iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) vs iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017)
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Core Score | 1305 | 929 | 140.5% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Multi-Core Score | 9756 | 2160 | 451.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout | Geekbench 5.5.1 Tryout | ||
System Information
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | macOS 11.6 (Build 20G165) | macOS 13.6.9 (Build 22G830) |
| Model | iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) |
| Processor |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60 GHz
1 Processor, 8 Cores, 16 Threads |
Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30 GHz
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads |
| Processor ID | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 13 | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 9 |
| Processor Codename | ||
| Processor Package | ||
| L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 8 | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 8 | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB x 8 | 256 KB x 2 |
| L3 Cache | 16.0 MB x 1 | 4.00 MB x 1 |
| Motherboard | Acidanthera Mac-AA95B1DDAB278B95 iMac19,1 | Apple Inc. Mac-4B682C642B45593E iMac18,1 |
| Northbridge | ||
| Southbridge | ||
| BIOS | Acidanthera 1554.120.15.0.0 | Apple Inc. 529.140.2.0.0 |
| Memory | 32.00 GB DDR4 | 8.00 GB DDR4 |
Single-Core Performance
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-Core Score | 1305 | 929 | 140.5% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| AES-XTS | 1693 | 942 | 179.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Compression | 1302 | 864 | 150.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Compression | 1155 | 939 | 123.0% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Navigation | 1333 | 941 | 141.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| HTML5 | 1088 | 734 | 148.2% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| SQLite | 1134 | 835 | 135.8% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| PDF Rendering | 1217 | 910 | 133.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Rendering | 1198 | 833 | 143.8% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Clang | 1135 | 914 | 124.2% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Camera | 1253 | 930 | 134.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| N-Body Physics | 1180 | 776 | 152.1% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Rigid Body Physics | 1438 | 1105 | 130.1% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Gaussian Blur | 1131 | 874 | 129.4% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Face Detection | 1239 | 939 | 131.9% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Horizon Detection | 1237 | 914 | 135.3% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Inpainting | 2490 | 1715 | 145.2% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| HDR | 2245 | 1708 | 131.4% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Ray Tracing | 1631 | 1245 | 131.0% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Structure from Motion | 1220 | 763 | 159.9% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Speech Recognition | 1409 | 875 | 161.0% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Machine Learning | 1518 | 1037 | 146.4% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
Multi-Core Performance
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Core Score | 9756 | 2160 | 451.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| AES-XTS | 9003 | 3090 | 291.4% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Compression | 12540 | 2363 | 530.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Compression | 11057 | 2318 | 477.0% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Navigation | 6147 | 2112 | 291.1% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| HTML5 | 8419 | 1504 | 559.8% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| SQLite | 9747 | 1842 | 529.2% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| PDF Rendering | 9074 | 2067 | 439.0% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Text Rendering | 8245 | 1691 | 487.6% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Clang | 10323 | 2146 | 481.0% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Camera | 9683 | 1918 | 504.8% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| N-Body Physics | 9563 | 2077 | 460.4% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Rigid Body Physics | 15319 | 3028 | 505.9% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Gaussian Blur | 10286 | 1878 | 547.7% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Face Detection | 11618 | 2252 | 515.9% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Horizon Detection | 10546 | 2205 | 478.3% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Image Inpainting | 15798 | 3506 | 450.6% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| HDR | 18687 | 3685 | 507.1% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Ray Tracing | 15397 | 3184 | 483.6% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Structure from Motion | 10360 | 1714 | 604.4% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Speech Recognition | 6462 | 2004 | 322.5% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
| Machine Learning | 4401 | 1854 | 237.4% |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Early 2019) | |||
| iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2017) | |||
