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2015 MBP 13" support three displays?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1649670" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>If what you have is the '09 24" iMac, he is indeed correct.</p><p>If what you have is the 2010 27" iMac, that would be false.</p><p></p><p>The '09 model 2.93 Ghz chip benchmarks at 2238.</p><p></p><p>The 2015 13" MBP 2.7 Ghz sits at 4635.</p><p>No benchmarks posted yet for the 2.9Ghz, but with Turbo Boost only increasing from 3.1 to 3.3 Ghz between the 2 chips, I would guess that will put the 2.9 i5 sitting around a 4900 benchmark.</p><p></p><p>There was a big jump in capability between the Core 2 Duo chips and the iSeries chips introduced in 2010.</p><p>Clock speed (Ghz) means nothing unless you're comparing the same line of chips.</p><p>A lowly 1.6 Ghz i5 will demolish the Core 2 Duo 2.93 Ghz in that '09 iMac.</p><p></p><p>No benchmarks yet on the Intel Iris 6100 graphics, and while it is still not equal to a dedicated GPU, my best guess is that it is going to benchmark somewhere 3.5 and possibly as much as 4.5 times faster than the nVidia GT 120.</p><p></p><p>Add to that a PCIe connected SSD in the MBP and the '09 iMac and the latest MBP are easily a generation apart and are not in the same league. </p><p></p><p>"Can" you run 3 external monitors - maybe. Can't really help you since I have never personally attempted to connect 3 monitors to a computer, except to say, that's asking quite a bit out of a notebook running an integrated video card. Apple says 2 displays. OWC has tested running 3 on the 15" model - probably with the dedicated GPU - and everymac only has one user on a 2012 15" retina display model reporting <a href="http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/macbook-pro-retina-display-faq/macbook-pro-retina-display-how-to-manually-switch-graphics.html#extdisplays" target="_blank">this result</a>. Whether that result would change or everymac change their recommendation on the 2015 models - likely not - there just is not enough cooling provided to run 3 displays. If your prioirty is running 3 displays, would have to recommend you should be looking ath the $1500 21.5" or the $1800 27" iMac as your starting point. (The 2.9 Ghz i5 in the new 21.5" model is 3 times faster than the 2.93 Ghz chip you have now with a benchmark sitting at 6752.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1649670, member: 24160"] If what you have is the '09 24" iMac, he is indeed correct. If what you have is the 2010 27" iMac, that would be false. The '09 model 2.93 Ghz chip benchmarks at 2238. The 2015 13" MBP 2.7 Ghz sits at 4635. No benchmarks posted yet for the 2.9Ghz, but with Turbo Boost only increasing from 3.1 to 3.3 Ghz between the 2 chips, I would guess that will put the 2.9 i5 sitting around a 4900 benchmark. There was a big jump in capability between the Core 2 Duo chips and the iSeries chips introduced in 2010. Clock speed (Ghz) means nothing unless you're comparing the same line of chips. A lowly 1.6 Ghz i5 will demolish the Core 2 Duo 2.93 Ghz in that '09 iMac. No benchmarks yet on the Intel Iris 6100 graphics, and while it is still not equal to a dedicated GPU, my best guess is that it is going to benchmark somewhere 3.5 and possibly as much as 4.5 times faster than the nVidia GT 120. Add to that a PCIe connected SSD in the MBP and the '09 iMac and the latest MBP are easily a generation apart and are not in the same league. "Can" you run 3 external monitors - maybe. Can't really help you since I have never personally attempted to connect 3 monitors to a computer, except to say, that's asking quite a bit out of a notebook running an integrated video card. Apple says 2 displays. OWC has tested running 3 on the 15" model - probably with the dedicated GPU - and everymac only has one user on a 2012 15" retina display model reporting [URL="http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/macbook-pro-retina-display-faq/macbook-pro-retina-display-how-to-manually-switch-graphics.html#extdisplays"]this result[/URL]. Whether that result would change or everymac change their recommendation on the 2015 models - likely not - there just is not enough cooling provided to run 3 displays. If your prioirty is running 3 displays, would have to recommend you should be looking ath the $1500 21.5" or the $1800 27" iMac as your starting point. (The 2.9 Ghz i5 in the new 21.5" model is 3 times faster than the 2.93 Ghz chip you have now with a benchmark sitting at 6752.) [/QUOTE]
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