iMac 24 (M3, Four Ports, Late 2023) vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2012)
iMac 24
(M3, Four Ports, Late 2023)
$1,499
iMac 21.5
(Late 2012)
$1,299
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
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CPU
M3 (8C10G)
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CPU
Core i5-3330S
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GPU
10-Core M3
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GPU
GeForce GT 640M Mac
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
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GB6S 3,140
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GB6M 11,890
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GB6S 540
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GB6M 1,600
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N/A
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FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.48 TFLOPS
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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8GB
DDR3-1600
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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23.5"
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500 Nits
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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
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Magic Mouse
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Magic Mouse
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Fingerprint
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
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Up to 2400Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
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Up to 450Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 4.0
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Integrated Chipset
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Z77
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Data
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Audio
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Audio
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Card
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External
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185W
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143W
15.90V
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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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macOS 14 Sonoma
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
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macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
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Weight
4.48 kg (9.9 lb)
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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
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
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
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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Memory Slots
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A2873
EMC 8206
Mac15,5
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A1418
EMC 2544
iMac13,1
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