iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2013)

iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) $1,199
iMac 21.5 (Early 2013) $1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
CPU
Core 2 Duo E7600
CPU
Core i3-3225
GPU
GeForce 9400M
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
500GB
Storage
128GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Core 2 Duo E7600
2 Cores
2 Threads
3.06GHz Clock
Core i3-3225
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 370
9%
GB6M 620
2%
GB6S 535
13%
GB6M 1,135
4%
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
0%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.27 TFLOPS
1%
4GB
DDR3-1066
4GB
DDR3-1600
8 Tabs
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8 Tabs
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500GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
930 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
No Optical Drive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
LED Backlight
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 4.0
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ICH9
Z77
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Network
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDHC Card
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Card
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205W
185W
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
451 mm (17.8 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
44.89 L
Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
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
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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4x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1311
EMC 2308
iMac10,1
A1418
EMC 2545
iMac13,1
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