iMac 27 (Mid 2017) vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2015)

iMac 27 (Mid 2017) $1,799
iMac 21.5 (Late 2015) $1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
CPU
Core i5-7500
CPU
Core i5-5250U
GPU
Radeon Pro 570
GPU
HD 6000 950MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 57% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2015)
  • 36% slower vs iMac 27 (Mid 2017)
iMac 27 (Mid 2017) - GB6S 1,280
x1.57
iMac 21.5 (Late 2015) - GB6S 815
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 2.25x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2015)
  • 55% slower vs iMac 27 (Mid 2017)
iMac 27 (Mid 2017) - GB6M 3,515
x2.25
iMac 21.5 (Late 2015) - GB6M 1,565
x1

FP32

  • 5.42x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Late 2015)
  • 82% slower vs iMac 27 (Mid 2017)
iMac 27 (Mid 2017) - 3.96 TFLOPS FP32
x5.42
iMac 21.5 (Late 2015) - 730 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Core i5-7500
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-5250U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
Core i5-7500 vs Core i5-5250U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 570
1792 Shaders
1105MHz
4GB GDDR5
217.6GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
HD 6000 950MHz
384 Shaders
950MHz
Shared Memory
3.96 TFLOPS FP32
8%
730 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Radeon Pro 570 vs HD 6000 950MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2133
8GB
DDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
27"
LCD IPS
21.5"
LCD IPS
27"
21.5"
Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
350 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Response Time
27ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
23000Hz
-
-
Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
5120×2880
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,100:1 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 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
-
-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
5120×2880
1920×1080
720p
720p
Magic Keyboard
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
Magic Mouse 2
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
Z170
Z87
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps)
-
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
Card
1x SDXC Card
310W
185W
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
macOS 13 Ventura (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
9.435 kg (20.8 lb)
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
-
-
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
A1419
EMC 3070
iMac18,3
A1418
EMC 2889
iMac16,1
iMac16,2
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