Comparison of Macintosh models

This is a comparison of Macintosh models, produced by Apple Inc. This list encompasses current models only.

Market matrix

Apple follows a product matrix of having a model of computer for both consumers and professionals, in both desktop and portable configurations. This provides a useful background as to the intended market for each Macintosh product.

Portables	MacBook Air 13.3" model; uses Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processors	MacBook 12.0" model; uses Intel Core M processors	MacBook Pro 13.3" and 15.4" models; uses Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processors
Desktops	Mac Mini Entry-level desktop that ships without keyboard, mouse, or monitor; uses Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processors	iMac All-in-one available in 21.5" and 27" models; uses Intel Core i5 or Intel Core i7 processors	Mac Pro Customizable workstation desktop; uses Intel Xeon processors

Specifications

Head-notes
Pricing

¹ Prices in Euros may vary from country to country; the price for France was used as a rough guide.
² Academic pricing differs in each country and upon where the computer is purchased from.

Hardware

³ Every current Macintosh uses DDR3 SDRAM memory. Dedicated graphics cards in Macs use the PCI Express bus.

Desktops

Model	Processor	Memory	FSB	Storage	RPM	Graphics	VRAM	Display resolution	MSRP
Mac Mini^[1]	1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5	4 GB	5 GT/s	500 GB HDD	5400	Intel HD Graphics 5000	1.5 GB Shared	N/A	$499 (USD) / $599 (CAD) / £479 (GBP) / 549€ (EUR) / $779 (AUD)
iMac 21.5 inch ^[2]	1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5	8 GB	5 GT/s	1 TB HDD	5400	Intel HD Graphics 6000	1.5 GB Shared	1920 × 1080	$1099 (USD) / $1399 (CAD) / £1049 (GBP) / 1249€ (EUR) / $1699 (AUD)
iMac 21.5 inch with 4K Retina Display ^[2]	3.1 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5	8 GB	5 GT/s	1 TB HDD	5400	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200	1.5 GB Shared	4096 × 2304	$1499 (USD) / $1899 (CAD) / £1449 (GBP) / 1699€ (EUR) / $2299 (AUD)
iMac 27 inch with 5K Retina Display	3.2 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5	8 GB	5 GT/s	1 TB HDD	5400	AMD Radeon R9 M380	2 GB	5120 × 2880	$1799 (USD) / $2299 (CAD) / £1749 (GBP) / 2099€ (EUR) / $2799 (AUD)
Mac Pro Quad-Core^[3]	3.7 GHz Quad-core Xeon E5	12 GB	5 GT/s	256 GB PCIe-based flash storage	n/a	Dual AMD FirePro D300	2 GB each	N/A	$2999 (USD) / $3499 (CAD) / £2999 (GBP) / 3399€ (EUR) / $4899 (AUD)
Mac Pro 6-Core^[3]	3.5 GHz 6-core Xeon E5	16 GB	5 GT/s	256 GB PCIe-based flash storage	n/a	Dual AMD FirePro D500	3 GB each	N/A	$3999 (USD) / $4699 (CAD) / £3899 (GBP) / 4599€ (EUR) / $6499 (AUD)

