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

iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) $1,499
iMac G5 17 (Mid 2005) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
Radeon 9600 Mac
Memory
16GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
160GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
M4 (10C10G)
10 Cores
10 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.8GHz Clock
M4 (10C10G) vs PowerPC 970FX 1.8GHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon 9600 Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
8%
N/A
0%
10-Core M4 vs Radeon 9600 Mac Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
512MB
DDR-400
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
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442 min 4K Video
11%
250 min 4K Video
6%
No Optical Drive
8x Combo Drive
Slot Loading
23.5"
LCD IPS
17"
LCD TN
23.5"
17"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
250 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
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
4480×2520
1440×900
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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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
1440×900
1080p
No Cameras
Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Apple Mouse
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
6
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
56K Modem
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
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Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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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
Ethernet 1G
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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macOS 15 Sequoia
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
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
429 mm (16.9 in)
Width
427 mm (16.8 in)
Depth
173 mm (6.8 in)
Volume
31.64 L
Weight
4.44 kg (9.8 lb)
Weight
8.391 kg (18.5 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
A1058
EMC 2055
PowerMac8,2
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