iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) vs iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015)

iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) $1,299
iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Core i5-4570R
CPU
Core i5-5675R
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz
GPU
Iris Pro 6200 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096×2304

GB6 Single-Core

  • 26% slower vs iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015)
  • 35% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2013)
iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) - GB6S 915
x1
iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015) - GB6S 1,235
x1.35

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 24% slower vs iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015)
  • 31% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2013)
iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) - GB6M 2,855
x1
iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015) - GB6M 3,745
x1.31

FP32

  • 13% slower vs iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015)
  • 15% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2013)
iMac 21.5 (Late 2013) - 736 GFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015) - 845 GFLOPS FP32
x1.15
CPU Image
Core i5-4570R
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-5675R
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
Core i5-4570R vs Core i5-5675R Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz
320 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris Pro 6200 1100MHz
384 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
736 GFLOPS FP32
1%
845 GFLOPS FP32
2%
Iris Pro 5200 1150MHz vs Iris Pro 6200 1100MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1600
8GB
DDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
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
400 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
Response Time
27ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
23000Hz
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
Resolution
4096×2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
1920×1080
4096×2304
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,100:1 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
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
1920×1080
4096×2304
720p
720p
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse 2
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Z87
Z87
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
-
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
2x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card
185W
185W
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 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
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A1418
EMC 2638
EMC 2742
iMac14,1
iMac14,3
A1418
EMC 2833
iMac16,2
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