iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) vs iMac 27 (Late 2014)
iMac 21.5
(Late 2011)
$999
iMac 27
(Late 2014)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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CPU
Core i3-2100
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CPU
Core i5-4590
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GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM
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GPU
Radeon R9 M290
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Memory
2GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
250GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880
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GB6 Single-Core
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) - GB6S 465
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2014) - GB6S 1,140
x2.45
GB6 Multi-Core
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) - GB6M 940
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2014) - GB6M 3,165
x3.37
FP32
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) - 574.08 GFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2014) - 2 TFLOPS FP32
x3.48
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574.08 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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2 TFLOPS FP32
4%
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2GB
DDR3-1333
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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Unknown # Tabs
0%
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24 Tabs
5%
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250GB
3.5"
SATA 3
-
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
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430 min 4K Video
11%
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186 min 4K Video
5%
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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No Optical Drive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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27"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
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27"
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
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1920×1080
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5120×2880
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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-
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-
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-
-
-
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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1920×1080
5120×2880
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480p
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720p
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Magic Mouse
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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2
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2
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1
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2
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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No Bluetooth
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Z68
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Z87
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
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Data
-
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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-
-
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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205W
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310W
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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
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Height
516 mm (20.3 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
68.13 L
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Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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Weight
9.525 kg (21 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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A1311
EMC 2496
iMac12,1
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A1419
EMC 2806
iMac15,1
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