iMac 27" (Mid 2011) vs iMac 21.5" (Mid 2014)

iMac 27" (Mid 2011)
iMac 21.5" (Mid 2014)
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CPU
Core i5-2500S
CPU
Core i5-4260U
GPU
Radeon HD 6770M Mac MXM
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
27" LCD IPS 2560x1440 -
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Core i5-2500S
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
GB6S 575
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GB6M 1,650
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GB6S 750
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GB6M 1,440
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Radeon HD 6770M Mac MXM
480 Shaders
512MB GDDR5
675MHz
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.65 TFLOPS
1%
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FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
1%
4GB
DDR3-1333
8GB
DDR3-1600
8 Tabs
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24 Tabs
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256GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
8x SuperDrive DL
Slot Loading
No Optical Drive
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27"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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375 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
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse
Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 4.0
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8 Series LP+
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2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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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
2x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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310W
185W
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No Battery
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No Battery
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
macOS 10.13 High Sierra (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
518 mm (20.4 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
207 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
69.75 L
Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
13.835 kg (30.5 lb)
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Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
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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