iMac 24 (M3, Four Ports, Late 2023) vs iMac 27 (Late 2009)
iMac 24
(M3, Four Ports, Late 2023)
$1,499
iMac 27
(Late 2009)
$1,699
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
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CPU
M3 (8C10G)
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CPU
Core 2 Duo E7600
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GPU
10-Core M3
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GPU
Radeon HD 4670 Mac
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
4GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
1TB
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Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
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Display
27" LCD IPS 2560×1440
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GB6 Single-Core
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iMac 24 (M3, Four Ports, Late 2023) - GB6S 3,140
x8.49
iMac 27 (Late 2009) - GB6S 370
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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iMac 24 (M3, Four Ports, Late 2023) - GB6M 11,890
x19.18
iMac 27 (Late 2009) - GB6M 620
x1
FP32
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iMac 24 (M3, Four Ports, Late 2023) - 3.58 TFLOPS FP32
x8.23
iMac 27 (Late 2009) - 435.2 GFLOPS FP32
x1
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3.58 TFLOPS FP32
7%
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435.2 GFLOPS FP32
1%
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
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4GB
DDR3-1066
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24 Tabs
5%
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8 Tabs
2%
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
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1TB
3.5"
SATA 2
-
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442 min 4K Video
11%
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1,930 min 4K Video
48%
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No Optical Drive
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8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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23.5"
LCD IPS
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27"
LCD IPS
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23.5"
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27"
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Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
375 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
29ms GtG
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-
-
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-
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-
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Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
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Resolution
2560×1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
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4480×2520
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2560×1440
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LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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-
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Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
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-
-
-
-
-
-
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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-
-
-
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4480×2520
2560×1440
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1080p
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480p
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
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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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6
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2
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3
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1
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Integrated Chipset
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X48
ICH9
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Data
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2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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-
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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-
-
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Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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-
-
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Card
1x SDHC Card
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External
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365W
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143W
15.90V
9.00A
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Not Included
-
-
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MagSafe iMac
Ethernet 1G
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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-
-
-
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macOS 14 Sonoma
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (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
518 mm (20.4 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
207 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
69.75 L
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Weight
4.48 kg (9.9 lb)
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Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 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
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
Not 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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-
-
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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
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A2873
EMC 8206
Mac15,5
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A1312
EMC 2309
iMac11,1
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