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MacBook Pro 13-in. (2020, four ports)

MacBook Pro 16-in.

iMac 21.5-in.

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iMac 27-in. (Retina 5K)

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MBP2019_16

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IMAC_2020_27_STAND

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Display

13.3”

Retina display¹

13.3”

Retina display¹

13.3”

display¹

13.3”

Retina display¹

13.3”

Retina display¹

13.3”

Retina display¹

13.3”

Retina display¹

16”

Retina display¹

21.5”

display¹

21.5”

Retina 4K display¹

27”

Retina 5K display¹

27”

Retina 5K display¹

Processor

8-core

Apple M1 chip

Up to

4-core

Intel Core i7 processor

Up to

2-core

Intel Core i7 processor

8-core

Apple M1 chip

Up to

4-core

Intel Core i7 processor

Up to

2-core

Intel Core i7 processor

Up to

4-core

Intel Core i7 processor

Up to

8-core

Intel Core i9 processor

2-core

Intel Core i5 processor

Up to

6-core

Intel Core i7 processor

Up to

10-core

Intel Core i9 processor

Up to

18-core

Intel Xeon W processor

8-core

Apple M1 chip

Up to

6-core

Intel Core i7 processor

Up to

2-core

Intel Core i7 processor

Up to

28-core

Intel Xeon W processor

Memory

Up to

16GB

unified memory

Up to

16GB

memory

8GB

memory

Up to

16GB

unified memory

Up to

16GB

memory

Up to

16GB

memory

Up to

32GB

memory

Up to

64GB

memory

Up to

16GB

memory

Up to

32GB

memory

Up to

128GB

memory

Up to

256GB

memory

Up to

16GB

unified memory

Up to

64GB

memory

Up to

16GB

memory

Up to

1.5TB

memory

Storage

Up to

2TB

storage²

Up to

2TB

storage²

Up to

512GB

storage²

Up to

2TB

storage²

Up to

2TB

storage²

Up to

1TB

storage²

Up to

4TB

storage²

Up to

8TB

storage²

Up to

1TB

storage²

Up to

1TB

storage²

Up to

8TB

storage²

Up to

4TB

storage²

Up to

2TB

storage²

Up to

2TB

storage²

Up to

2TB

storage²

Up to

8TB

storage²

Battery

Up to

18 hrs

battery life⁴

Up to

12 hrs

battery life⁴

Up to

12 hrs

battery life⁴

Up to

20 hrs

battery life⁴

Up to

10 hrs

battery life⁴

Up to

10 hrs

battery life⁴

Up to

10 hrs

battery life⁴

Up to

11 hrs

battery life⁴

Touch

Touch ID

Touch Bar and Touch ID

Compute

Processor

Apple M1 chip
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
Up to 8-core GPU
16-core Neural Engine

1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3
1.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz

1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz

Apple M1 chip
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
8-core GPU
16-core Neural Engine

1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz

2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz

2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz

2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
2.3GHz 8-core Intel Core i9
2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9
Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz

2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz

3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3
3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz

3.1GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
3.3GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
3.8GHz 8-core Intel Core i7
3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9
Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz

3.0GHz 10-core Intel Xeon W
2.5GHz 14-core Intel Xeon W
2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W
Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz

Apple M1 chip
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
8-core GPU
16-core Neural Engine

3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3
3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz

1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7

3.5GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W
3.3GHz 12-core Intel Xeon W
3.2GHz 16-core Intel Xeon W
2.7GHz 24-core Intel Xeon W
2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W
Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz

Graphics

Intel Iris Plus Graphics

Intel HD Graphics 6000

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

Intel Iris Graphics 540

Intel Iris Plus Graphics

Intel UHD Graphics 630 (all configurations)

AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

Radeon Pro 555X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
Radeon Pro Vega 20 with 4GB of HBM2 memory

Radeon Pro 5300 with 4GB of GDDR6 memory
Radeon Pro 5500 XT with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
Radeon Pro 5700 with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory

Radeon Pro Vega 56 with 8GB of HBM2 memory
Radeon Pro Vega 64 with 16GB of HBM2 memory
Radeon Pro Vega 64X with 16GB of HBM2 memory

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Intel HD Graphics 5000
Intel Iris Graphics

One Radeon Pro 580X MPX Module with 8GB of GDDR5 memory
One or two Radeon Pro W5500X MPX Modules with 8GB of GDDR6 memory each
One or two Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Modules with 16GB of GDDR6 memory each
One or two Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Modules with 32GB of HBM2 memory each
One or two Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Modules with 64GB of HBM2 memory each

