iMac 21.5 (Late 2015) vs iMac G3 (Early 2001)

iMac 21.5 (Late 2015) $1,099
iMac G3 (Early 2001) $899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
CPU
Core i5-5250U
CPU
PowerPC 750L 400MHz
GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
GPU
Rage 128 Pro
Memory
8GB
Memory
64MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
10GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
13.8" CRT 1024×768
CPU Image
Core i5-5250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 750L 400MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
400MHz Clock
Core i5-5250U vs PowerPC 750L 400MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Rage 128 Pro
2 Shaders
125MHz
32MB SGRAM
2.3GB/s Bandwidth
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730 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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HD 6000 950MHz vs Rage 128 Pro Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1866
64MB
SDR-100
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
10GB
3.5"
PATA
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186 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
24x CD-ROM
Slot Loading
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
91.4 in² (589.7 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
350 Nits
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Brightness
150 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
75Hz
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
93 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Magic Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
Apple Pro Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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1x Audio Jack
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Card
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185W
150W
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No Battery
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
Mac OS 9.1 Fortissimo
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
Height
381 mm (15 in)
Width
381 mm (15 in)
Depth
434 mm (17.1 in)
Volume
63.05 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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15.74 kg (34.7 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not 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
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2889
iMac16,1
iMac16,2
M5521
EMC 1857
PowerMac4,1
Change Comparison