iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) vs Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016)

iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) $1,499
Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016) $2,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,999
CPU
M1 (8C8G)
CPU
Core i5-6440HQ
GPU
8-Core M1
GPU
GeForce GTX 965M
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
64GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
Display
28" LCD IPS 4500x3000 Touch
M1 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i5-6440HQ
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6M 8,615
32%
GB6S 1,090
27%
GB6M 2,935
11%
8-Core M1
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GTX 965M
1024 Shaders
944MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 21 FPS
18%
FP32 2.62 TFLOPS
5%
N/A
0%
FP32 1.93 TFLOPS
4%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8GB
DDR4-2133
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
64GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 546MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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23.5"
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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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
4500x3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
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Touch
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Surface Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Surface Mouse
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
6
3
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
CM236
Data
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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External
235W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
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MagSafe iMac
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Ethernet 1G
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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No Battery
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No Battery
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macOS 11 Big Sur
Windows
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
Height
439 mm (17.3 in)
Width
637 mm (25.1 in)
Depth
250 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
69.93 L
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
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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A2438
EMC 3663
iMac21,1
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Change Comparison