21.

5-inch iMac
Then and Now

October 2015 June 2017

Display 1920-by-1080 pixels; LED-backlit display with 1920-by-1080 pixels; LED-backlit display with 1920-by-1080 pixels; LED-backlit display with
IPS technology IPS technology IPS technology
Processor 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Broadwell) 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (Broadwell) 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 (Kaby Lake)
Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 6000 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
Storage 1TB 5400-rpm SATA hard drive 1TB 5400-rpm SATA hard drive 1TB 5400-rpm SATA hard drive
Memory 8GB 1867MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory 
 8GB 1867MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory 
 8GB 2133MHz DDR4 onboard memory (not user
(not user accessible) (not user accessible) accessible; upgradeable at Apple Service Provider)
Ports and expansion Two Thunderbolt 2 ports Two Thunderbolt 2 ports Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports
SDXC card slot SDXC card slot SDXC card slot
Headphone/optical digital output Headphone/optical digital output Headphone port
Accessories Magic Keyboard Magic Keyboard Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2
Wireless 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Audio and video Stereo speakers Stereo speakers Stereo speakers
FaceTime HD camera FaceTime HD camera FaceTime HD camera
Dual microphones Dual microphones Microphone
Thickness and weight 5 mm edge 5 mm edge 5 mm edge
5.68 kg (12.5 pounds) 5.68 kg (12.5 pounds) 5.66 kg (12.5 pounds)
Key CTO options Up to 16GB memory Up to 16GB memory Up to 16GB memory
1TB Fusion Drive 1TB or 2TB Fusion Drive 1TB Fusion Drive
256GB flash storage 256GB flash storage 256GB flash storage
Magic Trackpad 2 Magic Trackpad 2 Magic Trackpad 2
Apple Mouse and Keyboard Apple Mouse and Keyboard Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display
Then and Now

June 2017 March 2019

Display 4096-by-2304 pixels; LED-backlit Retina 4096-by-2304 pixels; LED-backlit Retina 4096-by-2304 pixels; LED-backlit Retina 4096-by-2304 pixels; LED-backlit Retina
wide colour gamut P3 display with IPS wide colour gamut P3 display with IPS wide colour gamut P3 display with IPS wide colour gamut P3 display with IPS
technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours
Processor 3.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (Kaby Lake) 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (Kaby Lake) 3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3 (Coffee 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 (Coffee Lake)
Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz Lake) Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
Graphics Radeon Pro 555 with 
 Radeon Pro 560 with 
 Radeon Pro 555X with 
 Radeon Pro 560X with 

2GB GDDR5 memory 4GB GDDR5 memory 2GB GDDR5 memory 4GB GDDR5 memory
Storage 1TB 5400-rpm SATA hard drive 1TB Fusion Drive 1TB 5400-rpm SATA hard drive 1TB Fusion Drive
Memory 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory (not 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory (not 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 onboard memory (not 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory (not
user accessible; upgradeable at Apple user accessible; upgradeable at Apple user accessible; upgradeable at Apple user accessible; upgradeable at Apple
Service Provider) Service Provider) Service Provider) Service Provider)
Ports and expansion Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports
SDXC card slot SDXC card slot SDXC card slot SDXC card slot
Headphone port Headphone port Headphone port Headphone port
Accessories Magic Keyboard Magic Keyboard Magic Keyboard Magic Keyboard
Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2
Wireless 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Audio and video Stereo speakers Stereo speakers Stereo speakers Stereo speakers
FaceTime HD camera FaceTime HD camera FaceTime HD camera FaceTime HD camera
Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone
Thickness and weight 5 mm edge 5 mm edge 5 mm edge 5 mm edge
5.66 kg (12.5 pounds) 5.66 kg (12.5 pounds) 5.60 kg (12.3 pounds) 5.60 kg (12.3 pounds)
Key CTO options 3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7; Turbo 3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7; Turbo 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7; Turbo Boost up 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7; Turbo Boost up
Boost up to 4.2GHz Boost up to 4.2GHz to 4.6GHz to 4.6GHz
Up to 16GB memory Up to 32GB memory Up to 32GB memory Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB HBM2
1TB Fusion Drive 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB flash storage 1TB Fusion Drive Up to 32GB memory
256GB or 512GB flash storage Magic Trackpad 2 256GB, 512GB, 1TB flash storage 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB flash storage
Magic Trackpad 2 Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Magic Trackpad 2 Magic Trackpad 2
Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display
Then and Now

