iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2013)

iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) $1,299
iMac 21.5 (Early 2013) $1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
CPU
M1 (8C7G)
CPU
Core i3-3225
GPU
7-Core M1
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 4.45x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2013)
  • 78% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6S 2,380
x4.45
iMac 21.5 (Early 2013) - GB6S 535
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 7.59x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2013)
  • 87% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) - GB6M 8,615
x7.59
iMac 21.5 (Early 2013) - GB6M 1,135
x1

FP32

  • 8.51x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Early 2013)
  • 88% slower vs iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021)
iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) - 2.29 TFLOPS FP32
x8.51
iMac 21.5 (Early 2013) - 269 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M1 (8C7G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i3-3225
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
M1 (8C7G) vs Core i3-3225 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
7-Core M1
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
19 FPS 1080p
16%
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
5%
N/A
0%
269 GFLOPS FP32
1%
7-Core M1 vs HD 4000 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
DDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
23.5"
LCD IPS
21.5"
LCD IPS
23.5"
21.5"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
350 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
29ms GtG
-
-
Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
4480×2520
1920×1080
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
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
4480×2520
1920×1080
1080p
720p
Magic Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
6
2
3
2
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 4.0
Integrated Chipset
Z77
Data
-
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
-
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card
External
185W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
-
-
MagSafe iMac
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
-
-
macOS 11 Big Sur
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
4.459 kg (9.8 lb)
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 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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-
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A2439
EMC 3664
iMac21,2
A1418
EMC 2545
iMac13,1
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