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

Surface Studio (Late 2016)
iMac 21.5" (Mid 2014)
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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 4500x3000 Touch
Display
21.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i5-6440HQ
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i5-4260U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
GB6S 1,090
29%
GB6M 2,935
12%
GB6S 750
20%
GB6M 1,440
6%
GeForce GTX 965M
1024 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
944MHz
HD 5000 1000MHz
320 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 1.93 TFLOPS
4%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.64 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
DDR4-2133
8GB
DDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
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64GB
2.5"
SATA 3
Up to 546MB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 2.0 x2
Up to 600MB/s Read
58 min 4K Video
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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
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
102 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
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Surface Keyboard
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Surface Mouse
Magic Mouse
Not Included
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Facial
No Biometrics
3
2
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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
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8 Series LP+
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4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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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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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x 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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235W
185W
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No Battery
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No Battery
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Windows
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (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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Weight
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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