iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)

iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) $1,499
iMac 27 (Early 2019) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
Core i5-8500
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
Radeon Pro 570X
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880

GB6 Single-Core

  • 2.7x faster vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)
  • 63% slower vs iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) - GB6S 3,765
x2.7
iMac 27 (Early 2019) - GB6S 1,395
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 3.02x faster vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)
  • 67% slower vs iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) - GB6M 14,675
x3.02
iMac 27 (Early 2019) - GB6M 4,865
x1

FP32

  • 5% slower vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)
  • 5% faster vs iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) - 3.76 TFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac 27 (Early 2019) - 3.96 TFLOPS FP32
x1.05
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8500
6 Cores
6 Threads
3GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G) vs Core i5-8500 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 570X
1792 Shaders
1105MHz
4GB GDDR5
217.6GB/s Bandwidth
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
3.96 TFLOPS FP32
8%
10-Core M4 vs Radeon Pro 570X Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
DDR4-2666
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
23.5"
LCD IPS
27"
LCD IPS
23.5"
27"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
29ms GtG
Response Time
27ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
23000Hz
Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
4480×2520
5120×2880
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,100:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
4480×2520
5120×2880
1080p
720p
Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse 2
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
6
2
3
3
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.2
Integrated Chipset
Z270
Data
-
-
4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
External
310W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
-
-
MagSafe iMac
Ethernet 1G
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
-
-
-
macOS 15 Sequoia
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
461 mm (18.1 in)
Width
547 mm (21.5 in)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 in)
Volume
37.07 L
Height
516 mm (20.3 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
68.13 L
Weight
4.44 kg (9.8 lb)
Weight
9.435 kg (20.8 lb)
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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
-
-
Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
A2115
EMC 3194
iMac19,1
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