450 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
27ms GtG
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Flicker
23000Hz
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Resolution
4096×2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
4500×3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 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
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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dE 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Touch
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720p
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Magic Keyboard
Surface Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
Surface Mouse
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
2
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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Z270
CM236
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4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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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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Card
1x SDXC Card
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185W
235W
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No Battery
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No Battery
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows
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
439 mm (17.3 in)
Width
637 mm (25.1 in)
Depth
250 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
69.93 L
Weight
5.579 kg (12.3 lb)
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Weight
9.56 kg (21.1 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not 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
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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
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