Memory

8GB
16GB

8GB

8GB
16GB

16GB
32GB

16GB
32GB
64GB

8GB
16GB

8GB
16GB
32GB

8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB

32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB

8GB
16GB

8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB

4GB
8GB
16GB

32GB
48GB
96GB
192GB
384GB
768GB
1.5TB

Storage²

256GB SSD
512GB SSD
1TB SSD
2TB SSD

128GB SSD
256GB SSD
512GB SSD

256GB SSD
512GB SSD
1TB SSD
2TB SSD

256GB SSD
512GB SSD
1TB SSD

512GB SSD
1TB SSD
2TB SSD
4TB SSD

512GB SSD
1TB SSD
2TB SSD
4TB SSD
8TB SSD

256GB SSD
1TB Fusion Drive

256GB SSD
512GB SSD
1TB SSD
1TB Fusion Drive

256GB SSD
512GB SSD
1TB SSD
2TB SSD
4TB SSD
8TB SSD

1TB SSD
2TB SSD
4TB SSD

256GB SSD
512GB SSD
1TB SSD
2TB SSD

500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
1TB 5400-rpm hard drive
1TB Fusion Drive
2TB Fusion Drive
256GB SSD
512GB SSD
1TB SSD

256GB SSD
1TB SSD
2TB SSD
4TB SSD
8TB SSD

Display

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology

16-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display
Configurable with nano-texture glass

27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display

Support for one display up to 6K and one display up to 4K (sold separately)

Support for up to three 4K displays or one 5K display and one 4K display (sold separately)

Support for up to two displays with up to 2560 by 1600 pixels

Support for up to 12 4K displays, six 5K displays, or six Pro Display XDRs depending on configuration selected (displays sold separately)

Retina display

Widescreen display

Retina display

Widescreen display

Retina 4K display

Retina 5K display

2560 by 1600 pixels

1440 by 900 pixels

2560 by 1600 pixels

3072 by 1920 pixels

1920 by 1280 pixels

4096 by 2304 pixels

5120 by 2880 pixels

400 nits brightness

300 nits brightness

500 nits brightness

320 nits brightness

500 nits brightness

Wide color (P3)

Full standard color (sRGB)

Standard color (sRGB)

Wide color (P3)

Standard color (sRGB)

Wide color (P3)

True Tone technology

Size and Weight³

Height

0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)

0.11–0.68 inch (0.3–1.7 cm)

0.61 inch (1.56 cm)

0.59 inch (1.49 cm)

0.61 inch (1.56 cm)

0.64 inch (1.62 cm)

17.7 inches (45.0 cm)

20.3 inches (51.6 cm)

1.4 inches (3.6 cm)

20.8 inches (52.9 cm) tower; 8.67 inches (22.02 cm) rack (5U)

Width

11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

12.8 inches (32.5 cm)

11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

14.09 inches (35.79 cm)

20.8 inches (52.8 cm)

25.6 inches (65.0 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

8.58 inches (21.8 cm) tower; 18.98 inches (48.2 cm) rack

Depth

8.36 inches (21.24 cm)

8.94 inches (22.7 cm)

8.36 inches (21.24 cm)

9.68 inches (24.59 cm)

6.9 inches (17.5 cm)

8 inches (20.3 cm)

7.7 inches (19.7 cm)

17.7 inches (45.0 cm) tower; 21.24 inches (53.95 cm) rack

Weight

2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)

2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)

3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)

3.1 pounds (1.4 kg)

3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)

3.1 pounds (1.4 kg)

4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)

12.0 pounds (5.44 kg)

12.1 pounds (5.48 kg)

19.7 pounds (8.92 kg)

21.5 pounds (9.7 kg)

2.6 pounds (1.2 kg)

2.9 pounds (1.3 kg)

39.7 pounds (18.0 kg) tower; 38.8 pounds (17.6 kg) rack

Camera

720p FaceTime HD camera

FaceTime HD camera

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers
Wide stereo sound
Support for Dolby Atmos playback

Stereo speakers

Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Wide stereo sound
Support for Dolby Atmos playback

Stereo speakers with high dynamic range

Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Wide stereo sound
Support for Dolby Atmos playback

High-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers
Wide stereo sound
Support for Dolby Atmos playback

Stereo speakers

Speaker

Microphone

Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Dual microphones

Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming

Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Dual microphones

Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

Microphone

Studio-quality three-mic array

Four microphones

Headphone

3.5 mm headphone jack

Audio line out/3.5 mm headphone jack (digital/analog)

3.5 mm headphone jack

Multichannel

HDMI 2.0 port supports multichannel audio output

HDMI port supports multichannel audio output

Minijack

Audio line in minijack (digital/analog)

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

Backlit keyboard with:

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

Magic Keyboard or Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

Space Gray Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (sold separately)

Space Gray Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (sold separately)

Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (sold separately)

Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement

65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement

78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys

65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement

Magic Mouse 2 or Magic Trackpad 2

Space Gray Magic Mouse 2 or Space Gray Magic Trackpad 2

Magic Mouse 2 or Magic Trackpad 2 (sold separately)

Space Gray Magic Mouse 2 or Space Gray Magic Trackpad 2 (sold separately)

Magic Mouse 2 or Magic Trackpad 2 (sold separately)

Magic Mouse 2 or Magic Trackpad 2

Touch ID sensor

Touch Bar
Touch ID sensor

Ambient light sensor

Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three‑finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Wireless

