iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) vs iMac G3 (Early 2001)

iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) $1,099
iMac G3 (Early 2001) $899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$899
CPU
Core i5-7360U
CPU
PowerPC 750L 400MHz
GPU
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
GPU
Rage 128 Pro
Memory
8GB
Memory
64MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
10GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Core i5-7360U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
PowerPC 750L 400MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.4GHz Clock
GB6S 1,150
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GB6M 2,350
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Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
Rage 128 Pro
2 Shaders
125MHz
33MB SGRAM
2.3GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 10 FPS
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FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
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8GB
DDR4-2133
64MB
SDR-100
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
10GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
24x CD-ROM
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
93 PPI
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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)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.2
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
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200 Series U+
Integrated Chipset
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
4x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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185W
150W
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Mac OS 9.1 Fortissimo
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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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 3068
iMac18,1
M5521
EMC 1857
PowerMac4,1
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