iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) vs iMac 20 (Early 2008)

iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) $1,099
iMac 20 (Early 2008) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
Core i5-7360U
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8135
GPU
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
GPU
Radeon HD 2400 XT Mac MXM
Memory
8GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
250GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
Core i5-7360U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo E8135
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 1,150
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GB6M 2,350
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GB6S 335
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GB6M 575
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Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon HD 2400 XT Mac MXM
40 Shaders
650MHz
128MB GDDR3
12.8GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 10 FPS
8%
FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
N/A
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FP32 0.05 TFLOPS
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8GB
DDR4-2133
1GB
DDR2-800
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
250GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
186 min 4K Video
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430 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
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Magic Keyboard
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Magic Mouse 2
Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 2.1
Infrared
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200 Series U+
PM965
ICH8M
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1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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185W
200W
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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
Height
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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9.072 kg (20 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 3068
iMac18,1
A1224
EMC 2210
iMac8,1
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