iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) vs iMac 27 (Late 2014)

iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) $1,299
iMac 27 (Late 2014) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
M4 (8C8G)
CPU
Core i5-4590
GPU
8-Core M4
GPU
Radeon R9 M290
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880

GB6 Single-Core

  • 3.3x faster vs iMac 27 (Late 2014)
  • 70% slower vs iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) - GB6S 3,765
x3.3
iMac 27 (Late 2014) - GB6S 1,140
x1

FP32

  • 50% faster vs iMac 27 (Late 2014)
  • 34% slower vs iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) - 3.01 TFLOPS FP32
x1.51
iMac 27 (Late 2014) - 2 TFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M4 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-4590
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
M4 (8C8G) vs Core i5-4590 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Radeon R9 M290
1024 Shaders
975MHz
4GB GDDR5
174.7GB/s Bandwidth
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
2 TFLOPS FP32
4%
8-Core M4 vs Radeon R9 M290 Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
DDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
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
400 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
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
4480×2520
5120×2880
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
-
-
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
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
4480×2520
5120×2880
1080p
720p
Magic Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
6
2
3
2
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 4.0
Integrated Chipset
Z87
Data
-
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
-
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
2x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card
External
310W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
-
-
MagSafe iMac
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
-
-
macOS 15 Sequoia
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
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
4.42 kg (9.7 lb)
Weight
9.525 kg (21 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
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-
Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
A1419
EMC 2806
iMac15,1
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