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Memory Upgrade for Apple  iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013)

Apple  iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013) memory upgrade specification, iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013) maximum memory, memory speed, and memory upgrade options.

Upgrade memory on Apple  iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013) upto a maximum of 16GB
PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMM 204-Pin memory, with maximum 8GB per slot in 2 Sockets memory slots. The Apple  iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013) takes the PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMM 204-Pin memory Memory Type.

Apple  iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013) Memory Upgrade Specification
Standard Memory Maximum Memory Memory Expansion CPU Type Model/Chipset
2GB(Removable) 16GB
PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMM 204-Pin memory
2 Sockets 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor
 

Apple  iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013) Memory Upgrade options.

What are memory sockets or slots and how are these divided into bank?

 

Memory Sockets or Slots are the place where memory RAM modules are inserted in the motherboard. The Apple  iMac 21.5-Inch (Late 2013) has 2 Sockets memory expansion slots. A memory bank is a group of memory expansion sockets, a bank must be completely filled with memory modules of the same size and type in order for the system to recognize and address the memory. i.e. :

2 sockets (2 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 2 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

3 sockets (3 banks of 1) This indicates that there are 3 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of one memory slot. So you can add memory one piece at a time for the system to use.

4 sockets (2 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 4 memory slots. These are divided into 2 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

8 sockets (4 banks of 2) This indicates that there are 8 memory slots. These are divided into 4 banks, and each bank consists of two memory slots. So you must add memory two pieces at a time (they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.

12 sockets (3 banks of 4) This indicates that there are 12 memory slots. These are divided into 3 banks, and each bank consists of four memory slots. So you must add memory four pieces at a time (and they must be the same size and type of memory) in order for the system to benefit from the upgrade.