Notebooks

Model	Processor	Memory	FSB	Storage	Graphics	VRAM	Display resolution	MSRP
MacBook Air (1.6 GHz; 13 in)^[4]	1.6 GHz (Dual Core) Core i5	8 GB 1600 MHZ	5 GT/s	128 GB SSD	Intel HD Graphics 6000	1.5 GB Shared	1440 × 900	$999 (USD) / $1199 (CAD) / £949 (GBP) / 1099€ (EUR) / $1249 (AUD)
MacBook (1.1 GHz; 12 in)^[5]	1.1 GHz (Dual Core) Core M	8 GB 1866 MHZ	5 GT/s	256 GB SSD	Intel HD Graphics 515	1.5 GB Shared	2304 × 1440 (Retina Display)	$1299 (USD) / $1649 (CAD) / £1249 (GBP) / 1449€ (EUR) / $1999 (AUD)
MacBook (1.2 GHz; 12 in)^[5]	1.2 GHz (Dual Core) Core M	8 GB 1866 MHZ	5 GT/s	512 GB SSD	Intel HD Graphics 515	1.5 GB Shared	2304 × 1440 (Retina Display)	$1599 (USD) / $1999 (CAD) / £1549 (GBP) / 1799€ (EUR) / $2449 (AUD)
MacBook Pro (2.0 GHz; 13 in)^[6]	2.0 GHz (Dual Core) Core i5	8 GB 1866 MHz	n/a	256 GB SSD	Intel Iris Graphics 540	n/a	2560 × 1600 (Retina Display)	$1499 (USD) / $1899 (CAD) / £1449 (GBP) / 1699€ (EUR) / $2199 (AUD)
MacBook Pro (2.9 GHz; 13 in)^[6]	2.9 GHz (Dual Core) Core i5	8 GB 2133 MHz	n/a	256 GB SSD	Intel Iris Graphics 550	n/a	2560 × 1600 (Retina Display)	$1899 (USD) / $2299 (CAD) / £1749 (GBP) / 1999€ (EUR) / $2699 (AUD)
MacBook Pro (2.6 GHz; 15 in)^[6]	2.6 GHz (Quad Core) Core i7	16 GB 2133 MHz	n/a	256 GB SSD	Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon Pro 450	2 GB	2880 × 1800 (Retina Display)	$2399 (USD) / $2999 (CAD) / £2349 (GBP) / 2699€ (EUR) / $3599 (AUD)
MacBook Pro (2.7 GHz; 15 in)^[6]	2.7 GHz (Quad Core) Core i7	16 GB 2133 MHz	n/a	512 GB SSD	Intel HD Graphics 530 AMD Radeon Pro 455	2 GB	2880 × 1800 (Retina Display)	$2799 (USD) / $3499 (CAD) / £2699 (GBP) / 3199€ (EUR) / $4249 (AUD)
MacBook Pro (2.7 GHz; 13 in)^[6]	2.7 GHz (Dual Core) Core i5	8 GB 1866 MHz	5 GT/s	128 GB SSD	Intel Iris Graphics 6100	1.5 GB Shared	2560 × 1600 (Retina Display)	$1299 (USD) / $1549 (CAD) / £1249 (GBP) / 1449€ (EUR) / $1999 (AUD)
MacBook Pro (2.2 GHz; 15 in)^[6]	2.2 GHz (Quad Core) Core i7	16 GB 1600 MHz	5 GT/s	256 GB SSD	Intel Iris Pro Graphics	1.5 GB Shared	2880 × 1800 (Retina Display)	$1999 (USD) / $2449 (CAD) / £1899 (GBP) / 2249€ (EUR) / $2999 (AUD)

Input/Output

Model	USB	Gigabit Ethernet	AirPort Extreme	Bluetooth	Video interface	SD card slot	Keyboard and mouse	iSight/Facetime Camera	Remote IR receiver
Mac mini^[1]	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	HDMI and Thunderbolt 2	Yes	No	No	Yes
iMac 21.5 in^[2]	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
iMac 21.5 in Retina Display^[2]	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
iMac 27 in^[2]	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mac Pro Quad-Core^[3]	4	2	Yes	Yes	HDMI and Thunderbolt 2	No	No	No	No
Mac Pro 6-Core^[3]	4	2	Yes	Yes	HDMI and Thunderbolt 2	No	No	No	No
MacBook Air^[4]	2	No	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 2	Yes	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook 1.1 GHz	1 USB-C	No	Yes	Yes	HDMI and VGA through USB-C adapter	No	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook 1.2 GHz	1 USB-C	No	Yes	Yes	HDMI and VGA through USB-C adapter	No	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook Pro 13 in 2.0 GHz^[6]	2 USB-C	No	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 3	No	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook Pro 13 in 2.9 GHz^[6]	4 USB-C	No	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 3	No	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook Pro 15 in 2.6 GHz^[6]	4 USB-C	No	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 3	No	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook Pro 15 in 2.7 GHz^[6]	4 USB-C	No	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 3	No	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook Pro 13 in 2.7 GHz^[6]	2	No	Yes	Yes	HDMI and Thunderbolt 2	Yes	Integrated	Yes	No
MacBook Pro 15 in 2.2 GHz^[6]	2	No	Yes	Yes	HDMI and Thunderbolt 2	Yes	Integrated	Yes	No

Physical specifications

Note that all portable models come with MagSafe 2 (besides the MacBook and fourth generation MacBook Pro) power connectors. Also note that the configuration and manufacturing of a specific Mac can slightly alter the mass and weight.

