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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Imac 27" i5 or i7 - dual or quad?
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<blockquote data-quote="baggss" data-source="post: 967100" data-attributes="member: 6762"><p>Right now the i7 in the new iMac is probably a better choice than a 4 core MacPro. It's just a better processor for a better price. Then again, you do lose the upgradability factor. Hopefully the i9 will appear in the MacPro in the next few months and straiten things out.</p><p></p><p>As for software <em>needing</em> 4 cores, I don't think there is any but there is lots of software that will use all 4 cores if they are available. The more cores you have available, the more processing speed, the faster a job gets done. Ever used Handbrake? it will use all the processors and power you can throw at it and will peg my Quad G5 regularly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baggss, post: 967100, member: 6762"] Right now the i7 in the new iMac is probably a better choice than a 4 core MacPro. It's just a better processor for a better price. Then again, you do lose the upgradability factor. Hopefully the i9 will appear in the MacPro in the next few months and straiten things out. As for software [i]needing[/i] 4 cores, I don't think there is any but there is lots of software that will use all 4 cores if they are available. The more cores you have available, the more processing speed, the faster a job gets done. Ever used Handbrake? it will use all the processors and power you can throw at it and will peg my Quad G5 regularly. [/QUOTE]
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