Mac Hardware and Display Overview

This Mac hardware and display overview describes popular Apple Macintosh models and color monitors of other manufacturers with typical characteristics.

Please choose your Apple Macintosh computer or monitor, to get more information as the processor, display type, screen size or resolution. This data helps you filling out the Mac survey.

Apple desktop:		Mac Pro \| Power Mac \| iMac \| Mac mini \| eMac \| Other Mac (Xserve & Cube)
Apple portable:		MacBook Pro \| MacBook \| MacBook Air \| PowerBook \| iBook
Apple monitor:		Cinema & Studio Display
Other monitor:		LCD flat-panel display (TFT) \| CRT display

The following list is not exhaustive and includes primarily current Apple products and common desktop displays of well known brands as Eizo, LaCie, LG Electronics, Philips, Samsung, Sony or ViewSonic.

Apple Mac Pro

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate
	Mac Pro	Xeon	Quad 2.8 GHz (quad-core), 8-core 2.8 - 3.2 GHz (quad-core)
		Xeon	Quad 2.0 - 3.0 GHz (dual-core), 8-core 3.0 GHz (quad-core)

Mac Pro chips: 2.0, 2.66 and 3.0 GHz Dual Core Xeon 51x0 and 3.0 GHz Quad Core Xeon X5365; 2.8, 3.0 and 3.2 GHz Quad Core Xeon 5400 series from Intel.

Apple Power Mac

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate
	Power Mac G5	PowerPC G5	2.0 - Quad 2.5 GHz (dual-core)
		PowerPC G5	1.6 - Dual 2.7 GHz
	Power Mac G4	PowerPC G4	350 MHz - Dual 1.42 GHz
	Power Mac G3	PowerPC G3	233 - 450 MHz

Power Mac G5 chips: 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 GHz PPC 970; 1.8, 2.0, 2.3, 2.5 and 2.7 GHz PPC 907fx; 2.0, 2.3 and 2.5 GHz PPC 970MP from IBM.

Power Mac G4 chips: 350, 400, 450 and 500 MHz PPC 7400; 466 and 533 MHz PPC 7410; 667, 733, 800, 867 MHz PPC 7450; 800, 867, 933 MHz, 1.0, 1.25 and 1.42 GHz PPC 7455 from Motorola.

Power Mac G3 chips: 233, 266, 300, 333, 350, 400 and 450 MHz PPC 750 from IBM or Motorola.

Apple iMac

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate	Screen	Resolution
	iMac (Alu)	Core 2 Duo	2.0 - 2.66 GHz	20" TFT	1680 x 1050
		Core 2 Duo	2.4 - 3.06 GHz	24" TFT	1920 x 1200
		Core 2 Extreme	2.8 GHz	24" TFT	1920 x 1200
	iMac (Intel)	Core, Core 2 Duo	1.83 - 2.0 GHz	17" TFT	1440 x 900
		Core, Core 2 Duo	2.0 - 2.16 GHz	20" TFT	1680 x 1050
		Core 2 Duo	2.16 - 2.33 GHz	24" TFT	1920 x 1200
	iMac G5	PowerPC G5	1.6 - 2.0 GHz	17" TFT	1440 x 900
		PowerPC G5	1.8 - 2.1 GHz	20" TFT	1680 x 1050
	iMac G4	PowerPC G4	700 MHz - 1.0 GHz	15" TFT	1024 x 768
		PowerPC G4	800 MHz - 1.25 GHz	17" TFT	1440 x 900
		PowerPC G4	1.25 GHz	20" TFT	1680 x 1050
	iMac	PowerPC G3	233 - 700 MHz	15" CRT	800 x 600, 1024 x 768

iMac (Alu) chips: 2.0 and 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo T7x00; 2.8 GHz Core 2 Extreme X7900; 2.4, 2.66, 2.8 and 3.06 GHz 45nm Penryn Core 2 Duo T??? from Intel.

iMac (Intel) chips: 1.83 and 2.0 GHz Core Duo T2x00; 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo T5600; 2.0, 2.16 and 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo T7x00 from Intel.

iMac G5 chips: 1.6 and 1.8 GHz PPC 970; 1.9, 2.0 and 2.1 GHz PPC 970fx from IBM.

iMac G4 chips: 700 MHz PPC 7441; 800 MHz, 1.0, and 1.25 GHz PCC 7445 from Motorola.

iMac G3 chips: 233, 266, 300, 333, 350, 400, 450 and 500 MHz PPC 750; 500, 600 and 700 MHz PPC 750cx from IBM or Motorola.

