iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) vs iMac 27 (Late 2013)

iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) $1,099
iMac 27 (Late 2013) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core i5-4260U
CPU
Core i5-4570
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
GPU
GeForce GT 755M Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
Display
27" LCD IPS 2560×1440

GB6 Single-Core

  • 33% slower vs iMac 27 (Late 2013)
  • 49% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) - GB6S 750
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2013) - GB6S 1,115
x1.49

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 54% slower vs iMac 27 (Late 2013)
  • 2.16x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) - GB6M 1,440
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2013) - GB6M 3,110
x2.16

FP32

  • 23% slower vs iMac 27 (Late 2013)
  • 30% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) - 640 GFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac 27 (Late 2013) - 833 GFLOPS FP32
x1.3
CPU Image
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-4570
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i5-4260U vs Core i5-4570 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GT 755M Mac
384 Shaders
1085MHz
1GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
640 GFLOPS FP32
1%
833 GFLOPS FP32
2%
HD 5000 1000MHz vs GeForce GT 755M Mac Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3-1600
8GB
DDR3-1600
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 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
21.5"
LCD IPS
27"
LCD IPS
21.5"
27"
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
350 Nits
Brightness
400 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
Resolution
2560×1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
1920×1080
2560×1440
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
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
1920×1080
2560×1440
720p
720p
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
8 Series LP+
Z87
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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
310W
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 10.15 Catalina (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
516 mm (20.3 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
68.13 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
Weight
9.525 kg (21 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not 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 2805
iMac14,4
A1419
EMC 2639
iMac14,2
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