iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac 20 (Early 2009)

iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) $1,499
iMac 20 (Early 2009) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
Core 2 Duo E8135
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
GeForce 9400M
Memory
16GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
320GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
Display
20" LCD TN 1680x1050 -
M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
Core 2 Duo E8135
2 Cores
2 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GB6S 3,765
93%
GB6M 14,675
55%
GB6S 335
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GB6M 575
2%
10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
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0%
FP32 3.76 TFLOPS
8%
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FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
2GB
DDR3-1066
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
320GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
442 min 4K Video
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570 min 4K Video
14%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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23.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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500 Nits
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290 Nits
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60Hz
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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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1,000:1 Contrast
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Keyboard Al
Magic Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
6
2
3
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 2.1
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Integrated Chipset
GeForce 9400M
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1x FireWire 800
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Network
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Network
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Audio
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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External
200W
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 15 Sequoia
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (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
470 mm (18.5 in)
Width
485 mm (19.1 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
42.85 L
Weight
4.44 kg (9.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
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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Memory Slots
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