New iMacs Offer 25% Performance Improvement Over Previous Generation

[iBug2]

My 2008 MacPro scores 12640 on Geekbench 64. And it costed me 2500$ back then. It was quite an amazing purchase. 🙂

 

[Kirbdog]

Outside of the two high-end 2011 27" iMacs the 2011 Macbook Pro's are still faster than most of the new iMac lineup, how's that possible?!

Physics, most of which are beyond my comprehension

 

[sonarghost]

LOL! My 2006 Imac still blow these guys out of the water at a score of 3205🙂

oh, wait a second, i just realized that that having a lower number is worse😛
Can't wait to get my new Imac soon!

 

[Cynicalone]

how much did you pay for that setup?

Around 13K about 2 years ago.

But I have since then added SSD's and significantly more storage space and PCI cards.

It's spends the day doing video/photo work in my office at the house.

 

[cgc]

My 2006 1,1 MacPro gets about 5600 which ain't too shabby but those iMacs are looking like a decent replacement in a year or so...

 

[daneoni]

Pretty much neck in neck with the MacBook Pros...

 

[World Citizen]

Pretty much neck in neck with the MacBook Pros...

I am kind of amazed the MBP is that fast... I was doubting between a iMac and my now new MBP, and I am glad I choose my MBP. A separate screen is always an option. I guess a bigger screen will lower the score, but even than its damn fast.

 

[stevenshizzle]

At this rate, it looks like the MacBook pro is the better buy. A 2.2 GHz i7 15" MacBook Pro bests a 2.93 GHz i7 27" iMac!

How embarassing 😱

 

[World Citizen]

nm

 

[Sensamic]

Im soooooooo happy with my late 2009 iMac 27 I5 after 2 years. I feel no need to buy another desktop computer for at least another 3 or 4 years, maybe even more. I dont need bluray, dont need thunderbolt, dont need internal SSD (Im using one via FW800 and it feels even faster), dont need better graphics (I dont play much), dont need more processor power (seriously... I have i5 four cores... Its too powerful for surfing the web or watching movies), dont need bigger screen (27 is VERY BIG, plus the resolution cant be better), etc.

Im very happy with my purchase, which was my first Mac. I now have a Mac Mini connected to the TV and voila! Plus the iPad for surfing the web on the couch and other stuff.

The only new thing I find interesting is thunderbolt, but I have a NAS which uses ethernet, so... no need again, for a few years.

Thank god I have no more need to buy a new computer every 2 or 3 years, which I used to have like 10 years ago...

 

[Cheffy Dave]

My 2009 iMac still stands strong 😀

And it will continue, that's why we buy them, my 2 BMB's from 2007/2008 are still going strong

 

[Jaro65]

It will be interesting to see a year from now if iMac will be available with a retina screen.... Not sure though if prices/availability will be there yet by then, but it sure will be a sight to see an iPhone 4 type screen in its full 27" glory.

 

[0098386]

It seems my 2006 iMac got around 2000. So yeah, I'm sure the leap to 10k will be quite noticeable.

Can't wait for my new iMac. It's well deserved!

 

[G4DP]

Wish they would stop lying in the Headlines of articles.

Someone should have done a simple bit of calculation before posting this.

 

[Old Muley]

I'm only allowed one new computer every five years, so I will have to pass on these for now. Can't wait to see what's available in the spring of 2014 though.

 

[OS X Dude]

This has made me even happier about my new MacBook Pro... if that were possible!

Maybe Apple has underclocked the processors in the iMacs for heat reasons? My MBP does get rather hot rather quickly...

 

[wizard]

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The difference is less than 1%, I wouldn't worry about it 😀

My Late 2009 model is still ranked #4 after 18 months so I'm pretty happy with my decision 😀 Every time I feel the urge to buy something new I remind myself that the one I have is still more powerful than most of the current builds, and aside from a slightly irritable optical drive I have had zero cause for complaints. Still haven't had a kernel panic and it's in use several hours every single day 🙂

Yeah the upgrade to an i7 is turning out to be a great decision to keep my iMac current. The only thing that could do with upgrading is the graphics card, but since i barely play games, it doesn't really matter

As more and more software is written to exploit the GPU the mantra about games goes away. GPUs aren't just for games anymore.

 

[wizard]

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Outside of the two high-end 2011 27" iMacs the 2011 Macbook Pro's are still faster than most of the new iMac lineup, how's that possible?!

More threads, more processors, more cache. In otherwords more!

 

[UFOGoldorak]

MBP i7 2.2

This just makes the MBP look that much better..

 

[Slix]

Makes me want one even more. Our family has to stick to our 2007 iMac 20 inch for a while though. 🙄

 

[CompanionCube]

My 2009 that I upgraded myself to an i7 @ 2.93 scores a 10,604 *shrugs*

 

[BornAgainMac]

Oh well. Bring on the ARM based iMacs next year. LOL

 

[Ochyandkaren]

It seems my 2006 iMac got around 2000. So yeah, I'm sure the leap to 10k will be quite noticeable.

Can't wait for my new iMac. It's well deserved!

🙂: Me too!
My 2006 20" can handle Maya 2011 for rigging, but it is monoCore.
With a 27", 3.4GHz, Quad-Core Intel Core i7 i will be able to sculpt with Blender/ZBrush and do animation.

 

[shaolindave]

They have 0% performance improvement in the blu-ray department.

 

[AppleMojo]

Lynnwood Apple store has one on hold for me this evening.

The dual thunderbolt ports are the primary reason I am grabbing one.

Will be nice with 2 27" LED displays.