Apple Mac mini

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate
	Mac mini (Intel)	Core 2 Duo	1.83 - 2.0 GHz
		Core Duo	1.66 - 1.83 GHz
		Core Solo	1.5 GHz
	Mac mini	PowerPC G4	1.25 - 1.5 GHz

Mac mini (Intel) chips: 1.5 GHz Core Solo T1x00; 1.66, 1.83 and 2.0 GHz Core Duo T2x00; 1.83 and 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo Txx00 from Intel.

Mac mini G4 chips: 1.25, 1.33, 1.42 and 1.5 GHz PPC 7447a from Freescale.

Apple eMac

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate	Screen	Resolution
	eMac	PowerPC G4	700 MHz - 1.42 GHz	17" CRT	800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864, 1280 x 960

eMac G4 chips: 700 and 800 MHz PPC 7441; 800 MHz and 1.0 PPC 7445; 1.25 and 1.42 GHz PPC 7447a from Motorola or Freescale.

Apple MacBook Pro

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate	Screen¹⁾	Resolution
	MacBook Pro	Core 2 Duo	2.2 - 2.6 GHz	15.4" TFT	1440 x 900
		Core, Core 2 Duo	1.66 - 2.33 GHz	15.4" TFT	1440 x 900
		Core 2 Duo	2.4 - 2.6 GHz	17" TFT	1920 x 1200
		Core 2 Duo	2.4 - 2.6 GHz	17" TFT	1680 x 1050
		Core, Core 2 Duo	2.16 - 2.33 GHz	17" TFT	1680 x 1050

¹⁾ Widescreen display with anti-glare coating for a matte screen experience or a glossy display for richer colors and deeper blacks. Newer Santa Rosa models use LED backlighting instead of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL).

MacBook Pro chips: 1.66 GHz Core Duo L2400; 1.83, 2.0 and 2.16 GHz Core Duo T2x00; 2.16 and 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo T7x00; 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo T7x00; 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 GHz 45nm Penryn Core 2 Duo T9x00 from Intel.

Apple MacBook

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate	Screen	Resolution
	MacBook	Core 2 Duo	2.0 - 2.4 GHz	13.3" TFT	1280 x 800
		Core, Core 2 Duo	1.83 - 2.16 GHz	13.3" TFT	1280 x 800

MacBook chips: 1.83 and 2.0 GHz Core Duo T2x00; 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo T5600; 2.0 and 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo T7x00; 2.0 and 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo T7x00; 2.1 and 2.4 GHz 45nm Penryn Core 2 Duo T8x00 from Intel.

Apple MacBook Air

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate	Screen	Resolution
	MacBook	Core 2 Duo	1.6 - 1.8 GHz	13.3" TFT	1280 x 800

MacBook Air micro-chips: 1.6 and 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo L7x00 from Intel.

Apple PowerBook

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate	Screen	Resolution
	PowerBook G4 (Al)	PowerPC G4	867 - 1.5 GHz	12" TFT	1024 x 768
		PowerPC G4	1.0 - 1.67 GHz	15" TFT	1280 x 854
		PowerPC G4	1.67 GHz	15" TFT	1440 x 960
		PowerPC G4	1.0 - 1.67 GHz	17" TFT	1440 x 900
		PowerPC G4	1.67 GHz	17" TFT	1680 x 1050
	PowerBook G4 (Ti)	PowerPC G4	667 MHz - 1.0 GHz	15" TFT	1280 x 854
		PowerPC G4	400 - 667 MHz	15" TFT	1152 x 768
	PowerBook G3	PowerPC G3	250 - 500 MHz	14" TFT	1024 x 768

PowerBook G4 chips: 400 and 500 MHz PPC 7410; 550 and 667 MHz PPC 7440; 667 and 800 MHz PPC 7451; 867 MHz and 1.0 GHz PPC 7455; 1.0, 1.25 and 1.33 GHz PPC 7447; 1.33, 1.5 and 1.67 GHz PPC 7447a from Motorola or Freescale. Unfortunately no Freescale MPC 7448 PowerPC processor.

PowerBook G3 chips: 233, 250, 266, 292, 300, 333, 400 and 500 MHz PPC 750 from IBM or Motorola.

Apple iBook

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate	Screen	Resolution
	iBook G4	PowerPC G4	800 MHz - 1.33 GHz	12" TFT	1024 x 768
		PowerPC G4	933 MHz - 1.42 GHz	14" TFT	1024 x 768
	iBook	PowerPC G3	500 - 900 MHz	12" TFT	1024 x 768
		PowerPC G3	600 - 900 MHz	14" TFT	1024 x 768
	iBook	PowerPC G3	300 - 466 MHz	12" TFT	800 x 600

iBook G4 chips: 800, 933 MHz and 1.0 GHz PPC 7457; 1.0, 1.2, 1.33 and 1.42 GHz PPC 7447a from Motorola or Freescale.

iBook G3 chips: 300 and 366 MHz PPC 750; 366, 466, 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900 MHz PPC 750cx from IBM or Motorola.

