Anyone have the i7 13” model?

[Savage]

June 19. Bought the base model 13” thinking the 2018 would come out within my return window. Well, it didn’t, and I’ve been pretty unhappy with the performance of this computer.

Jump to today:


I’m not sure if I’m crazy or not. That’s a lot of money for a computer that I can only hope will last me many, many years. Does anyone else use an upgraded 13” like this? Couldn’t find any videos on it.

And yes, I’m taking the loss on my new 2017 and trying to sell it for a somewhat decent price compared to Apple’s $580 joke.

 

[maflynn]

The 2018 model will be faster thanks to the addition of two cores, however I don't think you'll see an appreciable bump in performance between the i5 and i7.

 

[sky87]

I decided against the i7 for my MBP 13" and spent the money on upgrading to a 1TB HD instead. Figured I'd get more use from the 1TB HD than the i7, as I don't tend to do that much CPU intensive things.

I guess it depends on your usage though?

 

[Savage]

The 2018 model will be faster thanks to the addition of two cores, however I don't think you'll see an appreciable bump in performance between the i5 and i7.

I disagree about the i5 and i7, especially for what I do. But we’ll see I guess.

I decided against the i7 for my MBP 13" and spent the money on upgrading to a 1TB HD instead. Figured I'd get more use from the 1TB HD than the i7, as I don't tend to do that much CPU intensive things.

I guess it depends on your usage though?

It does depend on your usage. A few years ago it would’ve been a must for be to have the TB. But nowadays, especially with getting more and more into cloud storage, the 512 will be more than future proof for me.

 

[1096bimu]

The 2018 model will be faster thanks to the addition of two cores, however I don't think you'll see an appreciable bump in performance between the i5 and i7.

The difference is actually more than 10%, a lot more than that between the i9 and i7 on the 15".

 

[maflynn]

The difference is actually more than 10%, a lot more than that between the i9 and i7 on the 15".

Can you point me in the right direction for benchmarks on that? I've heard conflicting info, where other members have stated it wasn't much of a bump. Having a 15" MBP, its not something I'm all that knowledgeable.

 

[upandown]

To the OP, it sounds like you need all the CPU power you can get. Im sure not how you're trying to find the power delta (i5 vs i7) but if you're comparing benchmark scores be aware.. I'm not sure why but geekbench.com shows scores lower than my 13 i7/16. I've seen others on here with scores closer to mine as well. Consistent Single 5350+ multi 18350+.

The i5s seem to be around 4500 and 16500. That's a 19% and 11% difference respectively.

Not sure if that translates to real world depending on what you're doing but I hope it helps.

 

[abcdefg12345]

fun fact on education pricing the 13 inch mbp with i7 processor 16gb ram and 512gb ssd is more expensive than the 15 inch with i7 processor 512gb ssd and 16gb ram.

 

[Savage]

fun fact on education pricing the 13 inch mbp with i7 processor 16gb ram and 512gb ssd is more expensive than the 15 inch with i7 processor 512gb ssd and 16gb ram.

That’s weird as hell. Didn’t know that. But I’m super mobile and the 13” is somehow more convinent for me.

 

[1096bimu]

To the OP, it sounds like you need all the CPU power you can get. Im sure not how you're trying to find the power delta (i5 vs i7) but if you're comparing benchmark scores be aware.. I'm not sure why but geekbench.com shows scores lower than my 13 i7/16. I've seen others on here with scores closer to mine as well. Consistent Single 5350+ multi 18350+.

The i5s seem to be around 4500 and 16500. That's a 19% and 11% difference respectively.

Not sure if that translates to real world depending on what you're doing but I hope it helps.

Geekbench is very short and mostly tests peak performance, which reflects most use cases except sustained tasks like video rendering.
For sustained workload you can look at Cinebench, which shows a much smaller difference between the i7 and i9. I think it's about 690 vs. 720

fun fact on education pricing the 13 inch mbp with i7 processor 16gb ram and 512gb ssd is more expensive than the 15 inch with i7 processor 512gb ssd and 16gb ram.

Yes, but I went for the 13" anyway. Not a big fan of 3 year old graphics even if it is slightly stronger. Besides, the 13" i7 boosts to 4.5Ghz where as the 15" base model i7 only goes up to 4.1Ghz. So the 13" will actually be faster in some tasks.

 

[snagnyou]

I got the 13" 2018 i7 quad with 16GB of ram and 1TB of storage and it rocks. I run a number of virtual machines among other applications. I was going to get a 15" but settled for the 13" due to the portability, and performance in a small package. The 15" is a bit too big for traveling, on your lap or in your bed. This configuration is a bit $$$, but it's worth it.