MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)¹iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)²

Quick look

Quick look: MacBook Pro against iMac
Figure	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Price	£1,299³launch price	£1,749⁴launch price
Chip	Core i51.4GHz quad-core Intel	Core i53.0GHz 6-core Intel
CPU	4-coreCPU	6-coreCPU
Memory	8GBmemory, base	8GBmemory, base
Storage	128GBstorage, base	1TBstorage, base
Battery life	Up to10 hrsvideo playback, claimed	Not available⁵No battery
Released	9 July 2019⁶Available online; Apple gave no in-store day	19 March 2019⁷Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
Security updates	Not available⁸Security updates	Not available⁸Security updates

Price: The MacBook Pro is £1,299 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK); the iMac is £1,749 at launch, per Apple Newsroom (UK).
Kind of Mac: The MacBook Pro is a laptop; the iMac is an all-in-one. The MacBook Pro has a battery, whereas the iMac has none.

True to scale

MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) · 304.1 × 212.4 mm footprintiMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) · 650 × 516 mm front

A laptop and an all-in-one are different shapes, so they stand side by side rather than superposed: the footprint of one and the front face of the other, from Apple’s published dimensions, at one scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Each figure is from the source marked by its Mac’s name unless it carries its own small number, which links to where that figure was read.

Body

Body: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Dimensions	14.9 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm	516 x 650 x 203 mm
Weight	1.37 kg	9.42 kg
Colours	Silver, Space Gray	Not available⁹
Ports	Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack	Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, four USB 3 ports, SDXC card slot, Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports	2	2
Thunderbolt version	Thunderbolt 3	Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports	No USB-A ports.¹⁰	4
HDMI	No HDMI port.¹¹	No HDMI port.¹²
SD card slot	No SD card slot.¹¹	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
MagSafe	No MagSafe port.¹⁰	Not available¹³
Keyboard	Full-size backlit keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID	Magic Keyboard
Touch ID	Yes	No Touch ID.¹²
Touch Bar	Yes	Not available¹⁴

Display

Display: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Display size	13.3 in	27 in
Resolution	2560 x 1600	5120 x 2880
Pixel density	227 ppi	Not available⁹
Display type	Retina display	Retina 5K display
Brightness	500 nits	500 nits
Wide colour (P3)	Yes	Yes

Chip and memory

Chip and memory: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Chip	1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5	3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
Apple silicon	Intel processor, not Apple silicon.¹⁰	Intel processor, not Apple silicon.¹⁵
CPU cores	4	6
Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645	Radeon Pro 570X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
Chip options	1.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 or 1.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7	3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5, 3.1GHz 6-core Intel Core i5, 3.7GHz 6-core Intel Core i5, or 3.6GHz 8-core Intel Core i9
Memory (base)	8GB	8GB
Memory (maximum)	16GB	64GB
Memory options	8GB or 16GB	8GB, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB
Memory upgradeable by user	No, as Apple documents¹⁶	Yes, as Apple documents¹⁷
Storage (base)	128GB	1TB
Storage (maximum)	2TB	3TB
Storage options	128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB	1TB, 2TB or 3TB Fusion Drive, or 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB SSD

Battery and power

Battery and power: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Battery capacity	58.2 Wh	Not available⁵
Rated charge cycles	1,000 cycles¹⁸	Not available⁵
Video playback (claimed)	10 h	Not available⁵
Wireless web (claimed)	10 h	Not available⁵
Included power adapter	61 W	Not available¹⁹
Fast charging	No fast charging.¹¹	Not available⁵

Connectivity

Connectivity: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth	5.0	4.2
Ethernet	No Ethernet port.¹¹	10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
External displays (base)	2	2

Camera and audio

Camera and audio: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	FaceTime HD camera
Speakers	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range	Stereo speakers
Microphones	Three microphones	Microphone

Platform

Platform: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Shipped with	Not available²⁰	macOS Mojave²¹
Newest macOS	macOS Sequoia²²	macOS Sequoia²³
Model identifier	MacBookPro15,4²²	iMac19,1²³
Model year	2019	2019

Benchmarks

Benchmarks: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
Specification	MacBook Pro¹	iMac²
Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)	1,131²⁴	1,289²⁴
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)	3,575²⁴	4,780²⁴

Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications · Default for iMac · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — MacBook Air and MacBook Pro updated for back-to-school season · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac gets a 2x performance boost · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Doesn’t apply: no battery
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — MacBook Air and MacBook Pro updated for back-to-school season · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac gets a 2x performance boost · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac gets a 2x performance boost. Read 9 Oct 2026
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports): No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports): No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019): No HDMI port. No Touch ID. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Doesn’t apply: MagSafe is a notebook charging port
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Doesn’t apply: the Touch Bar was only fitted to MacBook Pro
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019): Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Install memory in an iMac · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Doesn’t apply: internal power supply, no power adapter in the box
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — MacBook Air and MacBook Pro updated for back-to-school season. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac gets a 2x performance boost · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — MacBook Air and MacBook Pro updated for back-to-school season, read 9 Oct 2026.

iMac. Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user, maximum continuous power. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac gets a 2x performance boost, read 9 Oct 2026.

If you own one of them

Whether to move is a different question from which is better. Each Mac has a page on it: what its successor changes (the newest Mac in its line where Apple sells one, otherwise the Mac this site treats as its replacement, which can be in another line), what it fetches and whether it still gets updates. Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)? · Should I upgrade my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)?

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