Model	Material	Color	Width	Height	Depth	Mass
Mac Mini^[1]	Aluminum	Silver	19.7 cm / 7.7 in	3.6 cm / 1.4 in	19.7 cm / 7.7 in	1.18 kg / 2.6 lb
iMac 21 in^[2]	Aluminum	Silver, black border around screen	52.8 cm / 20.8 in	44.9 cm / 17.7 in	17.5 cm / 6.9 in	5.7 kg / 12.5 lb
iMac 21 in Retina Display^[2]			52.8 cm / 20.8 in	44.9 cm / 17.7 in	17.5 cm / 6.9 in	5.7 kg / 12.5 lb
iMac 27 in^[2]			65.0 cm / 25.6 in	51.6 cm / 20.3 in	20.3 cm / 8.0 in	9.54 kg / 21.0 lb
Mac Pro^[3]	Aluminum	Gray	16.8 cm / 6.6 in	25.2 cm / 9.9 in	16.8 cm / 6.6 in	5.0 kg / 11.0 lb
MacBook Air^[4]	Aluminum	Silver	32.5 cm / 12.8 in	0.3-1.7 cm / 0.11-0.68 in	22.7 cm / 8.94 in	1.35 kg / 2.9 lb
MacBook	Aluminum	Silver, Gold, Space Gray or Rose Gold with black border around screen	28.05 cm / 11.04 in	0.35-1.31 cm / 0.14-0.52 in	19.65 cm / 7.74 in	0.92 kg / 2.03 lb
MacBook Pro 13 in (2016)^[6]	Aluminum	Silver or Space Gray with black border around screen	30.41 cm / 11.97 in	1.49 cm / 0.59 in	21.24 cm / 8.36 in	1.37 kg / 3.02 lb
MacBook Pro 15 in (2016)^[6]	Aluminum	Silver or Space Gray with black border around screen	34.93 cm / 13.75 in	1.55 cm / 0.61 in	24.07 cm / 9.48 in	1.83 kg / 4.02 lb
MacBook Pro 13 in (2015)^[6]	Aluminum	Silver with black border around screen	31.4 cm / 12.35 in	1.8 cm / 0.71 in	21.9 cm / 8.62 in	1.58 kg / 3.48 lb
MacBook Pro 15 in (2015)^[6]	Aluminum	Silver with black border around screen	35.89 cm / 14.13 in	1.8 cm / 0.71 in	24.71 cm / 9.73 in	2.04 kg / 4.49 lb

Expansion

Model	Memory slots	Memory Max	User-replaceable HDD/SSD?	HDD/SSD bays	Expansion slots
Mac Mini^[1]	No	16 GB	No	1	No
iMac^[2]	None (21.5"), 4 (27")	16 GB (21.5"), 32 GB (27")	No	1	No
Mac Pro^[3]	4	64 GB	No	1	No
MacBook Air^[4]	No	8 GB	No	1	No
MacBook	No	8 GB	No	No	No
MacBook Pro (2016)^[6]	No	16 GB	No	No	No
MacBook Pro (2015)^[6]	No	16 GB	No	1	No

History

This is current as of October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27).

Model	Announced	Released	Last revision
Mac Mini	January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11) ^[7]	January 29, 2005 (2005-01-29)	October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)
iMac	May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06)	August 15, 1998 (1998-08-15)	October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
Mac Pro	August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07)	August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07)	December 19, 2013 (2013-12-19)
MacBook Air	January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)	January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
MacBook	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)	April 10, 2015 (2015-04-10)	April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)
MacBook Pro 13.3 in	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)
MacBook Pro 13.3 in with Touch Bar	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	November 2016 (2016-11)	November 2016 (2016-11)
MacBook Pro 15.4 in with Touch Bar	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	November 2016 (2016-11)	November 2016 (2016-11)
MacBook Pro 13.3 in with Retina Display	October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)	October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)	March 9, 2015 (2015-03-09)
MacBook Pro 15.4 in with Retina Display	June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11)	June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11)	May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)

Software

All Macintosh computers are preloaded with macOS.

