iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2011)

iMac 24 (M1, Two Ports, Mid 2021) $1,299
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2011) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
M1 (8C7G)
CPU
Core i5-2400S
GPU
7-Core M1
GPU
Radeon HD 6750M Mac+ MXM
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
Display
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M1 (8C7G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i5-2400S
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6M 8,615
32%
GB6S 530
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GB6M 1,550
6%
7-Core M1
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon HD 6750M Mac+ MXM
480 Shaders
598MHz
512MB GDDR5
50.8GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 19 FPS
16%
FP32 2.29 TFLOPS
5%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.57 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
DDR3-1333
24 Tabs
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8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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60Hz
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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 2.1
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Z68
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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External
205W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
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MagSafe iMac
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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macOS 11 Big Sur
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
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
451 mm (17.8 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
44.89 L
Weight
4.459 kg (9.8 lb)
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9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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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
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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A2439
EMC 3664
iMac21,2
A1311
EMC 2428
iMac12,1
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