Apple iMac 27" 2026, Core i5, 8GB, 2TB SSD + 2TB HDD, Radeon R9 M395, Silver
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 4 TB
GPU AMD Radeon R9 M395
Form Factor aio
OS macOS
16 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (2nd percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
What owners think
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30/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon R9 M395 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 2 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | aio |
| Weight | 9.5 kg / 21.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | 2 Thunderbolt |
| DisplayPort | 1x Mini DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iMac 27" | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | Dell Optiplex 3060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i5 14400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core i5-8500 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon R9 M395 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
| Form Factor | aio | mini | mini | mini | mini | sff |
| Psu W | - | 90 | 120 | 120 | 120 | - |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iMac 27" | 17.2 | 54.9 | 9.3 | 35 | 96.6 | 1.6 | 99.3 | 9.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5 Compare | 52.8 | 35.7 | 49.8 | 84.2 | 41 | 94.9 | 70 | 95.7 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 58.7 | 69.1 | 62.5 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 88.6 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 26.9 | 37.4 | 83.9 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.9 | 50.7 | 59 | 57.2 | 83 | 0 | 70 | 93.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on May 31, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall16
- AI/LLM9.8
- Gaming20.9
- Portability15.5
- Creator19.7
- Business21.6
- Developer15.6
- Home Office20.4
- Workstation16.3
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
