Apple iMac 21.5" i5 3.4 Retina 4K (2017)
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Apple iMac 24" M1 8 GPU Cores (2021)

Product comparison with benchmarks

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Device Information

Silver Colours Blue, Green, Rose, Silver, Yellow, Orange, Purple
1,499 $ / 1,699 € Price from 1,499 $ / 1,669 €
Q2/2017 Release date Q2/2021

Processor

Intel Core i5-7500 Name Apple M1
Intel Manufacturer Apple
4 / 4 Cores / Threads 8 / 8
3.40 (3.80) GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
14 nm Structure 5 nm
Kaby Lake Architecture M1 (Firestorm / Icestorm)
Q1/2017 Release date Q4/2020

Memory

8 - 16 GB Memory Size 8 - 16 GB
DDR4 2400 Memory Type LPDDR5 6400
-- Memory Bandwith 68.2 GB/s
Yes Upgradeable? No

Graphic card

AMD Radeon Pro 560 Name Apple M1 - 8 GPU Cores
Dedicated Type Internal
0.91 GHz Frequency 1.30 GHz
4.00 GB Memory Size 8.00 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type LPDDR4X
14 nm Structure 5 nm
Q2/2017 Release date Q4/2020

Graphic card 2

Intel UHD Graphics 630 Name --
Internal Type --
0.35 (1.10) GHz Frequency --
1.50 GB Memory Size --
-- Memory Type --
14 nm Structure --
Q4/2017 Release date --

Screen

21.5 inch Size 23.5 inch
4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz (219 ppi) Resolution 4480 x 2520 @ 60 Hz (218 ppi)
16:9 Ratio 16:9
IPS Technology IPS
500 nits Max. Brightness 500 nits
No HDR support No
No Always On Display No
5120 x 2880 @ 60 Hz 1. external display 6016x3384 @ 60Hz
-- 2. external display --
-- 3. external display --

Storage

1,024 GB Size 256 - 2,048 GB
Fusion (Hybrid) Type SSD
SATA 6 GB/s Interface PCIe
No Upgradeable? No
Optional SSD (256 - 1024 GB) 2. drive --
SDXC Card reader SDXC

Network

802.11ac Wireless LAN 802.11ax (WLAN 6)
1 Gbit LAN 1 Gbit
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
-- Cellular --

Camera

0.9 MP, 720p Front camera 2.1 MP, 1080p
-- Back camera 1 --
-- Back camera 2 --
-- Back camera 3 --

Ports

-- HDMI --
-- DVI --
-- DistplayPort --
2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2) Thunderbolt 2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort, USB 4)
4x USB 3.0 USB 2x USB 3.0
2x (Thunderbolt 3) USB-C 2x (Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4.0)
-- Lightning --
-- Other --

Dimensions / Housing

450 mm Height 461 mm
528 mm Width 547 mm
175 mm Depth 147 mm
5,660 g Weight 4,480 g
-- Housing Material --
-- Glas Type --
-- IP Protection Class --

Additional data

A1418 Part-no A2438
iMac18,2 Ident-No: iMac21,1
3069 EMC-No: 3663
-- Security features --
Link to manufacturer data sheet Link to manufacturer

Benchmark results

Geekbench 6 - Single Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 6 - Multi Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 5 - Single Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Geekbench 5 - Multi Core

Geekbench 5 is a multi-system benchmark and measures the performance of a computer. Geekbench version 5 contains new test fields such as augmented reality applications and calculations for machine learning.




Cinebench 2024 - Single Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in the 3D program Cinema 4D from the manufacturer Maxon. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation. Cinebench 2024 runs on Windows (x86-64 and arm) and macOS. He can also test the new Apple M processors.




Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in the 3D program Cinema 4D from the manufacturer Maxon. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation. Cinebench 2024 runs on Windows (x86-64 and arm) and macOS. He can also test the new Apple M processors.




Cinebench R23 - Single Core

Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.




Cinebench R23 - Multi Core

Cinebench R23 is the latest version of Maxon's render benchmark. It is based on the Cinema 4D application, which is used to generate 3D shapes. We use the single-core as well as the multi-core test.




FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) - FP32 (TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS. TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second. The larger this number, the faster the graphics card is.




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