iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015) vs iMac G4 15 (Early 2002)

iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015) $1,499
iMac G4 15 (Early 2002) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-5675R
CPU
PowerPC 7450 700MHz
GPU
Iris Pro 6200 1100MHz
GPU
GeForce2 MX
Memory
8GB
Memory
128MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
40GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096x2304 -
Display
15" LCD TN 1024x768 -
Core i5-5675R
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
PowerPC 7450 700MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
0.7GHz Clock
GB6S 1,235
30%
GB6M 3,745
14%
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Iris Pro 6200 1100MHz
384 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce2 MX
2 Shaders
175MHz
32MB SDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 0.85 TFLOPS
2%
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8GB
DDR3-1866
128MB
SDR-133
24 Tabs
5%
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0%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
40GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
186 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
10x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
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LCD IPS
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15"
LCD TN
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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4096x2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
85 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
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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
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 4.0
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
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Z87
Integrated Chipset
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Network
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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
130W
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
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
508 mm (20 in)
Width
414 mm (16.3 in)
Depth
414 mm (16.3 in)
Volume
87.08 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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Weight
9.662 kg (21.3 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
Memory Slots
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1x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2833
iMac16,2
M6498
EMC 1873
PowerMac4,2
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