iMac 27 (Mid 2020) vs iMac G4 17 (Mid 2002)

iMac 27 (Mid 2020) $1,799
iMac G4 17 (Mid 2002) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core i5-10500
CPU
PowerPC 7450 800MHz
GPU
Radeon Pro 5300
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
Memory
8GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
80GB
Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880
Display
17" LCD TN 1440×900
CPU Image
Core i5-10500
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 7450 800MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
800MHz Clock
Core i5-10500 vs PowerPC 7450 800MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 5300
1280 Shaders
1650MHz
4GB GDDR6
224GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
42 FPS 1080p
35%
4.22 TFLOPS FP32
8%
N/A
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Radeon Pro 5300 vs GeForce4 MX Mac Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2666
256MB
SDR-133
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
80GB
3.5"
PATA
5400RPM
442 min 4K Video
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90 min 4K Video
2%
No Optical Drive
2x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
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27"
LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
129.9 in² (838 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
200 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
Resolution
1440×900
1.3 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
CCFL Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
140° Horizontal
120° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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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
Fully Laminated
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Magic Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2
Apple Pro Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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3
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.0
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
No Sensors
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Z370
Integrated Chipset
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2x FireWire 400
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Network
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Network
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1x Ethernet (100Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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303W
130W
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No Battery
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macOS 10.15 Catalina
Windows
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Windows 10 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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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
508 mm (20 in)
Width
450 mm (17.7 in)
Depth
424 mm (16.7 in)
Volume
96.88 L
Weight
8.936 kg (19.7 lb)
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10.342 kg (22.8 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not 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
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4x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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A2115
EMC 3442
iMac20,1
M6498
EMC 1873
PowerMac4,5
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