iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac G5 20 (Late 2005)

iMac 24 (M4, Four Ports, Late 2024) $1,499
iMac G5 20 (Late 2005) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
M4 (10C10G)
CPU
PowerPC 970FX 2.1GHz
GPU
10-Core M4
GPU
Radeon X600 XT
Memory
16GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
250GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
20" LCD TN 1680×1050
GPU Image
10-Core M4
1280 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon X600 XT
4 Shaders
500MHz
128MB DDR
11.8GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
3.76 TFLOPS FP32
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10-Core M4 vs Radeon X600 XT Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
512MB
DDR-533
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
250GB
3.5"
SATA 1
7200RPM
442 min 4K Video
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430 min 4K Video
11%
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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Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
179.8 in² (1159.8 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
280 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
29ms GtG
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Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
1680×1050
1.8 Million Pixels
99 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° 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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Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Mighty Mouse
Not Included
Apple Remote
Not Included
Not Included
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
Infrared
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
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4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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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
472 mm (18.6 in)
Width
493 mm (19.4 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
43.76 L
Weight
4.44 kg (9.8 lb)
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Weight
9.979 kg (22 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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A1145
EMC 2082
PowerMac12,1
Change Comparison