iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 17" Specs (Late 2006, BTO/CTO, iMac5,1, A1208, 2114): EveryMac.com

Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 17" Specs

Identifiers: Late 2006 - BTO/CTO - iMac5,1 - A1208 - 2114

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Apple iMac Intel The iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 17-Inch technically is a "build-to-order" configuration of the iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 17-Inch (Late 2006), but also is documented as a separate model for reader convenience. Other than processor, these two models are identical.

The iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 17-Inch features a 2.16 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" processor (T7400), with two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip, a 4 MB shared level 2 cache, a 667 MHz system bus, 1 GB of RAM (667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, PC2-5300), a 160 GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard drive, a vertically-mounted slot-loading DVD+R DL "SuperDrive", ATI Radeon X1600 graphics acceleration on a PCI-Express bus with 128 MB of GDDR3 memory, a built-in iSight video camera, and built-in stereo speakers underneath the 17" TFT Active Matrix LCD (1440x900 native) display designed to "bounce sound off the desk below".

Connectivity includes three USB 2.0 ports, two Firewire "400" ports, built-in AirPort Extreme, and Gigabit Ethernet, as well as mini-DVI, which supports an external display in "extended desktop" mode (rather than just "mirrored mode").

Also see: What are the differences between the iMac Core 2 Duo models?

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Introduction Date:

September 6, 2006

Discontinued Date:

August 7, 2007

Details:

The "Introduction Date" refers to the date a model was introduced via press release. The "Discontinued Date" refers to the date a model either was replaced by a subsequent system or production otherwise ended.

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Processors:

1 (2 Cores)

Architecture:

64-Bit

Details:

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Geekbench 2 (32):

2863

Geekbench 2 (64):

3208

Details:

Geekbench 2 benchmarks are in 32-bit and 64-bit modes, respectively. These numbers reflect an average of user provided 32-bit and 64-bit results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

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Geekbench 3 (32):

1155

Geekbench 3 (32):

2034

Details:

These Geekbench 3 benchmarks are in 32-bit mode and are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

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Geekbench 3 (64):

1212

Geekbench 3 (64):

2059

Details:

These Geekbench 3 benchmarks are in 64-bit mode and are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

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Geekbench 4 (SC):

N/A

Geekbench 4 (MC):

N/A

Details:

These Geekbench 4 benchmarks are are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. All Geekbench 4 benchmarks are 64-bit. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

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Geekbench 5 (SC):

N/A

Geekbench 5 (MC):

N/A

Details:

The Geekbench 5 benchmark does not support this Mac. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

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Processor Speed:

2.16 GHz

Processor Type:

Core 2 Duo (T7400)

Details:

The Intel "Core 2 Duo" (T7400) processor includes two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip.

Also see: How much faster are the "White" iMac Core 2 Duo models than the original iMac "Core Duo" systems?

Turbo Boost:

N/A

Custom Speeds:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Processor Upgrade:

ZIF Socket

FPU:

Integrated

Details:

Also see: Is it possible to upgrade the processor in the iMac "Core 2 Duo"?

System Bus Speed:

667 MHz

Cache Bus Speed:

2.16 GHz (Built-in)

Details:

667 MHz frontside bus.

ROM/Firmware Type:

EFI

EFI Architecture:

32-Bit

Details:

Also see: Does the iMac "Core 2 Duo" have a ROM or BIOS?

L1 Cache:

32k/32k

L2/L3 Cache:

4 MB (on chip)

Details:

Includes a 4 MB shared "on chip" level 2 cache that runs at processor speed.

RAM Type:

PC2-5300 DDR2

Min. RAM Speed:

667 MHz

Details:

Supports 667 MHz PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM (200-pin SO-DIMM).

Also see: How do you upgrade the RAM in the iMac "Core 2 Duo"? How much RAM of what type does it support?

Standard RAM:

1 GB

Maximum RAM:

4 GB*

Details:

1 GB of RAM is installed as two 512 MB SO-DIMM modules.

*Apple officially supports 3 GB of RAM, but third-parties have been able to upgrade the system to 4 GB of RAM using two 2 GB memory modules with some limitations.

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Motherboard RAM:

None

RAM Slots:

Details:

This model supports a 2 GB module in one slot and a 1 GB module in the other slot for a total supported configuration of 3 GB.

Video Card:

Radeon X1600

VRAM Type:

GDDR3

Details:

ATI Radeon X1600 graphics processor using PCI Express. Has 128 MB of GDDR3 video memory.

Also see: What type of video processor is provided by the iMac "Core Duo" and "Core 2 Duo" systems? Is it upgradable?

Standard VRAM:

128 MB

Maximum VRAM:

128 MB

Details:

This model cannot be configured with additional GDDR3 SDRAM at the time of purchase.

Built-in Display:

17.0" Widescreen

Native Resolution:

1440x900

Details:

This model has a 17.0" TFT widescreen active matrix display with a native resolution of 1440x900. Apple also reports a "typical" brightness of 250 cd/m2, contrast ratio of 500:1, and viewing angle of 140 degrees horizontal and 120 degrees vertical.

Also see: What are the differences between the displays used in the iMac "Core Duo/Core 2 Duo" models? What is the viewable angle and the brightness of each?

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2nd Display Support:

Dual/Mirroring

2nd Max. Resolution:

1920x1200*

Details:

Apple reports that this model supports "digital resolutions up to 1920x1200" and "analog resolutions up to 2048x1536".

