iMac 24 (M3, Four Ports, Late 2023) vs iMac G5 20 (Late 2004)

iMac 24 (M3, Four Ports, Late 2023) $1,499
iMac G5 20 (Late 2004) $1,899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,899
CPU
M3 (8C10G)
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
GPU
10-Core M3
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
80GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
M3 (8C10G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.8GHz Clock
GB6S 3,140
77%
GB6M 11,890
45%
N/A
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10-Core M3
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
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8GB
LPDDR5-6400
256MB
DDR-400
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
90 min 4K Video
2%
No Optical Drive
4x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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500 Nits
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280 Nits
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60Hz
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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
1680x1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Apple Mouse
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
3
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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External
180W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
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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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No Battery
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macOS 14 Sonoma
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
4.48 kg (9.9 lb)
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Weight
11.431 kg (25.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not 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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A2873
EMC 8206
Mac15,5
A1076
EMC 2008
PowerMac8,1
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