Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) vs iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015)

Microsoft Surface Studio 2+ (Late 2022) $4,500
iMac 21.5 (Retina 4K, Late 2015) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$4,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Core i7-11370H
CPU
Core i5-5675R
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060
GPU
Iris Pro 6200 1100MHz
Memory
32GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
128GB
Display
28" LCD IPS 4500x3000 Touch
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 4096x2304 -
Core i7-11370H
4 Cores
8 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
Core i5-5675R
4 Cores
4 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,760
43%
GB6M 5,500
21%
GB6S 1,235
30%
GB6M 3,745
14%
GeForce RTX 3060
3584 Shaders
1777MHz
12GB GDDR6
360GB/s Bandwidth
Iris Pro 6200 1100MHz
384 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 96 FPS
80%
FP32 12.74 TFLOPS
25%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.85 TFLOPS
2%
32GB
DDR4-3200
8GB
DDR3-1866
120 Tabs
24%
24 Tabs
5%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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28"
LCD IPS
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21.5"
LCD IPS
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450 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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4500x3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
4096x2304
9.4 Million Pixels
219 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
Touch
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Surface Keyboard
Magic Keyboard
Surface Mouse
Magic Mouse 2
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Facial
No Biometrics
3
2
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.0
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Integrated Chipset
Z87
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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235W
185W
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No Battery
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Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
439 mm (17.3 in)
Width
637 mm (25.1 in)
Depth
250 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
69.93 L
Height
450 mm (17.7 in)
Width
528 mm (20.8 in)
Depth
175 mm (6.9 in)
Volume
41.63 L
Weight
9.56 kg (21.1 lb)
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5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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2x SO-DIMM
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A1418
EMC 2833
iMac16,2
Change Comparison