iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) $1,299

Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) $4,500

Base Price (MSRP) $1,299	Base Price (MSRP) $4,500
CPU Core i3-8100	CPU Core i7-11370H
GPU Radeon Pro 555X	GPU GeForce RTX 3060
Memory 8GB	Memory 32GB
Storage 0GB + 1TB	Storage 1TB
Display 21.5" LCD IPS 4096×2304	Display 28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch

Highlights

Geekbench 6

GB6 Single-Core


28% slower vs Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)	39% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2019)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) - GB6S 1,265

Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) - GB6S 1,760

x1.39

GB6 Multi-Core


37% slower vs Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)	59% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2019)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) - GB6M 3,460

Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) - GB6M 5,500

x1.59

Theoretical Performance

FP32


89% slower vs Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)	9.17x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2019)

iMac 21.5 (Early 2019) - 1.39 TFLOPS FP32

Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) - 12.74 TFLOPS FP32

x9.17

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i3-8100 4 Cores 4 Threads 3.6GHz Clock	Core i7-11370H 4 Cores 8 Threads 3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 1,265 31% GB6M 3,460 13%	GB6S 1,760 43% GB6M 5,500 21%

Core i3-8100 vs Core i7-11370H Full Specs Comparison

GPU


Radeon Pro 555X 768 Shaders 907MHz 4GB GDDR5 94.4GB/s Bandwidth	GeForce RTX 3060 3584 Shaders 1777MHz 12GB GDDR6 360GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% 1.39 TFLOPS FP32 3%	96 FPS 1080p 80% 12.74 TFLOPS FP32 25%

Radeon Pro 555X vs GeForce RTX 3060 Full Specs Comparison

Memory


8GB DDR4-2666	32GB DDR4-3200
24 Tabs 5%	120 Tabs 24%

Storage


0GB + 1TB 2.5" SATA 3 -	1TB M.2-2280-M-S2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.4GB/s
1,930 min 4K Video 48%	1,978 min 4K Video 49%

Optical Drive

Display


21.5" LCD IPS	28" LCD IPS
21.5"	28"
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	Brightness 450 Nits
Refresh Rate 60Hz	Refresh Rate 60Hz
Response Time 27ms GtG	- -
Flicker 23000Hz	- -
Resolution 4096×2304 9.4 Million Pixels 219 PPI	Resolution 4500×3000 13.5 Million Pixels 193 PPI
4096×2304	4500×3000
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 8-bit
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	- - - - - -
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective Fully Laminated	- - Fully Laminated
- -	Touch Capacitive

Size Resolution

4096×2304

4500×3000

Cameras

720p	1080p

Keyboard

Magic Keyboard

Surface Keyboard

Mouse

Magic Mouse 2

Surface Mouse

Controller

Stylus

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Facial

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 3 Stream Up to 1300Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.1

Sensors

Chipset

Z270	Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data 4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - 2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) -	Data - 2x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) - 3x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Network 1x Ethernet (1Gbps)	Network 1x Ethernet (1Gbps)

Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card 1x SDXC Card UHS-II	- -

Power Supply


185W	235W

Charger

Battery

Operating System

macOS 10.14 Mojave Windows	Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)

Enclosure


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 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)	Weight 9.56 kg (21.1 lb)

Upgradability

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 1x 2.5" Bay	- -
Memory Slots 2x SO-DIMM	- -