On the top 13" rMBP... is the CPU upgrade from 2.6GHz to 3.0GHz for $200 worth it? This machine will have to last me a couple of years.
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13" rMBP... Uprgrade to 3GHz from 2.6GHz worth it?
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Probably not. In 3 years a 400MHz speedbump probably is going to make next to no difference against the processors that will be current by that point. I question the value of most of the CPU upgrades to be honest, unless you're talking desktop CPUs like the 27" iMacs, which have some features such as hyper-threading disabled dependant on the model you purchase.
The laptop i5s and i7s, by contrast, all have hyper-threading and turbo boost enabled, so any difference in real-life performance is likely to be negligible.
The laptop i5s and i7s, by contrast, all have hyper-threading and turbo boost enabled, so any difference in real-life performance is likely to be negligible.
http://ark.intel.com/compare/72164,71255
Seems you also get 200 Mhz more Gpu power. I ordered the upgrade, its not much more and every mhz helps imo
Seems you also get 200 Mhz more Gpu power. I ordered the upgrade, its not much more and every mhz helps imo
For things like encoding of videos, etc. you might notice the faster CPU. The CPU is about 15% faster and the purchase price is about 12% more. However, the SSD is the same speed, as is the memory, so in real-world tests you may likely see less than that much of a difference.
Since you haven't mentioned your intended usage, it's utterly impossible to say.
Yeah I guess for email and web surfing its probably not worth it
. This is going to be replacing my MBA for general MS Office, Camtasia, iMovie and some Adobe CS work (InDesign).
Yeah I guess for email and web surfing its probably not worth it
This is going to be replacing my MBA for general MS Office, Camtasia, iMovie and some Adobe CS work (InDesign).
I'd save the $200 toward your 2015/2016 rMBP. If you are the type who replaces every year or two, the best advice is to get the base models, since they lose the least amount of dollar value.
I have the 2.6 13", just returned my 2.5 i5 for it yesterday. I got a geekbench score with the 2.6 i5 of 7717, which is pretty close to the 2.9 i7... (all testing done in 64 bit mode)