iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Mid 2017) vs Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016)

iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Mid 2017) $1,299
Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016) $2,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,999
CPU
Core i5-7400
CPU
Core i5-6440HQ
GPU
Radeon Pro 555
GPU
GeForce GTX 965M
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096x2304 -
Display
28" LCD IPS 4500x3000 Touch
Core i5-7400
4 Cores
4 Threads
3GHz Clock
Core i5-6440HQ
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,195
29%
GB6M 3,280
12%
GB6S 1,090
27%
GB6M 2,935
11%
Radeon Pro 555
768 Shaders
850MHz
2GB GDDR5
81.6GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce GTX 965M
1024 Shaders
944MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 1.31 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 1.93 TFLOPS
4%
8GB
DDR4-2400
8GB
DDR4-2133
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
64GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 546MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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450 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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4096x2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
4500x3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard
Surface Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
Surface Mouse
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Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
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Z170
CM236
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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185W
235W
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
Windows
Windows 10 (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
439 mm (17.3 in)
Width
637 mm (25.1 in)
Depth
250 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
69.93 L
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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Weight
9.56 kg (21.1 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not 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 3069
iMac18,2
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Change Comparison