Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Another i5 vs. i7
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="IvanLasston" data-source="post: 1064699" data-attributes="member: 145676"><p>Always buy the most you can afford - if you worry about upgrading then the i7 will have the longevity. </p><p></p><p>According to mactracker the geekbench scores are as follows (which is current average)</p><p>2.4GHz 4806</p><p>2.53GHz 4994</p><p>2.66GHz 5422</p><p><a href="http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/" target="_blank">Primate Labs Geekbench</a></p><p></p><p>What does that mean? In real life - you will see stuff filter and render faster with the i7 when working with graphics - but if you are working with large files it might speed it up more by getting RAM (staying out of swap) so it is always hard to say how worth a speed up is. Best bet - is see if you can run your program and data at the apple store to see if it makes a difference for what you do.</p><p></p><p>Honest truth - the i5 is plenty fast unless you are doing a lot of rendering, 3d, engineering, etc - but you'd probably be doing that kind of stuff on a beefy desktop instead.</p><p></p><p>To put it in perspective I have the 2.8Ghz which scores at 3764 and I do graphics, HD video editing, run virtual machines, convert video, etc and it works fine. Would I rather render with the latest and greatest - yes but I run intensive apps and am satisfied with the speed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IvanLasston, post: 1064699, member: 145676"] Always buy the most you can afford - if you worry about upgrading then the i7 will have the longevity. According to mactracker the geekbench scores are as follows (which is current average) 2.4GHz 4806 2.53GHz 4994 2.66GHz 5422 [url=http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/]Primate Labs Geekbench[/url] What does that mean? In real life - you will see stuff filter and render faster with the i7 when working with graphics - but if you are working with large files it might speed it up more by getting RAM (staying out of swap) so it is always hard to say how worth a speed up is. Best bet - is see if you can run your program and data at the apple store to see if it makes a difference for what you do. Honest truth - the i5 is plenty fast unless you are doing a lot of rendering, 3d, engineering, etc - but you'd probably be doing that kind of stuff on a beefy desktop instead. To put it in perspective I have the 2.8Ghz which scores at 3764 and I do graphics, HD video editing, run virtual machines, convert video, etc and it works fine. Would I rather render with the latest and greatest - yes but I run intensive apps and am satisfied with the speed. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Another i5 vs. i7
Top