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iMac FK452LL/A (i5" 3.1) worthy upgrade to Mac mini Late 2012 (i7 2.3)?
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<blockquote data-quote="vvcarpio" data-source="post: 1776873" data-attributes="member: 396787"><p>Thank you, chscag. Yes, I guess the iMac being only 3 years younger than my Mac Mini, I can't really expect much speed improvement. I made a mistake about my Asus' processor, however -- it's i7-6700, not i7-7700.</p><p></p><p>To compare my systems, I downloaded geekbench and ran it on my Mac Mini and Asus. The scores (multi-core test):</p><p></p><p>Mac Mini: <a href="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/4804780" target="_blank">10279</a></p><p>Asus: <a href="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/4804778" target="_blank">15324</a></p><p></p><p>I then searched geekbench's list and found entries for the iMac the slowest being:</p><p></p><p>iMac: <a href="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/4796443" target="_blank">13494</a></p><p></p><p>So my Asus is .49 faster than my Mac Mini. While the iMac would be .31 faster than my Mac Mini. Also, my Asus would only be .13 faster than the iMac.</p><p></p><p>Hmm, it sounds like I might still go for the iMac 2015. I didn't really desire for the iMac to be faster than my Asus, just fast enough to be comparable. Besides, the 2017 models are outside my budget.</p><p></p><p>The only thing I don't like about the iMac 2015 is, according to some online articles I read, I can't at least use it as a monitor if, say, 5 years from now I decide to upgrade again. I guess I can always hand it down to a family member when that time comes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vvcarpio, post: 1776873, member: 396787"] Thank you, chscag. Yes, I guess the iMac being only 3 years younger than my Mac Mini, I can't really expect much speed improvement. I made a mistake about my Asus' processor, however -- it's i7-6700, not i7-7700. To compare my systems, I downloaded geekbench and ran it on my Mac Mini and Asus. The scores (multi-core test): Mac Mini: [URL="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/4804780"]10279[/URL] Asus: [URL="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/4804778"]15324[/URL] I then searched geekbench's list and found entries for the iMac the slowest being: iMac: [URL="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/4796443"]13494[/URL] So my Asus is .49 faster than my Mac Mini. While the iMac would be .31 faster than my Mac Mini. Also, my Asus would only be .13 faster than the iMac. Hmm, it sounds like I might still go for the iMac 2015. I didn't really desire for the iMac to be faster than my Asus, just fast enough to be comparable. Besides, the 2017 models are outside my budget. The only thing I don't like about the iMac 2015 is, according to some online articles I read, I can't at least use it as a monitor if, say, 5 years from now I decide to upgrade again. I guess I can always hand it down to a family member when that time comes. [/QUOTE]
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