Help - new iMac 5k not displaying retina resolution after migration from older iMac?

Hello all,
I have just recently purchased and started up a new iMac 27" 5K iMac. Upon startup I took a look at the display settings to play with the different options for optimizing screen real estate. I noticed that the default setting for the new iMac is labeled as "default retina" and when you mouse over this setting a line appears that says "looks like 5120 x 2880".
An hour later I migrated my files and settings over from my previous iMac (27" late 2012) but noticed that when I go into display preferences it no longer has exactly the same options. Now the default setting is simply listed as "default" (not "default retina" as before the migration) and the line that appears states "looks like 2560 x 1440", which was the resolution of the older iMac.
I am unable to figure out how to revert back to the retina display options.
Has this happened to anyone else? Your help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Warren

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