Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016) vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)

Microsoft Surface Studio (Late 2016) $2,999
iMac 27 (Early 2019) $1,799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,799
CPU
Core i5-6440HQ
CPU
Core i5-8500
GPU
GeForce GTX 965M
GPU
Radeon Pro 570X
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
256GB
Display
28" LCD IPS 4500×3000 Touch
Display
27" LCD IPS 5120×2880

GB6 Single-Core

  • 22% slower vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)
  • 28% faster vs Surface Studio (Late 2016)
Surface Studio (Late 2016) - GB6S 1,090
x1
iMac 27 (Early 2019) - GB6S 1,395
x1.28

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 40% slower vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)
  • 66% faster vs Surface Studio (Late 2016)
Surface Studio (Late 2016) - GB6M 2,935
x1
iMac 27 (Early 2019) - GB6M 4,865
x1.66

FP32

  • 51% slower vs iMac 27 (Early 2019)
  • 2.05x faster vs Surface Studio (Late 2016)
Surface Studio (Late 2016) - 1.93 TFLOPS FP32
x1
iMac 27 (Early 2019) - 3.96 TFLOPS FP32
x2.05
CPU Image
Core i5-6440HQ
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8500
6 Cores
6 Threads
3GHz Clock
Core i5-6440HQ vs Core i5-8500 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce GTX 965M
1024 Shaders
944MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 570X
1792 Shaders
1105MHz
4GB GDDR5
217.6GB/s Bandwidth
1.93 TFLOPS FP32
4%
3.96 TFLOPS FP32
8%
GeForce GTX 965M vs Radeon Pro 570X Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR4-2133
8GB
DDR4-2666
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
64GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 546MB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
58 min 4K Video
1%
442 min 4K Video
11%
28"
LCD IPS
27"
LCD IPS
28"
27"
Area
361.8 in² (2334.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
311.5 in² (2009.7 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
450 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
Response Time
27ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
23000Hz
Resolution
4500×3000
13.5 Million Pixels
193 PPI
Resolution
5120×2880
14.7 Million Pixels
218 PPI
4500×3000
5120×2880
LED Backlight
1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,100:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
10-bit
-
-
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accuracy
dE 1.4 Avg
dE 2.6 Max
dE 2.20 Greyscale
2.32 Gamma
6830K
-
-
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
-
-
4500×3000
5120×2880
720p
720p
Surface Keyboard
Magic Keyboard
Surface Mouse
Magic Mouse 2
Facial
No Biometrics
3
2
2
3
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.2
CM236
Z270
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
Data
4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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 UHS-II
235W
310W
Windows
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
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
516 mm (20.3 in)
Width
650 mm (25.6 in)
Depth
203 mm (8 in)
Volume
68.13 L
Weight
9.56 kg (21.1 lb)
Weight
9.435 kg (20.8 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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
-
-
Memory Slots
4x SO-DIMM
-
A2115
EMC 3194
iMac19,1
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