iMac 24" (M3 Two Ports) vs Pavilion 27 (Early 2022)

iMac 24" (M3 Two Ports) $1,299
Pavilion 27 (Early 2022) $750
Base Price
$1,299
Base Price
$750
CPU
M3 8C8G
CPU
Core i3-12100T
GPU
8-Core M3
GPU
UHD 730 1400MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
23.5" LCD IPS 4480x2520 -
Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 - (+$40)
M3 8C8G
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Core i3-12100T
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
GB6S 3,140
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GB6M 11,890
50%
GB6S 1,975
52%
GB6M 6,020
25%
8-Core M3
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
UHD 730 1400MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1400MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 2.86 TFLOPS
6%
1080p 7 FPS
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FP32 0.54 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
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256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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23.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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60Hz
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4480x2520
11.3 Million Pixels
219 PPI
2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
LED Backlight
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Magic Keyboard
HP 310 White Wired Keyboard
Magic Mouse
HP 310 White Wired Mouse
Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
H670
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x HDMI 1.4 In
1x HDMI 1.4 Out
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Audio
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Audio
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External
External
143W
15.90V
9.00A
150W
19.50V
7.70A
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MagSafe iMac
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
DC - 4.5 x 3mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
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macOS 14 Sonoma
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
461 mm (18.1 in)
Width
547 mm (21.5 in)
Depth
147 mm (5.8 in)
Volume
37.07 L
Height
471 mm (18.5 in)
Width
614 mm (24.2 in)
Depth
208 mm (8.2 in)
Volume
60.30 L
Weight
4.43 kg (9.8 lb)
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Weight
8.301 kg (18.3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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