iMac 27 (Mid 2020) vs iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021)

iMac 27 (Mid 2020) $1,799
iMac 24 (M1, Four Ports, Mid 2021) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Core i5-10500
CPU
M1 (8C8G)
GPU
Radeon Pro 5300
GPU
8-Core M1
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480×2520
CPU Image
Core i5-10500
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i5-10500 vs M1 (8C8G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 5300
1280 Shaders
1650MHz
4GB GDDR6
224GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
8-Core M1
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
42 FPS 1080p
35%
4.22 TFLOPS FP32
8%
21 FPS 1080p
18%
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
5%
Radeon Pro 5300 vs 8-Core M1 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2666
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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27"
LCD IPS
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23.5"
LCD IPS
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
236 in² (1522.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
27ms GtG
Response Time
29ms GtG
Flicker
23000Hz
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Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
Resolution
4480×2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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
Accuracy
dE 1.1 Avg
dE 2.0 Max
dE 1.50 Greyscale
2.16 Gamma
6730K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
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Magic Keyboard
Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Magic Mouse 2
Magic Mouse
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
2
6
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3
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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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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303W
External
Not Included
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143W
15.90V
9.00A
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MagSafe iMac
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Ethernet 1G
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
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macOS 10.15 Catalina
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
Windows 10 (Latest)
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
Height
461 mm (18.1 in)
Width
547 mm (21.5 in)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 in)
Volume
37.07 L
Weight
8.936 kg (19.7 lb)
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4.481 kg (9.9 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2115
EMC 3442
iMac20,1
A2438
EMC 3663
iMac21,1
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