iMac 24 (Late 2006) vs iMac 17 (Late 2006)

iMac 24 (Late 2006) $1,999
iMac 17 (Late 2006) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core 2 Duo T7400
CPU
Core 2 Duo T5600
GPU
GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM
GPU
GMA 950
Memory
1GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
250GB
Storage
160GB
Display
24" LCD TN 1920x1200 -
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -

GB6 Single-Core

  • 18% faster vs iMac 17 (Late 2006)
  • 15% slower vs iMac 24 (Late 2006)
iMac 24 (Late 2006) - GB6S 235
x1.18
iMac 17 (Late 2006) - GB6S 200
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 7% slower vs iMac 17 (Late 2006)
  • 8% faster vs iMac 24 (Late 2006)
iMac 24 (Late 2006) - GB6M 370
x1
iMac 17 (Late 2006) - GB6M 400
x1.08
Core 2 Duo T7400
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.16GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo T5600
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.83GHz Clock
GeForce 7300 GT Mac MXM
8 Shaders
350MHz
128MB GDDR3
16GB/s Bandwidth
GMA 950
4 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
1GB
DDR2-667
512MB
DDR2-667
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
430 min 4K Video
11%
250 min 4K Video
6%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
24"
LCD TN
17"
LCD TN
400 Nits
250 Nits
60Hz
60Hz
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
94 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
480p
480p
Apple Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
1
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 2.0
No Bluetooth
Infrared
945PM
ICH7M
945GMS
ICH7M
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
1x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
1x mini-DVI
Video
1x mini-DVI
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
220W
180W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Plastic
Build Material
Plastic
Height
523 mm (20.6 in)
Width
574 mm (22.6 in)
Depth
206 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
61.80 L
Height
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
11.204 kg (24.7 lb)
Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A1200
EMC 2111
iMac6,1
A1195
EMC 2124
iMac5,2
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