![]() ![]() The iMac has to make do with separate, discrete controllers for audio, system, and disk, has a lower-resolution and lower-quality FaceTime camera, and offers somewhat reduced storage speeds that lack the extra security of on-the-fly hardware encryption via the T2. The iMac Pro’s T2 processor handles audio and system management, acts as disk controller for high-speed encrypted SSD storage, drives the high-resolution FaceTime camera, and enables a secure boot system that validates that your software hasn’t been tampered with. For comparable levels of work, such as a video export from Final Cut Pro X, my iMac Pro is nearly silent and the iMac emits a constant buzz of white noise The iMac Pro has been completely redesigned on the inside, with the space reserved for spinning hard drive configurations in standard iMacs replaced with a new fan system that’s quiet and efficient. The first one, and probably the biggest, is the improved cooling system. Snell has more to say about the advantages of the Pro model. Jason Snell, writing for Macworld, takes a more detailed look thanks to a hands-on comparison with his own base-model iMac Pro and a high-end 2019 iMac supplied by Apple. And with the money you save by getting the 1TB/32GB iMac, you can buy yourself a pretty nice second monitor. The iMac’s Vega 48 isn’t quite as powerful as the Vega 56 in the iMac Pro, but if you’ve got GPU-bound applications, you probably want the Vega 64, anyway, because it has more memory (16GB versus 8GB). 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM for $4,249, £4,004, AU$6,669 (the same memory and storage capacity as the entry-level iMac Pro).It supports up to 256GB RAM, including error-correcting ECC memory, which is important for high-precision calculations.īut argues that you can some pretty tasty 2019 iMac upgrades for the price of the entry-level iMac Pro.įor the same money as the iMac Pro base configuration, you can get an iMac with the Intel Core i9-9900K processor and AMD Radeon Pro Vega 48 GPU plus: ![]() It has a higher-bandwidth Ethernet connection, 10Gb versus the iMac’s 1Gb. It can support up to four additional 4K displays rather than the iMac’s two, or two additional 5K monitors rather than just one, thanks to the two extra USB-C/Thunderbolt ports. ![]() The piece acknowledges some other wins for the Pro. Because the iMac is now powerful enough for what most people who are gazing longingly at that bottom Pro model need to do. There are other considerations, but the CPU is ultimately what the decision comes down to. The iMac Pro definitely has its benefits, but drop some of the cash difference on upgrades to the 2019 iMac, and things get interesting …ĬNET says that the proliferation of external GPUs means that a lot of it now comes down the whether or not you need the more powerful CPU options of the Pro.ĭo you need a workstation CPU? That’s the main question you need to answer before shelling out $5,000 (£4,899, AU$7,299) for the entry-level configuration of the Apple iMac Pro rather than a top-level configuration of the new iMac. A couple of comparisons show that the 2019 iMac versus iMac Pro battle is a closer call than you might expect. If you’re after a new high-spec iMac, you may be faced with a tricky decision. ![]()
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