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6

802.11ac Wi-Fi

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6

802.11ac Wi-Fi

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6

802.11ac Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Ports

Thunderbolt

Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports

Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports

Thunderbolt 2 port

Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports

Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports

Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports

Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports

Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports

Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports

Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports

Two Thunderbolt 2 ports

Up to 12 Thunderbolt 3
(USB-C) ports depending on configuration selected

USB

Two USB-A ports

Four USB-A ports

Two USB-A ports

Four USB-A ports

Two USB 3 ports

Hdmi

HDMI 2.0 port

HDMI port

Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet or 10Gb Ethernet

10Gb Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet or optional 10Gb Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

Dual 10Gb Ethernet

SDXC

SDXC card slot

SDXC card slot (UHS-II)

SDXC card slot

Eight PCI Express expansion slots (open slot availability depends on configuration selected)

Secure Authentication

Touch ID sensor

Touch Bar and Touch ID sensor

Apple Pay

Pay with your Mac on the web

Video Calling

FaceTime video

Initiate video calls over Wi-Fi to any FaceTime-enabled device

Initiate video calls over Wi-Fi to any FaceTime-enabled device⁵

Audio Calling

FaceTime audio

Initiate audio calls over Wi-Fi to any FaceTime-enabled device

Initiate audio calls over Wi-Fi to any FaceTime-enabled device⁶

Wi-Fi calling

Siri

Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more

Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more⁶

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Hey Siri”

Power and Battery⁴

Up to 15 hours wireless web

Up to 11 hours wireless web

Up to 12 hours wireless web

Up to 17 hours wireless web

Up to 10 hours wireless web

Up to 11 hours wireless web

Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 12 hours iTunes movie playback

Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 10 hours iTunes movie playback

Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Integrated 49.9-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

Integrated 54-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

Integrated 58.2-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

Integrated 54.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

Integrated 58.0-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

Integrated 100-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

30W USB-C Power Adapter

45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter

61W USB-C Power Adapter

96W USB-C Power Adapter

USB-C power port

Tech Specs

Product

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

MacBook Air (Retina, 2020)

MacBook Air (2017)

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(2020, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(2016, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(2020, four ports)

MacBook Pro 16-in.

iMac 21.5-in.

iMac 21.5-in.
(Retina 4K)

iMac 27-in.
(Retina 5K)

iMac Pro

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Mac mini (2018)

Mac mini (Late 2014)

Mac Pro

Tech specs

All Mac models

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

MacBook Air (Retina, 2020)

MacBook Air (2017)

MacBook Pro 13-in. (M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro 13-in.(2020, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in. (2016, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in. (2020, four ports)

MacBook Pro 16-in.

iMac 21.5-in.

iMac 21.5-in.
(Retina 4K)

iMac 27-in.
(Retina 5K)

iMac Pro

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Mac mini (2018)

Mac mini (Late 2014)

Mac Pro

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MBP2020_13_INTEL

MBP2019_16

MHK03

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IMACPRO

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MACMINI_INTEL

MACPRO2019_MAIN

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Touch ID

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display¹

Apple M1 chip

Up to 2TB storage²

2.8 pounds³

Touch ID

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display¹

Up to 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 2TB storage²

2.8 pounds³

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen display¹

Up to 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 512GB storage²

2.96 pounds³

Touch Bar and Touch ID

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display¹

Apple M1 chip

Up to 2TB storage²

3.0 pounds³

Touch Bar and Touch ID

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display¹

Up to 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 2TB storage²

3.1 pounds³

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display¹

Up to 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 1TB storage²

3.0 pounds³

Touch Bar and Touch ID

13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display¹

Up to 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 4TB storage²

3.1 pounds³

Touch Bar and Touch ID

16-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display¹

Up to 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 processor

Up to 8TB storage²

4.3 pounds³

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display¹

2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor

Up to 1TB storage²

21.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina 4K display¹

Up to 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 1TB storage²

27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina 5K display¹

Up to 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 processor

Up to 8TB storage²

27-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina 5K display¹

Up to 2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W processor

Up to 4TB storage²

Apple M1 chip

Up to 2TB storage²

Up to 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 2TB storage²

Up to 3.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor

Up to 2TB storage²

Up to 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W processor

Up to 8TB storage²

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Compare Mac models

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

MacBook Air (Retina, 2020)

MacBook Air (2017)

MacBook Pro 13-in. (M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro 13-in. (2020, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in. (2016, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in. (2020, four ports)

MacBook Pro 16-in.

iMac 21.5-in.

iMac 21.5-in. (Retina 4K)

iMac 27-in. (Retina 5K)

iMac Pro

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Mac mini (2018)

Mac mini (Late 2014)

Mac Pro

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(2020, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(2016, two ports)

MacBook Pro 13-in.
(2020, four ports)

iMac 21.5-in.
(Retina 4K)

iMac 27-in.
(Retina 5K)