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What reviewers said about the iMac (24-inch, M3, 2023, Four ports)

2 reviews of this exact model; 1 of a sibling configuration (same chassis; a different chip or size, or the review does not state this Mac’s base chip with its CPU and GPU core counts), used for design topics only. Quotes are short, word for word, and each links to the article it came from. Every one was checked against that article on . MacIQ gives no score and no stars, and averages nothing.

Articles read Specifications and sources for the iMac M3 (24-inch, 2023, Four ports)

What reviewers raise

A count of the reviews we quote on this page that have a quote on each topic, from the findings shown below. A review may say more on a topic than we quote, so it counts what is quoted here, not everything each review covers, and it says how often a topic is quoted, not what was said about it. Battery, performance and heat are counted over the 2 reviews of this exact model.

Where reviewers and Apple differ

No reviewer’s own figure on this page can be set beside an Apple claim for the same kind of test, so nothing is compared here.

The reviews

Newest first, in the order of the date each article prints (which may be an update date, not a first-publication date). Each quote links to its article; the date is the one the article prints, labelled as the article labels it. “Published” and “Updated” appear only where the article prints that word beside the date; “Dated” means the article prints that date with no label, so the date itself does not say whether it is the first publication or an update. A later update that an article mentions only in an editor’s note is not used as its date.

Tom's Guide

Alex Wawro

Tested: 24-inch iMac M3, 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 24GB RAM, 2TB SSD

Performance

In my time with our review unit and its maxed-out M3 chip (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 24GB RAM), I never felt limited or bogged down

Macworld

Roman Loyola

Reviewed: 24-inch iMac M3, 10-core GPU, four ports (two Thunderbolt/USB 4 and two USB 3)

This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.

Speakers

On the bottom edge of the iMac, you’ll find the six-speaker system and woofers that support Spatial Audio on music or video with Dolby Atmos.

Build and design

The height is not adjustable, which means you’re left to your own devices if you need the display at a higher or lower position.

TechRadar

Matt Hanson

Tested: 24-inch iMac M3, 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 24GB memory, 2TB storage

Build and design

Thanks to the size and efficiency of the M3 chip (which uses the 3nm process, allowing for an incredibly small chip), the body behind the screen is impressively thin.

The screen is held by a base and arm that feel sturdy but allow it to be easily tilted and positioned.