2018 vs 2019 if going 6 core

[fate0311]

Why not save the cash and get a 2018? Are the 2019 6 cores identical?

 

[maflynn]

Why not save the cash and get a 2018? Are the 2019 6 cores identical?

I believe the 2019 runs cooler and is a tad faster, plus you get the 4th gen keyboard.

 

[fate0311]

Completely different question but how about comparing last years spec'd out 15" vs todays spec'd out 15"?

So a 2018 2.9 i9 6-core, 32GB RAM, 1TB, Vega 20 versus a 2019 2.4 i9 8-core, 32GB RAM, 1TB, Vega 20.

If someone had last years is there much of a difference in those extra cores?

 

[Bending Pixels]

Here's your answer (spoiler alert - the 2019 crushes the 2018 as far as benchmarks go)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/1...book-pro-crushes-mid-2018-model-in-benchmarks

 

[Donnation]

Here's your answer (spoiler alert - the 2019 crushes the 2018 as far as benchmarks go)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/1...book-pro-crushes-mid-2018-model-in-benchmarks

That’s not an answer. The OP was asking about comparing 6 core models. That comparison compares this years 8 core to last years 6 core so of course its going to be faster.

OP the difference is negligible in speed between this years and last years for the 6 core machines. You do get the supposedly fixed keyboard though with the 2019.