Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Silver 2017
Apple
63 Overall Score
vs
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
ASUS
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Silver 2017
No customer feedback yet
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
95 out of 100 medium confidence 16 reviews
The ASUS ROG GM700 is a powerful prebuilt gaming PC that has received outstanding feedback across all reviews. Users praise its stellar performance with AAA games at ultra settings, robust build quality, effective cooling, and ability to handle demanding workloads like video editing and local AI development. Minor issues include slightly messy front cable management, a risk of crashing when running multiple games from the same launcher, and a higher-than-desired price, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Outstanding gaming performance
- Effective cooling system
- Quiet operation
- Solid build quality
- Great for AI and productivity
Cons
- Slightly messy front cable management
- Crash when running multiple same-launcher games
- Higher price point
- Pre-installed CPU drivers somewhat outdated
Gaming performance 8
Cooling and thermals 5
Build quality 5
Value for money 4
Cable management 2
Ai and productivity 2
Scores
Gaming
Creator
Workstation
Developer
Home Office
Ai Llm
Business
Compact
Specifications
| Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished | ASUS ROG GM700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Intel 7th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 4 | 8★ |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 4.7 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 96 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | AMD Radeon Pro 555 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | — | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 8 GB | 32 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 | DDR5★ |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | HDD | SSD★ |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | aio | mid-tower |
| PSU | — | 850W★ |
| Weight | 5.67 kg | 16.50 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 6 | 9★ |
| Thunderbolt | 2 x Thunderbolt 3 | — |
| HDMI | 0 | 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | — | 3 x DisplayPort 2.1, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | 2.5Gbps Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Apple iMac 21.5" Certified Refurbished Silver 2017
- Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong port selection (70th percentile)
- Below average ram (10th percentile)10th %ile
ASUS ROG GM700 Black 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong port selection (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong gpu (88th percentile)88th %ile
Verdict
Winner: ASUS ROG GM700
Scores 87 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 26 specs.