iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) vs iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005)

iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) $1,099
iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-7360U
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
GPU
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
GPU
Radeon 9600 Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
160GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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Core i5-7360U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.8GHz Clock
GB6S 1,150
28%
GB6M 2,350
9%
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Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 10 FPS
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FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
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8GB
DDR4-2133
512MB
DDR-400
24 Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
186 min 4K Video
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250 min 4K Video
6%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
Apple Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 2.0
56K Modem
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200 Series U+
Integrated Chipset
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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185W
180W
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows 10 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (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
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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8.391 kg (18.5 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 3068
iMac18,1
A1058
EMC 2055
PowerMac8,2
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