iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2009)

iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) $1,299
iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
M4 (8C8G)
CPU
Core 2 Duo E7600
GPU
8-Core M4
GPU
GeForce 9400M
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
500GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 10.18x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2009)
  • 90% slower vs iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) - GB6S 3,765
x10.18
iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) - GB6S 370
x1

FP32

  • 86x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2009)
  • 99% slower vs iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) - 3.01 TFLOPS FP32
x86
iMac 21.5 (Late 2009) - 35 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M4 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core 2 Duo E7600
2 Cores
2 Threads
3.06GHz Clock
M4 (8C8G) vs Core 2 Duo E7600 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce 9400M
16 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
35 GFLOPS FP32
0%
8-Core M4 vs GeForce 9400M Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
4GB
DDR3-1066
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
23.5"
LCD IPS
21.5"
LCD IPS
23.5"
21.5"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
300 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
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
4480×2520
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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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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-
-
-
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-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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-
4480×2520
1920×1080
1080p
480p
Magic Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
6
2
3
1
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
Integrated Chipset
X48
ICH9
Data
-
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
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-
Card
1x SDHC Card
External
205W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
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-
MagSafe iMac
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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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
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
451 mm (17.8 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
188 mm (7.4 in)
Volume
44.89 L
Weight
4.42 kg (9.7 lb)
Weight
9.299 kg (20.5 lb)
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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Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
A1311
EMC 2308
iMac10,1
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