iMac 27 (Early 2019) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)

iMac 27 (Early 2019) $1,799

Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) $4,500

Base Price (MSRP) $1,799	Base Price (MSRP) $4,500
CPU Core i5-8500	CPU Core i7-11370H
GPU Radeon Pro 570X	GPU GeForce RTX 3060
Memory 8GB	Memory 32GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 1TB
Display 27" LCD IPS 5120×2880	Display 28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch

Highlights

Geekbench 6

GB6 Single-Core


21% slower vs Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)	26% faster vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)

iMac 27 (Early 2019) - GB6S 1,395

Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) - GB6S 1,760

x1.26

GB6 Multi-Core


12% slower vs Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)	13% faster vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)

iMac 27 (Early 2019) - GB6M 4,865

Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) - GB6M 5,500

x1.13

Theoretical Performance

FP32


69% slower vs Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022)	3.22x faster vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)

iMac 27 (Early 2019) - 3.96 TFLOPS FP32

Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) - 12.74 TFLOPS FP32

x3.22

Tech Specs

CPU


Core i5-8500 6 Cores 6 Threads 3GHz Clock	Core i7-11370H 4 Cores 8 Threads 3.3GHz Clock
GB6S 1,395 34% GB6M 4,865 18%	GB6S 1,760 43% GB6M 5,500 21%

Core i5-8500 vs Core i7-11370H Full Specs Comparison

GPU


Radeon Pro 570X 1792 Shaders 1105MHz 4GB GDDR5 217.6GB/s Bandwidth	GeForce RTX 3060 3584 Shaders 1777MHz 12GB GDDR6 360GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% 3.96 TFLOPS FP32 8%	96 FPS 1080p 80% 12.74 TFLOPS FP32 25%

Radeon Pro 570X vs GeForce RTX 3060 Full Specs Comparison

Memory


8GB DDR4-2666	32GB DDR4-3200
24 Tabs 5%	120 Tabs 24%

Storage


256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.8GB/s	1TB M.2-2280-M-S2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 3.4GB/s
442 min 4K Video 11%	1,978 min 4K Video 49%

Optical Drive

Display


27" LCD IPS	28" LCD IPS
27"	28"
Area 311.5 in² (2009.7 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 27ms GtG	- -
Flicker 23000Hz	- -
Resolution 5120×2880 14.7 Million Pixels 218 PPI	Resolution 4500×3000 13.5 Million Pixels 193 PPI
5120×2880	4500×3000
LED Backlight 1,100:1 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 1.4 Avg dE 2.6 Max dE 2.20 Greyscale 2.32 Gamma 6830K	- - - - - -
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective Fully Laminated	- - Fully Laminated
- -	Touch Capacitive

Size Resolution

5120×2880

4500×3000

Cameras

720p	1080p

Keyboard

Magic Keyboard

Surface Keyboard

Mouse

Magic Mouse 2

Surface Mouse

Controller

Stylus

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Facial

Speakers

Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 3 Stream Up to 1300Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.1

Sensors

Chipset

Z270	Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data 4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) - 2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) -	Data - 2x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) - 3x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Network 1x Ethernet (1Gbps)	Network 1x Ethernet (1Gbps)

Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card 1x SDXC Card UHS-II	- -

Power Supply


310W	235W

Charger

Battery

Operating System

macOS 10.14 Mojave Windows	Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum



Height 516 mm (20.3 in) Width 650 mm (25.6 in) Depth 203 mm (8 in) Volume 68.13 L	Height 439 mm (17.3 in) Width 637 mm (25.1 in) Depth 250 mm (9.8 in) Volume 69.93 L
Weight 9.435 kg (20.8 lb)	Weight 9.56 kg (21.1 lb)

Upgradability

CPU Upgradable	CPU Not Upgradable
GPU Not Upgradable	GPU Not Upgradable
Memory Upgradable	Memory Not Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Not Upgradable	Wi-Fi Not Upgradable
Motherboard Not Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Not Upgradable	Power Supply Not Upgradable

Memory Slots 4x SO-DIMM	- -