iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) vs iMac 27 (Mid 2010)

iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) $1,499
iMac 27 (Mid 2010) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
M1 (8C8G)
CPU
Core i3-550
GPU
8-Core M1
GPU
Radeon HD 5670 Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
27" LCD IPS 2560×1440

GB6 Single-Core

  • 5.6x faster vs iMac 27 (Mid 2010)
  • 82% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6S 2,380
x5.6
iMac 27 (Mid 2010) - GB6S 425
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 9.96x faster vs iMac 27 (Mid 2010)
  • 90% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6M 8,615
x9.96
iMac 27 (Mid 2010) - GB6M 865
x1

FP32

  • 5.04x faster vs iMac 27 (Mid 2010)
  • 80% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) - 2.62 TFLOPS FP32
x5.04
iMac 27 (Mid 2010) - 520 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M1 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i3-550
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
M1 (8C8G) vs Core i3-550 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M1
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon HD 5670 Mac
400 Shaders
650MHz
1GB GDDR3
25.4GB/s Bandwidth
21 FPS 1080p
18%
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
5%
N/A
0%
520 GFLOPS FP32
1%
8-Core M1 vs Radeon HD 5670 Mac Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
DDR3-1333
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
23.5"
LCD IPS
27"
LCD IPS
23.5"
27"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
375 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
29ms GtG
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-
Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
2560×1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
4480×2520
2560×1440
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
-
-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
-
-
-
4480×2520
2560×1440
1080p
480p
Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
6
2
3
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Integrated Chipset
P55
Data
-
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card
External
365W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
-
-
MagSafe iMac
Ethernet 1G
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
-
-
-
macOS 11 Big Sur
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
461 mm (18.1 in)
Width
547 mm (21.5 in)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 in)
Volume
37.07 L
Height
518 mm (20.4 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
207 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
69.75 L
Weight
4.481 kg (9.9 lb)
Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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-
Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
A2438
EMC 3663
iMac21,1
A1312
EMC 2390
iMac11,3
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