Compare MSI MEG Trident X 11th vs iMac 27 2020 vs Apple iMac 24 2021
Variants
i5
i7
7-core GPU
8-core GPU
Capacity
Interior Volume
10.36 L
Connectivity
Expansion Slot
2x M.2 2280 SSD (1xSATA/PCIe Combo, 1x PCIe Gen 4) + 2x SATA III 6.0Gbps 2.5"
Ports
[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone | [Rear] 4x DisplayPort 1.4 (3 from GPU) + 2x HDMI 2.0b (1 from GPU) + 3x Audio jacks + 2x Mini DP input for Thunderbolt pass through + 2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 G
1x Headphone + 1x SDXC UHS-II + 4x USB-A + 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) + 1x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Camera | Front
1080p
1080p FaceTime HD camera with M1 image signal processor
Colors
Blue, Green, Pink, Silver, Yellow, Orange, Purple
Form Factor
Desktop computer
Material
Both metal and transparent glass side panels are available
Configurable with nano-texture glass
Configurable with nano-texture glass
Speakers
6 speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
396.57 mm / 15.61"
20.3 cm
20.3 cm
Size | Height
410.39 mm / 16.16"
51.6 cm
51.6 cm
Size | Width
137.06 mm / 5.4"
65 cm
65 cm
Weight
6.7 kg / 14.77 lbs
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
7.1 Channel HD Audio with Nahimic audio enhancer (ALC1220P)
Stereo speakers
Stereo speakers
Chipset
Intel Z590
Graphics
Up to MSI GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card
7-core GPU or 8-core GPU
Operating Temperature
50 to 95 °F / 10 to 35 °C
Processor
Up to Intel Core i9-11900K (Rocket Lake)
Intel 10th-gen i5 (6-core) or i7 (8-core)
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
RGB Lighting
Mystic Light RGB LED
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x U-DIMMs, up to 64GB
4x SO-DIMM; 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128 GB configurable
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2666MHz
Unified memory inside M1 chip
Power Supply
750W / 850W 80 Plus Gold
143W
Storage
2x M.2 2280 SSD (1xSATA/PCIe Combo, 1x PCIe Gen 4) + 2x 2.5" HDD / SSD
SSD 256GB (base model only), 512GB, 1TB, 2TB configurable; i7 model also configurable to 4TB or 8TB
Up to 2TB SSD
Production
Availability
2021-05
Debut
2021-05-04
2020-08-04
2021-04-20
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