rMB 1.1 vs 1.2

[pudcraft]

Hey all. Looking to buy the rMB this week. I'm struggling on deciding which CPU speed to go with. Do you suspect a huge difference between the options of 1.1 vs 1.2? Would one consider it worth the cost or better put to larger storage?

Thanks!

 

[iRun26.2]

Hey all. Looking to buy the rMB this week. I'm struggling on deciding which CPU speed to go with. Do you suspect a huge difference between the options of 1.1 vs 1.2? Would one consider it worth the cost or better put to larger storage?

Thanks!

I think if you go with the 1.2GHz option, you may have no choice but to get the 512GB storage.

 

[PDFierro]

I think if you go with the 1.2GHz option, you may have no choice but to get the 512GB storage.

I think you might be able to upgrade from 1.1 to 1.2 as a BTO.

 

[AppleWarMachine]

I think you might be able to upgrade from 1.1 to 1.2 as a BTO.

You can only go from 1.1 to 1.3 on the base model
Or from 1.2 to 1.3 on the high end model

 

[kingofwale]

Hey all. Looking to buy the rMB this week. I'm struggling on deciding which CPU speed to go with. Do you suspect a huge difference between the options of 1.1 vs 1.2? Would one consider it worth the cost or better put to larger storage?

Thanks!

i was told single core performance is 19xx vs 25xx. so that's 20% faster. if that's the case, i will be getting the 1.2

 

[danielwerner]

According to geekbench there is about a 20% difference between 1,1 and 1,2. And there's a 50% difference between 1,1 and 1,3.

 

[pudcraft]

Seems like the best method to go for performance per dollar would be get the 1.2 with more storage then.

 

[Nautilus007]

I didn't realize how significant of a performance increase the extra .1 ghz makes in benchmarks.

Now I think the higher 1.2 with 512 may be the best bang for buck option

 

[KrisLord]

I didn't realize how significant of a performance increase the extra .1 ghz makes in benchmarks.



Now I think the higher 1.2 with 512 may be the best bang for buck option

The difference seems too big doesn't it? I wonder if one of the benchmarks was a 32bit score and the other a 64bit? That's assuming both are genuine.

 

[pudcraft]

I think best mix would be: 1.2ghz & 256gb

At least for my usage on this thing when it comes to dollar per performance/hardware.

 

[newellj]

I think best mix would be: 1.2ghz & 256gb

At least for my usage on this thing when it comes to dollar per performance/hardware.

That option looks like it will not be offered. Currently, the only upgrade to the 1.1/256 is a CPU upgrade to 1.3 gHz.

 

[Souli]

I didn't realize how significant of a performance increase the extra .1 ghz makes in benchmarks.

the thing is that it isn't only 0.1 Ghz but also increased Turbo Boost.
1.1 -> 2.4
1.2 -> 2.6
1.3 -> 2.9

But we just have to wait a few more days for the actual answer to that question.

 

[3bs]

According to geekbench there is about a 20% difference between 1,1 and 1,2. And there's a 50% difference between 1,1 and 1,3.

Are you sure about this? I think I'll be going for the 1.3 if that's the case or even close to that.

 

[keviig]

You can only go from 1.1 to 1.3 on the base model
Or from 1.2 to 1.3 on the high end model

Do you have a source on this? On the rMBP you can choose all 3 processors at any storage level.

 

[squirrrl]

Do you have a source on this? On the rMBP you can choose all 3 processors at any storage level.

Yes... it's on the apple page with the macbooks. I'd say that's a pretty good source.

See under processor: http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs/

there's 2 models 256/1.1GHz and 512/1.2GHz

Under each, they say it is upgradable to 1.3GHz but no price is listed with it.

 

[3bs]

Yes... it's on the apple page with the macbooks. I'd say that's a pretty good source.

there's 2 models 256/1.1GHz and 512/1.2GHz

Under each, they say it is upgradable to 1.3GHz but no price is listed with it.

You can upgrade whatever you want, you just might need to get it BTO.

