iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) vs HP Pavilion 27 (Early 2021)

iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017) $1,099
HP Pavilion 27 (Early 2021) $930
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$930
CPU
Core i5-7360U
CPU
Core i5-11500T
GPU
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
GPU
UHD 750 1200MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
Core i5-7360U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Core i5-11500T
6 Cores
12 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,150
28%
GB6M 2,350
9%
GB6S 1,700
42%
GB6M 5,700
21%
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
384 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 750 1200MHz
256 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 10 FPS
8%
FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
1080p 8 FPS
7%
FP32 0.61 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
DDR4-2133
8GB
DDR4-2933
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard
HP 710 White Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
HP 710 White Wireless Mouse
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Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
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H570
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1x HDMI 1.4 In
1x HDMI 1.4 Out
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Audio
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Audio
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Card
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Card
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185W
External
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180W
19.00V
9.50A
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows
Windows 10 (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
475 mm (18.7 in)
Width
613 mm (24.1 in)
Depth
208 mm (8.2 in)
Volume
60.58 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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8.9 kg (19.6 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
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
Upgradable
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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A1418
EMC 3068
iMac18,1
27-d1355xt
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