iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2011)

iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) $1,299
iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i5-4570R
CPU
Core i3-2100
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz
GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
250GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 97% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2011)
  • 49% slower vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2013)
iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) - GB6S 915
x1.97
iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) - GB6S 465
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 3.04x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2011)
  • 67% slower vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2013)
iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) - GB6M 2,855
x3.04
iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) - GB6M 940
x1

FP32

  • 28% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2011)
  • 22% slower vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2013)
iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) - 736 GFLOPS FP32
x1.28
iMac 21.5 (Late 2011) - 574.08 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Core i5-4570R
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i3-2100
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
Core i5-4570R vs Core i3-2100 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz
320 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM
480 Shaders
598MHz
256MB GDDR5
50.8GB/s Bandwidth
736 GFLOPS FP32
1%
574.08 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz vs Radeon HD 6750M Mac MXM Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1600
2GB
DDR3-1333
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
250GB
3.5"
SATA 3
-
186 min 4K Video
5%
430 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
21.5"
LCD IPS
21.5"
LCD IPS
21.5"
21.5"
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
350 Nits
Brightness
300 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
1920×1080
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
-
-
-
1920×1080
1920×1080
720p
480p
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
No Bluetooth
Z87
Z68
Data
-
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card
185W
205W
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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
451 mm (17.8 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
44.89 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not 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
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
A1418
EMC 2638
EMC 2742
iMac14,1
iMac14,3
A1311
EMC 2496
iMac12,1
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