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.

v t e	Consumer		Professional
Portables	MacBook Air File:MacBook Air 2017 y 2018 (46040991591).jpg 13.3" (retina) model; uses Intel Core i5 processors		MacBook Pro File:Late 2016 MacBook Pro.jpg 13.3" (retina P3) and 15.4" (retina P3) models; use Intel Core i5, i7, or i9 processors
Desktops	Mac Mini File:Mac Mini 2010.png Entry-level desktop; uses Intel Core i3, i5, or i7 processors	iMac File:Imac 16-9.png 21.5" (non-retina and 4K P3) and 27" (5K P3) models; use Intel Core i5, i7 or i9 processors	iMac Pro File:IMac Pro.svg 27" (5K P3) model; uses Intel Xeon W processors	Mac Pro File:2013 Mac Pro.png Customizable workstation desktop; uses Intel Xeon E5 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 desktop uses DDR4 SDRAM memory.^{[citation needed]} Dedicated graphics cards in Macs use the PCI Express bus.

Desktops (not all of macbooks)

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^[2]	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	16 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 2133 MHz	5 GT/s	128 GB SSD	Intel UHD Graphics 617	1.5 GB shared	2560 × 1600	$1099 (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		256 GB SSD	Intel HD Graphics 515		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			512 GB SSD	Intel HD Graphics 515		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		n/a	256 GB SSD	Intel Iris Graphics 540	n/a^{[citation needed]}	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			Intel Iris Graphics 550	n/a^{[citation needed]}	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			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		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 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
iMac 21.5 in Retina Display^[2]	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
iMac 27 in^[2]	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Thunderbolt 3	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 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.^{[citation needed]} 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	Photo
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 21.5 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	File:Imac 16-9.png
iMac 21.5 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	Black	16.8 cm / 6.6 in	25.2 cm / 9.9 in	16.8 cm / 6.6 in	5.0 kg / 11.0 lb	File:2013 Mac Pro.png
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	File:MacBook Air Mid 2012.png
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"), 64 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	16 GB	No	No	No
MacBook Pro (2017)^[6]	No	16 GB	No	No	No
MacBook Pro (2015)^[6]	No	16 GB	No	1	No

History

Model	Announced	Released	Last revision
Mac Mini	January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)^[7]	January 29, 2005 (2005-01-29)	November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)
iMac Pro	June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05)	December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14)
iMac	May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06)	August 15, 1998 (1998-08-15)	March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19)
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)	July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
MacBook Pro 13 in with Touch Bar (4th gen)	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	November 2016 (2016-11)	July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
MacBook Pro 15 in with Touch Bar (4th gen)	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	November 2016 (2016-11)	May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)

Software

All Macintosh computers are preloaded with macOS.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Mac Mini". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 "iMac". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 "Mac Pro". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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↑ "Press Info - Apple Introduces Mac mini" (Press release). Apple Inc. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

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[7] "Press Info - Apple Introduces Mac mini" (Press release). Apple Inc. 2005-01-11. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

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v t e Apple hardware since 1998
Consumer desktop/all-in-ones	eMac iMac G3 G4 G5 Intel-based Mac Mini
Professional tower/desktops	iMac Pro Mac Pro Power Macintosh G3 G4 G4 Cube G5 Xserve
Consumer notebooks	iBook MacBook 2006–2012 2015–2019 MacBook Air
Professional notebooks	MacBook Pro PowerBook G3 G4
Consumer electronics	Apple TV 1st 2nd 3rd HD 4K Apple Watch Series 0 Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Displays Thunderbolt Cinema Studio Pro Display XDR (to be released) HomePod iPad 1st 2 3rd 4th 2017 2018 2019 iPad Mini 1st 2 3 4 5th Air 1st 2 2019 iPad Pro 1st [9.7" & 12.9"] 2nd [10.5" & 12.9"] 3rd [11" & 12.9"] iPod Classic Photo Mini iPod+HP Shuffle Nano Touch Newton MessagePad eMate 300
Smartphones	iPhone 1st 3G 3GS 4 4S 5 5C 5S 6 / 6 Plus 6S / 6S Plus SE 7 / 7 Plus 8 / 8 Plus X XS / XS Max XR 11 11 Pro / Pro Max
Accessories	AirPods 1st 2nd Pro AirPort Express Extreme Time Capsule AirPower (cancelled) Earbuds with Remote Earphones with Remote and Mic EarPods with Lightning Connector In-Ear Headphones iPad Pencil 1st 2nd iPod Click Wheel Nike+ iPhone Stereo Headset iSight Keyboard Wireless Magic Mouse USB Pro Wireless Mighty Magic Magic 2 Remote Siri Remote Speakers Hi-Fi SoundSticks SuperDrive Trackpad Magic Magic 2 USB Modem Xserve RAID
Italics indicate current products. See also: Apple hardware before 1998