Compare Apple Mac mini M1 vs iMac 27 2020 vs Apple iMac 24 2021
Variants
i5
i7
7-core GPU
8-core GPU
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 2x USB + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x LAN + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack
1x Headphone + 1x SDXC UHS-II + 4x USB-A + 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) + 1x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Camera | Front
1080p
1080p FaceTime HD camera with M1 image signal processor
Colors
Silver
Blue, Green, Pink, Silver, Yellow, Orange, Purple
Form Factor
Mini desktop computer
Material
Configurable with nano-texture glass
Configurable with nano-texture glass
Speakers
6 speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
7.7 inches (19.7 cm)
20.3 cm
20.3 cm
Size | Height
1.4 inches (3.6 cm)
51.6 cm
51.6 cm
Size | Width
7.7 inches (19.7 cm)
65 cm
65 cm
Weight
2.6 pounds (1.2 kg)
8.92 kg
Display
Brightness
500 nits
500 nits
Display Color Depth
1 billion colors, 10 bit
Display Diagonal
27"
23.5 inch
Gamut
True Tone technology
True Tone technology
Pixel Density
218 ppi
Resolution
Retina 5K: 5120 x 2880
Retina 4.5K: 4480 x 2520
Function
Audio
Stereo speakers
Stereo speakers
Graphics
Apple M1 8-core GPU
7-core GPU or 8-core GPU
Operating System
MacOS Big Sur
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
50 to 95 °F / 10 to 35 °C
Processor
Apple M1 8-core CPU with 16-core Neural Engine
Intel 10th-gen i5 (6-core) or i7 (8-core)
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
Performance
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB
4x SO-DIMM; 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128 GB configurable
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2666MHz
Unified memory inside M1 chip
Power Consumption
150 W max
Power Supply
143W
Storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
SSD 256GB (base model only), 512GB, 1TB, 2TB configurable; i7 model also configurable to 4TB or 8TB
Up to 2TB SSD
Production
Availability
2020-11-17
2021-05
Debut
2020-11-10
2020-08-04
2021-04-20
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