At the top end of the 27-inch iMac you can add another $200 to make the 3.1GHz Core i5-2400 into the 3.4GHz Core i7-2600.
So is it worth the upgrade?
So is it worth the upgrade?
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3.1GHz i5-2400 vs 3.4GHz i7-2600
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Worth it.
The i7 has hyper threading support, meaning that it can run 8 threads simultaneously rather than 4.
Also faster clock speed!
The i7 has hyper threading support, meaning that it can run 8 threads simultaneously rather than 4.
Also faster clock speed!
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I do Aperture 3 & Final Cut Pro so would the i5 be at par with i7 for these applications?
I deal with files from EOS 1D Mark IV, EOS 7D & EOS 5D Mark II.
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Hard to say about the new Final Cut since it is not out yet. However, if the multithreading support is as good as it sounds like, then the i7 should be worth it.
Nobody has benchmarked the new imac with specific apps so you're not going to get those specific answers yet.
But there are tons of sandy bridge benchmarks out there going over various video and photo tasks and those will give you an idea of where these imacs are at for those types of tasks. Anandtech.com is my favorite review site.
Yeah editing those 18+ MP photos and 1080p files will be a bit speedier on the i7. Not night and day faster, but every second you save over its life can be beneficial.