iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018)
iMac 24
(M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)
$1,499
Microsoft Surface Studio 2
(Late 2018)
$3,500
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$3,500
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CPU
M1 (8C8G)
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CPU
Core i7-7820HQ
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GPU
8-Core M1
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GPU
GeForce GTX 1060
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
16GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
1TB
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Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
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Display
28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch
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GB6 Single-Core
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iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6S 2,380
x1.98
Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) - GB6S 1,200
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6M 8,615
x2.39
Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) - GB6M 3,600
x1
FP32
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iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) - 2.62 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) - 4.37 TFLOPS FP32
x1.67
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21 FPS 1080p
18%
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
5%
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N/A
0%
4.37 TFLOPS FP32
9%
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8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
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16GB
DDR4-2400
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24 Tabs
5%
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56 Tabs
11%
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
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1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
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442 min 4K Video
11%
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1,978 min 4K Video
49%
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23.5"
LCD IPS
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28"
LCD IPS
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23.5"
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28"
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Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
361.8 in² (2334.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
450 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
29ms GtG
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-
-
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-
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-
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Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
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Resolution
4500×3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
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4480×2520
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4500×3000
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LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
1,100:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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-
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-
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Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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-
-
Fully Laminated
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-
-
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Touch
Capacitive
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4480×2520
4500×3000
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1080p
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720p
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
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Surface Keyboard
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Magic Mouse
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Surface Mouse
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Fingerprint
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Facial
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6
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3
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3
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2
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 4.1
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Integrated Chipset
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CM236
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Data
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2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
-
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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-
-
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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External
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235W
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143W
15.90V
9.00A
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Not Included
-
-
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MagSafe iMac
Ethernet 1G
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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-
-
-
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macOS 11 Big Sur
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Windows
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
461 mm (18.1 in)
Width
547 mm (21.5 in)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 in)
Volume
37.07 L
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Height
439 mm (17.3 in)
Width
637 mm (25.1 in)
Depth
250 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
69.93 L
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Weight
4.481 kg (9.9 lb)
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Weight
9.56 kg (21.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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A2438
EMC 3663
iMac21,1
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