Apple iMac M6 2026, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Silver
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port selection (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M6 |
| Cores | 12 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M6 12-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 256 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | aio |
| PSU | 143 |
| Weight | 4.4 kg / 9.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 4 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 |
| Ethernet | 2.5Gb Ethernet |
System
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iMac M6 | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M6 | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Apple M6 12-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | aio | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 143 | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iMac M6 | 77.2 | 16 | 46.1 | 94.1 | 12.9 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.7 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.4 | 82.8 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall67.6
- AI/LLM32
- Gaming22.6
- Portability61.3
- Creator38.7
- Business79.6
- Developer66.8
- Home Office73
- Workstation50.5
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