 

[danielwerner]

Are you sure about this? I think I'll be going for the 1.3 if that's the case or even close to that.

I could be mistaken. But according to this post this is the case:

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/20931307/

Though, someone said he is comparing 32 bit with 64 bit, but that still wouldn't be too much of a difference in the scores.

 

[squirrrl]

You can upgrade whatever you want, you just might need to get it BTO.

I don't think that is the case at all but we'll see on friday. Everywhere I look, including the keynote, you can only upgrade to 1.3 in either model, not 1.1 to 1.2.

 

[newellj]

Are you sure about this? I think I'll be going for the 1.3 if that's the case or even close to that.

You can upgrade whatever you want, you just might need to get it BTO.

Do you have a source on this? On the rMBP you can choose all 3 processors at any storage level.

It's all that's currently listed on the Apple Store web site. The 1.1/256 can be CTO'd to 1.3/256, the 1.2/512 can be CTO'd to 1.3/512.

Edit the post below is correct as of today.

Yes... it's on the apple page with the macbooks. I'd say that's a pretty good source.

See under processor: http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs/

there's 2 models 256/1.1GHz and 512/1.2GHz

Under each, they say it is upgradable to 1.3GHz but no price is listed with it.

 

[3bs]

I don't think that is the case at all but we'll see on friday. Everywhere I look, including the keynote, you can only upgrade to 1.3 in either model, not 1.1 to 1.2.

It's all that's currently listed on the Apple Store web site. The 1.1/256 can be CTO'd to 1.3/256, the 1.2/512 can be CTO'd to 1.3/512.

Edit the post below is correct as of today.

Have you guys ever gotten a BTO? When you are finalising it they let you pick whatever upgrades or downgrades you want as bulletpoints in a list of all the options. Forget what they have on the website now, you'll see this when you're actually in the final steps of buying it online. Something like this. Of course they don't list all the possible configurations on the tech specs page.

 

[newellj]

Have you guys ever gotten a BTO? When you are finalising it they let you pick whatever upgrades or downgrades you want as bulletpoints in a list of all the options. Forget what they have on the website now, you'll see this when you're actually in the final steps of buying it online. Something like this

I'm very familiar with that. What's on the website right now is what you were advised. It's possible that Apple will change that in the future, possibly as early as Friday morning, but right now it looks like they've thought about it and are offering a total of four options. The current Apple Store page clearly shows _someone's_ idea of the CTO options. It's not just a tech specs list.

 

[3bs]

I'm very familiar with that. What's on the website right now is what you were advised. It's possible that Apple will change that in the future, possibly as early as Friday morning, but right now it looks like they've thought about it and are offering a total of four options.

It wouldn't make sense if they're allowing you to custom build what you want to then limit your options. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

 

[newellj]

It wouldn't make sense if they're allowing you to custom build what you want to then limit your options. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

Definitely agree on that. Without trying to be argumentative, it wouldn't surprise me if they had really limited options on this one. There is no 4GB RAM option to upgrade and apparently they're not going to offer 16GB. Similarly, there's no 128GB SSD. And the 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 gHz CPUs are a lot closer together than is usual with the MBAs and rMBPs. So it seems plausible - but like everything else with this one, only time will tell. 🙂

 

[PDFierro]

It wouldn't make sense if they're allowing you to custom build what you want to then limit your options. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

It makes perfect sense, IMO.

 

[3bs]

It makes perfect sense, IMO.

How does it make sense? It's kinda like an oxymoron or something similar. Custom built to order then go limit what you can custom build?

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Definitely agree on that. Without trying to be argumentative, it wouldn't surprise me if they had really limited options on this one. There is no 4GB RAM option to upgrade and apparently they're not going to offer 16GB. Similarly, there's no 128GB SSD. And the 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 gHz CPUs are a lot closer together than is usual with the MBAs and rMBPs. So it seems plausible - but like everything else with this one, only time will tell. 🙂

It doesn't really affect me since I'm getting the maxed out but yeah time will tell. Can't wait for Friday 🙂