iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) vs iMac 20 (Early 2009)

iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) $1,299
iMac 20 (Early 2009) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
M1 (8C7G)
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8135
GPU
7-Core M1
GPU
GeForce 9400M
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
320GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050

GB6 Single-Core

  • 7.1x faster vs iMac 20 (Early 2009)
  • 86% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6S 2,380
x7.1
iMac 20 (Early 2009) - GB6S 335
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 14.98x faster vs iMac 20 (Early 2009)
  • 93% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6M 8,615
x14.98
iMac 20 (Early 2009) - GB6M 575
x1

FP32

  • 65.43x faster vs iMac 20 (Early 2009)
  • 98% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) - 2.29 TFLOPS FP32
x65.43
iMac 20 (Early 2009) - 35 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M1 (8C7G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo E8135
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
M1 (8C7G) vs Core 2 Duo E8135 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
7-Core M1
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
19 FPS 1080p
16%
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
5%
N/A
0%
35 GFLOPS FP32
0%
7-Core M1 vs GeForce 9400M Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
2GB
DDR3-1066
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
320GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
570 min 4K Video
14%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
23.5"
LCD IPS
20"
LCD TN
23.5"
20"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
290 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
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
4480×2520
1680×1050
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° 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
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-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
-
-
-
4480×2520
1680×1050
1080p
480p
Magic Keyboard
Apple Keyboard Al
Magic Mouse
Mighty Mouse
No Biometrics
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
GeForce 9400M
Data
-
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
-
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
-
1x FireWire 800
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
-
-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
External
200W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
-
-
MagSafe iMac
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
-
-
macOS 11 Big Sur
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (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
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
Weight
4.459 kg (9.8 lb)
Weight
9.072 kg (20 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A2439
EMC 3664
iMac21,2
A1224
EMC 2266
iMac9,1
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