iMac 27 (Mid 2020) vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2017)
iMac 27
(Mid 2020)
$1,799
iMac 21.5
(Mid 2017)
$1,099
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
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CPU
Core i5-10500
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CPU
Core i5-7360U
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GPU
Radeon Pro 5300
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GPU
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
8GB
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Storage
256GB
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Storage
128GB
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Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880
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Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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42 FPS 1080p
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4.22 TFLOPS FP32
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10 FPS 1080p
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768 GFLOPS FP32
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8GB
DDR4-2666
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8GB
DDR4-2133
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24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
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442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
350 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
27ms GtG
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Flicker
23000Hz
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Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
10-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Magic Keyboard
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Magic Mouse 2
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Magic Mouse 2
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No Biometrics
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
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Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 4.2
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Z370
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Data
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Network
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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303W
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185W
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macOS 10.15 Catalina
Windows
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
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Windows 10 (Latest)
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Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
516 mm (20.3 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
68.13 L
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Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
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Weight
8.936 kg (19.7 lb)
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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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4x SO-DIMM
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A2115
EMC 3442
iMac20,1
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A1418
EMC 3068
iMac18,1
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