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Okay, why is my 2011 MacBook Pro faster then my 2011 iMac?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1297594" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Let's look at this one step at a time.</p><p></p><p>First the cpu:</p><p></p><p>- 2011 27" iMac, 3.1ghz quad-core i5. Gets a Geekbench score of 8379</p><p>- 2011 17" MacBook Pro, 2.2ghz i7 (4 cores). Gets a Geekbench score of 9965</p><p></p><p>Second the ram. </p><p></p><p>Just because the iMac has 12 gig of ram...does not necessarily mean that it will add any speed...it just means you can open more apps. or devote more ram to a couple really ram hungry programs. So 12 gig (iMac) vs. 4 gig (MacBook Pro)...not a big difference when it comes to speed.</p><p></p><p>Third...hard drive.</p><p></p><p>- iMac has a 7200rpm hard drive</p><p>- the MacBook Pro either has a 5400rpm or a 7200 rpm drive...depending how it was configured.</p><p></p><p>The bottom line is...the MacBook Pro with a Geekbench score of 9965 is a good bit faster than the iMac with a Geekbench score of 8379.</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p><p></p><p>p.s. Geekbench Scores link:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/" target="_blank">http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1297594, member: 56379"] Let's look at this one step at a time. First the cpu: - 2011 27" iMac, 3.1ghz quad-core i5. Gets a Geekbench score of 8379 - 2011 17" MacBook Pro, 2.2ghz i7 (4 cores). Gets a Geekbench score of 9965 Second the ram. Just because the iMac has 12 gig of ram...does not necessarily mean that it will add any speed...it just means you can open more apps. or devote more ram to a couple really ram hungry programs. So 12 gig (iMac) vs. 4 gig (MacBook Pro)...not a big difference when it comes to speed. Third...hard drive. - iMac has a 7200rpm hard drive - the MacBook Pro either has a 5400rpm or a 7200 rpm drive...depending how it was configured. The bottom line is...the MacBook Pro with a Geekbench score of 9965 is a good bit faster than the iMac with a Geekbench score of 8379. HTH, - Nick p.s. Geekbench Scores link: [url]http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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