So I picked up a 6,1 locally for 1K. It is the 6-core 16GB 512GB model but had D700's in it. the unit itself is clean with minimal dust and functions fairly well.
early comparisons are:
my 5,1 currently beats it in every way except the 6,1 has slightly faster ram speed @ 1866 vs 1333
My 5,1 (Mid 2012)
2x 3.46GHz x5690's
96GB Samsung DDR3 triple channel
2TB Saberant Rocket NVMe in a cheap adapter
Gigabyte r9 280x mac EFI flashed (weakest of 3 cards I own) RX580, Vega 7 (I swap between these for testing)
1TB Crucial SSD (Windows gaming Drive)
AC WIFI upgrade with Bluetooth 4.2
4 port USB 3 Card (inatek KT4004)
4 port Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3.2 Card (Four SuperSpeed 10Gbps USB Connectors)
So I have a 12 core cpu and 64 GB of ram on the way and will complete a full set of tests and benchmarks, If anyone here wants to see any specific comparison test's feel free to drop it here and Ill compare them, I expect the upgrades to be completed sometime next week.
what seems better on the 6,1 so far is apple watch unlock seems slightly faster, I think this is due to the poor Bluetooth reception of the 5,1 which can be fixed I assume. oh and the 6,1 natively supports Catalina. the 6,1 currently boots faster but the read and write speed are slower once booted. I think that's it.
early comparisons are:
my 5,1 currently beats it in every way except the 6,1 has slightly faster ram speed @ 1866 vs 1333
My 5,1 (Mid 2012)
2x 3.46GHz x5690's
96GB Samsung DDR3 triple channel
2TB Saberant Rocket NVMe in a cheap adapter
Gigabyte r9 280x mac EFI flashed (weakest of 3 cards I own) RX580, Vega 7 (I swap between these for testing)
1TB Crucial SSD (Windows gaming Drive)
AC WIFI upgrade with Bluetooth 4.2
4 port USB 3 Card (inatek KT4004)
4 port Sonnet Allegro Pro USB 3.2 Card (Four SuperSpeed 10Gbps USB Connectors)
So I have a 12 core cpu and 64 GB of ram on the way and will complete a full set of tests and benchmarks, If anyone here wants to see any specific comparison test's feel free to drop it here and Ill compare them, I expect the upgrades to be completed sometime next week.
what seems better on the 6,1 so far is apple watch unlock seems slightly faster, I think this is due to the poor Bluetooth reception of the 5,1 which can be fixed I assume. oh and the 6,1 natively supports Catalina. the 6,1 currently boots faster but the read and write speed are slower once booted. I think that's it.
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