References

1 2 3 4 "Mac Mini". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "iMac". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mac Pro". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "MacBook Air". Retrieved October 27, 2016.
1 2 "MacBook". Retrieved October 27, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "MacBook Pro". Retrieved October 27, 2016.
↑ "Press Info - Apple Introduces Mac mini". Apple. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

External links

Official Mac mini site
Mac mini detailed technical specifications
Official iMac site
iMac detailed technical specifications
Official Mac Pro site
Mac Pro detailed technical specifications
Official MacBook site
MacBook detailed technical specifications
Official MacBook Pro site
MacBook Pro detailed technical specifications
Official MacBook Air site
MacBook Air detailed technical specifications
Mactracker (software - free) provides detailed information on every Apple Macintosh computer ever made

Apple hardware since 1998

Consumer desktop/all-in-ones	eMac iMac G3 G4 G5 Intel-based Mac Mini

Professional tower/desktop	Mac Pro Power Macintosh G3 Beige G3 Blue & White G4 G4 Cube G5 Xserve

Consumer notebook	iBook MacBook Retina MacBook Air

Professional notebooks	PowerBook G3 G4 MacBook Pro

Consumer electronics	Apple TV Apple Watch Displays Thunderbolt Cinema Studio iPad 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Air Air 2 iPad Mini 1st 2 3 4 iPad Pro iPhone 1st 3G 3GS 4 4S 5 5C 5S 6 / 6 Plus 6S / 6S Plus SE 7 / 7 Plus iPod Classic Photo Mini iPod+HP Shuffle Nano Touch Newton MessagePad eMate 300

Accessories	AirPort Express Extreme Time Capsule iPod Click Wheel iPod Hi-Fi Nike+ iSight Keyboard Wireless Magic Trackpad Magic Magic 2 Mouse USB Pro Wireless Mighty Magic Magic 2 Pencil Remote Siri Remote SuperDrive USB Modem Xserve RAID

Apple hardware before 1998

Apple hardware

Mac

Desktop

Current	iMac Mac Pro Mac Mini

Discontinued	Apple I Apple II series Apple III Apple Lisa Compact Macintosh Macintosh II series Macintosh SE Macintosh SE/30 Macintosh Classic Macintosh LC Macintosh LCII Macintosh Quadra Macintosh Performa Macintosh Centris Power Mac eMac

Laptop

Current	MacBook (Retina) MacBook Air MacBook Pro

Discontinued	Macintosh Portable PowerBook iBook MacBook (pre-2015)

Server

Discontinued	Apple Workgroup Server Apple Network Server Xserve Mac Mini Server Mac Pro Server

Devices

Current	Apple TV Apple Watch Series 1 Series 2 iPad Air 2 iPad Mini 2 4 iPad Pro iPhone 6S / 6S Plus SE 7 / 7 Plus iPod Nano Shuffle Touch

Discontinued	Interactive Television Box Apple Watch (1st) iPad 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Air iPad Mini 1st 3 iPhone 1st 3G 3GS 4 4S 5 5C 5S 6 / 6 Plus iPod Classic iPod Hi-Fi iPod Mini Newton Apple Pippin PowerCD Apple QuickTake

Accessories

Current	AirPort AirPort Express Router AirPort Extreme Router AirPort Time Capsule Magic Mouse 2 Magic Trackpad 2 Apple Pencil Smart Keyboard Remote Siri Remote External SuperDrive Magic Keyboard

Discontinued	Displays Thunderbolt Cinema Studio Drives iSight Modems Printers Scanners Mighty Mouse Magic Mouse Magic Trackpad Apple Wireless Keyboard

Apple Mobile Processors

64-bit	Apple A7 Apple A8 Apple A8X Apple A9 Apple A9X Apple A10 Fusion

32-bit	Apple A4 Apple A5 Apple A5X Apple A6 Apple A6X Apple S1 Apple S2

Apple Inc.

Founders

Board of
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Former	Fred D. Anderson Gil Amelio Bill Campbell Mickey Drexler Larry Ellison Steve Jobs Delano Lewis Mike Markkula Arthur Rock Eric Schmidt John Sculley Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Jerry York

Executives

Current	Tim Cook (CEO) Jonathan Ive (CDO) Jeff Williams (COO) Luca Maestri (CFO) Angela Ahrendts Philip W. Schiller Eddy Cue Craig Federighi Dan Riccio Johny Srouji Bruce Sewell Lisa Jackson Paul Deneve

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Support	AppleCare Apple Specialist Certifications Genius Bar ProCare One to One

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Hardware	Macintosh Intel transition iPod Nano Shuffle Touch iPhone iPad Mini Air Pro Apple TV Apple Watch Apple SIM Apple Mobile Processors

Software	Classic Mac OS macOS History Server Software iOS Version history tvOS watchOS Core Foundation Developer Tools Final Cut Studio Logic Studio QuickTime CarPlay

Companies

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