June 2017 March 2019

Display 5120-by-2880 pixels; LED- 5120-by-2880 pixels; LED- 5120-by-2880 pixels; LED- 5120-by-2880 pixels; LED- 5120-by-2880 pixels; LED- 5120-by-2880 pixels; LED-
backlit Retina wide colour backlit Retina wide colour backlit Retina wide colour backlit Retina wide colour backlit Retina wide colour backlit Retina wide colour
gamut P3 display with IPS gamut P3 display with IPS gamut P3 display with IPS gamut P3 display with IPS gamut P3 display with IPS gamut P3 display with IPS
technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours technology; 1 billion colours
Processor 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core 3.5GHz quad-core Intel Core 3.8GHz quad-core Intel Core 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 3.1GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 3.7GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
i5 (Kaby Lake) i5 (Kaby Lake) i5 (Kaby Lake) (Coffee Lake) (Coffee Lake) (Coffee Lake)
Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz
Graphics Radeon Pro 570 with 
 Radeon Pro 570 with 
 Radeon Pro 580 with 
 Radeon Pro 570X with 
 Radeon Pro 575X with 
 Radeon Pro 580X with 

4GB GDDR5 memory 4GB GDDR5 memory 8GB GDDR5 memory 4GB GDDR5 memory 4GB GDDR5 memory 8GB GDDR5 memory
Storage 1TB Fusion Drive 1TB Fusion Drive 2TB Fusion Drive 1TB Fusion Drive 1TB Fusion Drive 2TB Fusion Drive
Memory 8GB (two 4GB) 8GB (two 4GB) 8GB (two 4GB) 8GB (two 4GB) 8GB (two 4GB) 8GB (two 4GB)
2400MHz DDR4 (4 user 2400MHz DDR4 (4 user 2400MHz DDR4 (4 user 2666MHz DDR4 (4 user 2666MHz DDR4 (4 user 2666MHz DDR4 (4 user
accessible SO-DIMMs) accessible SO-DIMMs) accessible SO-DIMMs) accessible SO-DIMMs) accessible SO-DIMMs) accessible SO-DIMMs)
Ports and expansion Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports Four USB 3 ports
SDXC card slot SDXC card slot SDXC card slot SDXC card slot SDXC card slot SDXC card slot
Headphone port Headphone port Headphone port Headphone port Headphone port Headphone port
Accessories Magic Keyboard 
 Magic Keyboard 
 Magic Keyboard 
 Magic Keyboard 
 Magic Keyboard 
 Magic Keyboard 

Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2 Magic Mouse 2
Wireless 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Audio and video Stereo speakers
 Stereo speakers
 Stereo speakers
 Stereo speakers
 Stereo speakers
 Stereo speakers

FaceTime HD camera FaceTime HD camera
 FaceTime HD camera
 FaceTime HD camera FaceTime HD camera
 FaceTime HD camera

Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone
Thickness and weight 5 mm edge
 5 mm edge
 5 mm edge
 5 mm edge
 5 mm edge
 5 mm edge

9.44 kg (20.8 pounds) 9.44 kg (20.8 pounds) 9.44 kg (20.8 pounds) 9.42 kg (20.8 pounds) 9.42 kg (20.8 pounds) 9.42 kg (20.8 pounds)
Key CTO options Up to 32GB memory 4.2GHz quad-core Intel Core 4.2GHz quad-core Intel Core Up to 32GB memory 3.6GHz 8-core Intel Core i9; 3.6GHz 8-core Intel Core i9;
2TB Fusion Drive i7; Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz i7; Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz 2TB Fusion Drive Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
256GB, 512GB, or 1TB flash Up to 64GB memory Up to 64GB memory 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB flash Up to 64GB memory Radeon Pro Vega 48 with
storage 2TB or 3TB Fusion Drive 3TB Fusion Drive storage 2TB or 3TB Fusion Drive 8GB HBM2
Magic Trackpad 2 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB flash 512GB, 1TB or 2TB Magic Trackpad 2 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB flash Up to 64GB memory
Magic Keyboard with storage flash storage Magic Keyboard with storage 3TB Fusion Drive
Numeric Keypad Magic Trackpad 2 Magic Trackpad 2 Numeric Keypad Magic Trackpad 2 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
Magic Keyboard with Magic Keyboard with Magic Keyboard with flash storage
Numeric Keypad Numeric Keypad Numeric Keypad Magic Trackpad 2
Magic Keyboard with
Numeric Keypad

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