Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016) vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)

Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016) $2,999
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) $1,099
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,099
CPU
Core i5-6440HQ
CPU
Core i5-4260U
GPU
GeForce GTX 965M
GPU
HD 5000 1000MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
128GB
Display
28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080

GB6 Single-Core

  • 45% faster vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)
  • 31% slower vs Surface Studio (Late 2016)
Surface Studio (Late 2016) - GB6S 1,090
x1.45
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) - GB6S 750
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 2.04x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)
  • 51% slower vs Surface Studio (Late 2016)
Surface Studio (Late 2016) - GB6M 2,935
x2.04
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) - GB6M 1,440
x1

FP32

  • 3.02x faster vs iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014)
  • 67% slower vs Surface Studio (Late 2016)
Surface Studio (Late 2016) - 1.93 TFLOPS FP32
x3.02
iMac 21.5 (Mid 2014) - 640 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Core i5-6440HQ
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i5-6440HQ vs Core i5-4260U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 965M
1024 Shaders
944MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
1.93 TFLOPS FP32
4%
640 GFLOPS FP32
1%
GeForce GTX 965M vs HD 5000 1000MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2133
8GB
DDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
64GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 546MB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s
58 min 4K Video
1%
186 min 4K Video
5%
28"
LCD IPS
21.5"
LCD IPS
28"
21.5"
Area
361.8 in² (2334.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
197.5 in² (1274.3 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
450 Nits
Brightness
350 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
4500×3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
4500×3000
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
-
-
4500×3000
1920×1080
720p
720p
Surface Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Surface Mouse
Magic Mouse
Facial
No Biometrics
3
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
CM236
8 Series LP+
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card
235W
185W
Windows
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
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)
Weight
5.67 kg (12.5 lb)
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
-
-
Storage Slots
1x 2.5" Bay
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
-
A1418
EMC 2805
iMac14,4
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