iMac 27" (Late 2013) vs iMac 21.5" (Mid 2017)

iMac 27" (Late 2013)
iMac 21.5" (Mid 2017)
Base Price
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Base Price
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CPU
Core i5-4570
CPU
Core i5-7360U
GPU
GeForce GT 755M Mac
GPU
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Core i5-4570
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core i5-7360U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GB6S 1,115
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GB6M 3,110
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GB6S 1,150
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GB6M 2,350
10%
GeForce GT 755M Mac
384 Shaders
1GB GDDR5
1085MHz
Iris Plus 640 1000MHz
384 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.83 TFLOPS
2%
1080p 10 FPS
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FP32 0.77 TFLOPS
2%
8GB
DDR3-1600
8GB
DDR4-2133
24 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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27"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2560x1440
3.7 Million Pixels
109 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse 2
Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.2
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Z87
200 Series U+
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4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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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
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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310W
185W
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No Battery
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No Battery
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
9.525 kg (21 lb)
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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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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
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1x 2.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
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4x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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