iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2010)

iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) $1,499
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2010) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
Core i3-540
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
Radeon HD 4670 Mac
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
500GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
Display
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M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
Core i3-540
2 Cores
4 Threads
3.06GHz Clock
GB6S 3,765
93%
GB6M 14,675
55%
GB6S 410
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GB6M 830
3%
10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon HD 4670 Mac
320 Shaders
680MHz
512MB GDDR3
25.3GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.76 TFLOPS
8%
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0%
FP32 0.44 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
4GB
DDR3-1333
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
500GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
442 min 4K Video
11%
930 min 4K Video
23%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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60Hz
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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
6
2
3
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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
X48
ICH9
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
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External
205W
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 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (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
451 mm (17.8 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
44.89 L
Weight
4.44 kg (9.8 lb)
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9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
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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4x SO-DIMM
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A1311
EMC 2389
iMac11,2
Change Comparison