iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac G5 17 (Late 2005)

iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) $1,499
iMac G5 17 (Late 2005) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.9GHz
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
Radeon X600 Pro
Memory
16GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
160GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
Display
17" LCD TN 1440x900 -
M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
PowerPC 970FX 1.9GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.9GHz Clock
GB6S 3,765
93%
GB6M 14,675
55%
N/A
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10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon X600 Pro
4 Shaders
400MHz
128MB DDR
9.6GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 3.76 TFLOPS
8%
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16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
512MB
DDR2-533
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
442 min 4K Video
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250 min 4K Video
6%
No Optical Drive
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
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LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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250 Nits
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60Hz
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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 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
Mighty Mouse
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Apple Remote
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Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
3
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 2.0
Infrared
56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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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
Not Included
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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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No Battery
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
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
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
68 mm (2.7 in)
Volume
12.46 L
Weight
4.44 kg (9.8 lb)
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Weight
7.031 kg (15.5 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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A1144
EMC 2081
PowerMac12,1
Change Comparison