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Does the Base Model Mac Pro beat my current computer?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1583464" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>I'll give you a point by point break down:</p><p></p><p>That CPU from early 2011 is currently ranked # 69 (at 9188) on the Passmark benchmarks.</p><p></p><p><strong>ALL</strong> the current gen desktop Core i7 chips beat that Xeon.</p><p></p><p>Not only does the chip in the current Mac Pro beat that one, but every single i7 chip found in the current gen iMacs beat that chip - including the 21.5" model that can be upgraded to the 3.1 Ghz i7 (current rank of # 54) and be bought for only $1699 and the 27" model starting at $1999.</p><p></p><p>The overall rank of your video card is sitting at # 214 (with a paltry score of 834).</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile the mobile CPU in that $1699 iMac comes in at # 122 (with a score of 1526). </p><p></p><p>I would guess that you could find an off the shelf Windows computer that can trounce that system in benchmarks pretty handily for maybe $1200-1500.</p><p></p><p><strong>ANY</strong> SSD is going to beat the HD in your system.</p><p></p><p>It always has been, and likely will be for the foreseeable future, to easily find a computer that can trounce the top of the line 2 year old computer on specs.</p><p></p><p>So, back to the points made above - why considering the move to OS X vs Windows?</p><p></p><p>And what do you do with a computer that you feel the need to spend $4-6,000 on one?</p><p>(We always recommend buying the best you can afford - so if that's the only reason, that's ok.)</p><p></p><p>edit:</p><p>The above are U.S. dollars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1583464, member: 24160"] I'll give you a point by point break down: That CPU from early 2011 is currently ranked # 69 (at 9188) on the Passmark benchmarks. [B]ALL[/B] the current gen desktop Core i7 chips beat that Xeon. Not only does the chip in the current Mac Pro beat that one, but every single i7 chip found in the current gen iMacs beat that chip - including the 21.5" model that can be upgraded to the 3.1 Ghz i7 (current rank of # 54) and be bought for only $1699 and the 27" model starting at $1999. The overall rank of your video card is sitting at # 214 (with a paltry score of 834). Meanwhile the mobile CPU in that $1699 iMac comes in at # 122 (with a score of 1526). I would guess that you could find an off the shelf Windows computer that can trounce that system in benchmarks pretty handily for maybe $1200-1500. [B]ANY[/B] SSD is going to beat the HD in your system. It always has been, and likely will be for the foreseeable future, to easily find a computer that can trounce the top of the line 2 year old computer on specs. So, back to the points made above - why considering the move to OS X vs Windows? And what do you do with a computer that you feel the need to spend $4-6,000 on one? (We always recommend buying the best you can afford - so if that's the only reason, that's ok.) edit: The above are U.S. dollars. [/QUOTE]
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