iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) vs iMac 27 (Late 2015)
iMac 21.5
(Late 2012)
$1,299
iMac 27
(Late 2015)
$1,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
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CPU
Core i5-3330S
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CPU
Core i5-6500
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GPU
GeForce GT 640M Mac
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GPU
Radeon R9 M380
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
128GB
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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 2012) - GB6S 540
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2015) - GB6S 1,200
x2.22
GB6 Multi-Core
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) - GB6M 1,600
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2015) - GB6M 3,260
x2.04
FP32
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iMac 21.5 (Late 2012) - 480 GFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2015) - 1.15 TFLOPS FP32
x2.4
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480 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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1.15 TFLOPS FP32
2%
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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8GB
DDR3-1866
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24 Tabs
5%
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24 Tabs
5%
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
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186 min 4K Video
5%
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186 min 4K Video
5%
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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
350 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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-
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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-
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-
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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1920×1080
5120×2880
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720p
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720p
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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Magic Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Magic Mouse 2
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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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2
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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)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Z77
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Z170
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Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
-
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Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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185W
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310W
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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
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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
5.67 kg (12.5 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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Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
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-
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Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2544
iMac13,1
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A1419
EMC 2834
iMac17,1
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