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

iMac 24 (M3, Two Ports, Late 2023) $1,299
iMac G5 20 (Late 2004) $1,899
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,899
CPU
M3 (8C8G)
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
GPU
8-Core M3
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
80GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
GPU Image
8-Core M3
1024 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
2.86 TFLOPS FP32
6%
N/A
0%
8-Core M3 vs GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
256MB
DDR-400
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
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442 min 4K Video
11%
90 min 4K Video
2%
No Optical Drive
4x SuperDrive
Slot Loading
23.5"
LCD IPS
20"
LCD TN
23.5"
20"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
280 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
29ms GtG
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-
Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
4480×2520
1680×1050
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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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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-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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-
4480×2520
1680×1050
1080p
No Cameras
Magic Keyboard
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Apple Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
6
2
3
1
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
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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Video
1x mini-VGA
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
External
180W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
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MagSafe iMac
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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macOS 14 Sonoma
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Plastic
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
4.43 kg (9.8 lb)
Weight
11.431 kg (25.2 lb)
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
A2874
EMC 8207
Mac15,4
A1076
EMC 2008
PowerMac8,1
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