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Without a restart my 09 Mac Pro...
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Damn. What do you got in this machine? I got a late 2009 i7 too, but with 16GB of RAM I just have this:
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Geekbench taken without a restart neither and firefox, sparrow and transmission working in the background (+ some other tiny programs).

Edit: So yes, I would recommend to buy a used iMac on the Apple homepage from 2009 and update with some other extra stuff...
 
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my 2¢...

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?!

Oh, I dunno, just a hunch that the same data and processes travel faster in a smaller area/less distance for MBP vs. iMac. I'm probably wrong, but again, just a hunch. ;)

Physics, most of which are beyond my comprehension

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



It still doesn't make much sense to me why the 2011 iMacs are barely faster than the 2011 MacBook Pro's (outperformed by them on the 21.5" models mind you) as they should be even faster, unless there is some truth in what OS X Dude said earlier:

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



Overall, I'm personally not too impressed by these new iMacs, as are some others for similar reasons:

Scores aren't that much more impressive over my MBP....

This just makes the MBP look that much better..

I'm still not impressed? I can't understand why the 2.3 2011 MacBook Pro scores a high of around 11390 and the latest iMac core i7 3.4 hits around 12700?? It's not that much of a jump for 1ghz extra speed on 4 cores?

The only models really worth upgrading over are the base model with the HD 6750M (compared to the old Mobility HD 4670) and the high end 27" with the 6970M (if you can not live without it.)

The middle is an average upgrade since Redwood and Turks are barely any different in performance.

I wonder why the 2.3 and 2.2 MBP are coming so close to the performance of the 3.4 iMac. Even if Turbo Boost is more aggressive on the notebooks (because max turbo closes the clock speed gap) the 30% increase in base clock speed should account for more.


Either way of it, from these SandyBridge iMac benchmarks they make the current 2011 MBP's look even more fantastic, albeit pricer when compared to an iMac, but nonetheless impressive in terms of performance. I think the ONLY reason(s) I'd consider picking up one of these new iMacs are for the following:

- lower price point (when compared to the MBP's).
- capacity for dual internal hard drives without losing the optical drive.
- high-resolution screen.
- more RAM capacity (27" model goes up to 16GB)
- no need/desire for portability.

Outside of these considerations I think the MBP is currently the better computer by Apple overall at the moment over these SNB iMacs, and if I had an iMac from either '10, '09 or even '08 I would wait until '12 to see how they improve the iMac line-up. :)
 
Nice to see that my late 09 i7 iMac is still somewhere near the top :D Surprised that the SB i5 is only slightly faster than the first-gen i7- was considering an upgrade but probably won't now.

Another stick of 4GB RAM should help me make it till a redesign or a more drastic upgrade :)
 
Still no reason to upgrade from my eMac.

I know right? It's like people have forgotten the 700Mhz G4 can easily outperform even the fastest iMacs/Mac Pros. Apple should go to hell with this update. Until they release something in the 9 Ghz range, I'm sticking with my Motorola 68K.:rolleyes:
 
What is the geekbench score for the 21.5 core i7 2.8Ghz imac?
I don't see it in the list on the article? Would anyone know?

This is the BTO imac I want to get and can't find geekbench scores for it anywhere.
I emailed Primate Labs asking why it was not benchmarked.
 
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The only models really worth upgrading over are the base model with the HD 6750M (compared to the old Mobility HD 4670) and the high end 27" with the 6970M (if you can not live without it.)

The middle is an average upgrade since Redwood and Turks are barely any different in performance.

i think so, with computer(s) getting better, it is better to go with low end and replace it when the time comes ...

i can still wait until thanksgiving (after Lion release).

i wonder what they will do with Macbook and MacMini. Put SSD in these you get a solid performer also once they go Sandy Bridge i3/i5 - hope it is i5 not the i3.
 
Here is the email reply I got from primate labs.

Hi.

Thanks for your message. I didn't include the 21.5-inch i7 iMac in our latest article because there were no results for it in the Geekbench Result Browser when I was writing the article (there still aren't any results when I checked just now). I'm keeping my eye out for them and I will update the article when they appear.

Cheers
 
would never buy an imac.

I wouldn't buy anything else but an iMac for a desktop. (Hardware speaking) you got everything right there. There's no monitor and a big computer separately to deal with.

The iMac saves you a lot of space. I love the iMacs.
 
I discovered something VERY cool about the 2011 iMacs - they have almost zero "wake from sleep" time. This contrasts with about 5-10 seconds of waiting for my prior Rev. D iMac to wake from sleep.
 
i am now a proud member of the mac community :) just bought my new imac - and it is amazing!!!! i love it!! yes it takes a bit of getting used to (as does the magic mouse.... about half hour), but it is a fantastic machine!! just does everything so well.

but i am confused, but i seem to be able to use the net faster?? i mean, it is still the same router but this works much quicker than my pc. i am not IT literate beside the usual, so unsure on this.

but for anyone looking to change - do it! the simplicity, and ease of use are wonderful!! now, my friend at apple mentioned something about HD porn.....
 
Maybe Apple has underclocked the processors in the iMacs for heat reasons? My MBP does get rather hot rather quickly...

It's possible but the new CPUs aren't significantly different when compared to last year's and the iMac never had overheating problems so they really shouldn't need to underclock them.
 
25% is laughable for an update, probably not even noticed by the user. Nothing really to write home about
 
25% is laughable for an update, probably not even noticed by the user. Nothing really to write home about

If you're updating a Mac from last year, well yes I'd kind of agree...

But 25% increase is very decent, if you're updating one from 3-4years ago you're going to notice a massive difference.
 
Why do the newer low end 21.5" imacs have less max ram then the previous gen? (8gb vs 16gb)

They don't, you can still put up to 16GB in them, they just don't offer it yet on the BTOs. My friend bought a 21.5" 2011 iMac and has 16GB RAM in it, though he did end up buying and installing it himself because Apple didn't offer it and it was cheaper doing it himself...
 
They don't, you can still put up to 16GB in them, they just don't offer it yet on the BTOs. My friend bought a 21.5" 2011 iMac and has 16GB RAM in it, though he did end up buying and installing it himself because Apple didn't offer it and it was cheaper doing it himself...

Oh, okay, must be unofficial then because in the specs sheet at apple it says 8gb configurable for the lowest end 21.5" and 16gb for the others. Thx for the info :cool:
 
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