Advice going from MBP to iMac

[jxcarter]

Hello, I was wondering if anybody might be able to give me a quick answer / words of advice on switching from a 2016 15" Macbook Pro to an 21" iMac. I use my computer for audio production (Logic, iZotope Ozone, Native Instruments etc), and some graphic design work.

I'm just slightly confused on which model of iMac to get (processor speed mainly) since they are all i5 but configurable to i7. My current MBP is i7 but i'd like to get an iMac 21" 3.4GHz Processor / i5 with memory upgrade. I guess my question is would that be a downgrade since the processor type is i5?


My current Macbook Pro is this model and info:

Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,4
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB

Thank you in advance!
Justin

 

[Apple_Robert]

i5 will work just fine with your needs.

 

[jxcarter]

thanks @BasicGreatGuy !

 

[casperes1996]

Hello, I was wondering if anybody might be able to give me a quick answer / words of advice on switching from a 2016 15" Macbook Pro to an 21" iMac. I use my computer for audio production (Logic, iZotope Ozone, Native Instruments etc), and some graphic design work.

I'm just slightly confused on which model of iMac to get (processor speed mainly) since they are all i5 but configurable to i7. My current MBP is i7 but i'd like to get an iMac 21" 3.4GHz Processor / i5 with memory upgrade. I guess my question is would that be a downgrade since the processor type is i5?


My current Macbook Pro is this model and info:

Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,4
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB

Thank you in advance!
Justin

i3, i5, i7

All marketting terms. They have some meaning, but they're irrelevant without context.
An i3 can be faster than an i7. A mobile i7 is a very different entity to a desktop i7, and the same goes for the other i#. Similarly, an i7 2700K is a very different beast to an i7 8700K. In short, the iMac may be labelled i5, but it's faster than the i7 in your laptop.

I would note though that I think you get more for your money with the 27" iMacs.
The GPU is likely the weakest link in the iMac you're looking at, and whilst it's not hugely important for the tasks you've specified, I think it's worth just pointing out.
Another benefit to the 27" models is that for now, the RAM is still user upgradable really easily