Other Apple Macintosh (with server)

Icon	Model	Processor	Clock rate
	Xserve (Intel)	Xeon	Quad 2.8 GHz (quad-core), 8-core 2.8 - 3.0 GHz (quad-core)
		Xeon	Quad 2.0 - 2.66 GHz (dual-core)
	Xserve G5	PowerPC G5	2.0 - Dual 2.3 GHz
	Xserve G4	PowerPC G4	1.0 - Dual 1.33 GHz
	Power Mac G4 Cube	PowerPC G4	450 - 500 MHz

Xserve (Intel) chips: 2.0 and 2.66 GHz Dual-core Xeon 5130 series; 2.8 and 3.0 GHz Quad Core Xeon 5400 series from Intel.

Xserve G5 chips: 2.0 and 2.3 GHz PPC 970fx from IBM. Xserve G4 chips: 1.0 and 1.33 GHz PPC 7455 from Motorola.

Cube G4 chips: 450 and 500 MHz PPC 7400 from Motorola.

Apple Cinema & Studio Display

Icon	Model	Screen type	Size	Resolution
	Cinema Display	TFT LCD	20"	1680 x 1050
	Cinema Display	TFT LCD	22"	1600 x 1024
	Cinema HD Display	TFT LCD	23"	1920 x 1200
	Cinema HD Display	TFT LCD	30"	2560 x 1600
	Studio Display	TFT LCD	15"	1024 x 768
	Studio Display	TFT LCD	17"	1280 x 1024
	Studio Display CRT	CRT tube	17"	800 x 600, 832 x 624, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 870

LCD flat-panel display (TFT)

Icon	Screen type	Size	Native resolution
	TFT LCD	15"	1024 x 768
	TFT LCD	17"	1280 x 1024
	TFT LCD	18"	1280 x 1024
	TFT LCD	19"	1280 x 1024
	TFT LCD	20"	1600 x 1200
	TFT LCD	21"	1600 x 1200
	TFT LCD	23"	1920 x 1200

CRT display

Icon	Screen type	Size	Resolutions
	CRT tube	17"	800 x 600, 832 x 624, 1024 x 768, 1152 x 864, 1280 x 960, 1280 x 1024
	CRT tube	19"	1024 x 768, 1152 x 870, 1280 x 960, 1280 x 1024
	CRT tube	20"	1024 x 768, 1152 x 870, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200
	CRT tube	21"	1024 x 768, 1152 x 870, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536
	CRT tube	22"	1024 x 768, 1152 x 870, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536
	CRT tube	24"	1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200, 1920 x 1200, 2048 x 1536

For TFT-LCD displays the optimal or native resolution and for CRT monitors are typical settings are shown, which can differ according to the used graphics card. Resolutions smaller than 800 by 600 pixel are no longer accounted.

The viewable screen size of cathode ray tube displays is mostly smaller, than the value for the diagonal specified by the manufacturer (e.g. a 17 inch CRT screen has a viewable diagonal of only 16 inch). To the table of contents

Macintosh Databases

Specifications of old and new Mac models.

EveryMac.com
All Macs and displays with technical and configura-
tion details.

The Apple Museum
More than 350 Mac products and the history of Apple Computer.

Apple-History.com
Mac systems by year, family and processor type.

Mactracker
Software with data for every Mac OS computer ever made.

Resolution comparison with the 17" eMac CRT

Survey Glossary

AAC:: Advanced Audio Coding
ADC:: Apple Display Connector
Al:: Aluminium
Bit:: Binary Digit
cm:: Centimeter
CPU:: Central Processing Unit
CRT:: Cathode Ray Tube
DVI:: Digital Visual Interface
GHz:: Gigahertz
HD:: High Definition
inch:: 1 inch = 1" = 2.54 cm
LCD:: Liquid Crystal Display
MHz:: Megahertz
MP3:: MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) Layer 3
OS:: Operating System
Pixel:: Picture Element
PPC:: PowerPC processor
RISC:: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
TFT:: Thin Film Transistor
Ti:: Titanium
VGA:: Video Graphics Array
Wi-Fi:: Wireless fidelity
1024 x 768:: Screen width and height in pixel (e.g. 1024 by 768)

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