Today Apple announced the new iMac with an M6 chip, which offers minor improvements over its predecessor, the 2024 iMac with an M4 chip.

Along with this new desktop, we also got the refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip , which I have compared to its M5 version in another post.

With these refreshers announced via Newsroom posts, Apple’s October 28th media event will likely focus solely on new touch-screen MacBooks with cellular connectivity.

Before we begin, note that all Apple silicon iMacs come in two versions: a base model with two Thunderbolt (USB-C) ports and another with four ports. This year’s M6 iMac continues that trend. In this guide, we focus mainly on the four-port version.

Apple says the 2026 M6 iMac (four-port version) has a 12-core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores. The 2024 M4 iMac had a 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores.…