iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018)

iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) $1,299
Microsoft Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) $3,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,500
CPU
M4 (8C8G)
CPU
Core i7-7820HQ
GPU
8-Core M4
GPU
GeForce GTX 1060
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
Display
28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 3.14x faster vs Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018)
  • 68% slower vs iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) - GB6S 3,765
x3.14
Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) - GB6S 1,200
x1

FP32

  • 31% slower vs Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018)
  • 45% faster vs iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024)
iMac 24 (M4, Two Ports, Late 2024) - 3.01 TFLOPS FP32
x1
Surface Studio 2 (Late 2018) - 4.37 TFLOPS FP32
x1.45
CPU Image
M4 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-7820HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
M4 (8C8G) vs Core i7-7820HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
8-Core M4
1024 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 1060
1280 Shaders
1708MHz
6GB GDDR5
192GB/s Bandwidth
3.01 TFLOPS FP32
6%
4.37 TFLOPS FP32
9%
8-Core M4 vs GeForce GTX 1060 Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR5X-7500
16GB
DDR4-2400
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
23.5"
LCD IPS
28"
LCD IPS
23.5"
28"
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
361.8 in² (2334.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
450 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
29ms GtG
-
-
Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
Resolution
4500×3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
4480×2520
4500×3000
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,100:1 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
-
-
-
-
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
-
-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
-
-
Fully Laminated
-
-
Touch
Capacitive
4480×2520
4500×3000
1080p
720p
Magic Keyboard
Surface Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Surface Mouse
No Biometrics
Facial
6
3
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.1
Integrated Chipset
CM236
Data
-
-
2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
-
-
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card
External
235W
143W
15.90V
9.00A
Not Included
-
-
MagSafe iMac
2.0M (7 ft) Cable
-
-
macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows
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
439 mm (17.3 in)
Width
637 mm (25.1 in)
Depth
250 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
69.93 L
Weight
4.42 kg (9.7 lb)
Weight
9.56 kg (21.1 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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