Standard Storage:

160 GB HDD

Std. Storage Speed:

7200 RPM

Details:

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Storage Dimensions:

3.5" (26.10 mm)

Storage Interface:

Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s)

Details:

This model holds a single 3.5" Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s) hard drive or SSD.

Standard Optical:

8X DL "SuperDrive"

Standard Disk:

None

Details:

Apple reports that the slot-loading 8X "SuperDrive" (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) "writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 2.4x speed, writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed, writes DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed, [and] reads CDs at up to 24x speed."

Also see: What are the capabilities of the optical drive provided by the iMac "Core Duo/Core 2 Duo" models? Which can read and write dual-layer DVDs?

Standard Modem:

None

Standard Ethernet:

10/100/1000Base-T

Details:

An external Apple USB Modem was available for US$49.

Standard AirPort:

802.11a/b/g

Standard Bluetooth:

2.0+EDR

Details:

AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR standard.

Also see: What is 802.11n? How is it different from 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a?

USB Ports:

3 (2.0)

Firewire Ports:

2 (400)

Details:

Three USB 2.0 ports (480 Mbit/s), two Firewire "400" ports (shared - 8 watts).

Expansion Slots:

None

Expansion Bays:

None

Details:

In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells a wide variety of external expansion options and hand-picked accessories like external storage, stands, keyboards, cables, adapters, speakers, and more for this iMac.

Incl. Keyboard:

Apple Keyboard

Incl. Input:

Mighty Mouse

Details:

Also shipped with an Apple Remote.

Case Type:

All-in-One

Form Factor:

iMac Intel (White)

Details:

All-in-one "ice white" enclosure supported by an aluminium stand.

Apple Order No:

BTO/CTO

Apple Subfamily:

Late 2006

Details:

As this model technically is a custom configuration of the iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 17-Inch (Late 2006), it does not have its own order number.

Apple Model No:

A1208 (EMC 2114)

Model ID:

iMac5,1

Details:

Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model.

Also see: All Macs with the A1208 Model Number, the 2114 EMC Number, and the iMac5,1 Model Identifier.

For more about these identifiers and how to locate them on each Mac, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac Identification section.

Battery Type:

N/A

Battery Life:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Pre-Installed MacOS:

X 10.4.7 (8K1106)

Maximum MacOS:

X 10.7.5*

Details:

*This system can run the last version of OS X 10.7 "Lion" if upgraded to at least 2 GB of RAM. Although it has a 64-bit processor, it has a 32-bit EFI and is not capable of booting into 64-bit mode. It does not support "OpenCL" either. Please also note that OS X Lion is not capable of running Mac OS X apps originally written for the PowerPC processor as it does not support the "Rosetta" environment. This model cannot run versions of OS X newer than 10.7.5 "Lion."

Minimum Windows:

XP SP2 (32-Bit)*

Maximum Windows:

7 (32-Bit)*

Details:

*Apple's Boot Camp 4 formally supports the 32-bit versions of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. However, the system does meet Microsoft's minimum requirements for Windows 8 and readers have reported successfully running the 32-bit version of this operating system with appropriate drivers.

MacOS 9 Support:

None

Windows Support:

Boot/Virtualization

Details:

Also see: Are there any third-party programs to run Mac OS 9/Classic applications on Intel Macs?

For more on running Windows on Intel Macs, please refer to the exhaustive Windows on Mac Q&A.

Dimensions:

16.9 x 16.8 x 6.8

Avg. Weight:

15.5 lbs. (7 kg)

Details:

In inches - height by width by depth, (43.0 cm, 42.6 cm, 17.3 cm).

Original Price (US):

US$1299

Est. Current Retail:

US$25-US$75

Details:

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Video (Monitor):

1 (mini-DVI)

Floppy (Ext.):

None

Details:

Supports external display in dual display and mirroring modes. VGA output supported by optional Apple DVI-to-VGA adapter (sold separately).

ADB:

None

SCSI:

None

Details:

N/A

Serial (Standard):

None

Serial (Geoport):

None

Details:

N/A

USB:

3 (2.0)

Firewire:

2 (400)

Details:

Three USB 2.0 ports (480 Mbit/s), two Firewire "400" ports (shared - 8 watts).

Modem:

None

Ethernet:

1 (RJ-45)

Details:

No internal modem. External Apple USB modem was offered for US$49. Gigabit Ethernet, AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR standard (entry-level iMac "Core 2 Duo" 1.83 17-Inch (IG) model lacks Bluetooth).

Also see: What are the differences between the iMac Core 2 Duo models?

S-Video Input:

None

S-Video Output:

None*

Details:

S-Video output capable with adapter, sold separately.

Microphone:

1 (Built-in)

Sound In:

Details:

One "audio line input".

Sound Out:

Headphone:

Details:

Single shared "headphone/optical digital audio output".

Security (Lock):

Joystick (PC):

None

Details:

N/A

Power:

Power Adapter:

None

Details:

100V-240V, 180W maximum.

Global original prices for the iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 17" in 34 different countries and territories follow; organized alphabetically by region.

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Original Prices - North & South America

Canada:

N/A

Brazil:

N/A

Mexico:

N/A

United States:

US$1299

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

United Kingdom:

N/A

Original Prices - Asia

China:

N/A

Hong Kong:

N/A

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N/A

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N/A

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N/A

Thailand:

N/A

Vietnam:

N/A

Original Prices - Australia & New Zealand

Australia:

N/A

New Zealand:

N/A

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