Vincent Ferrari
03-05-2009, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/04/benchmarks_of_2009_imacs_mac_minis_show_negligible_speed_ups.html' target='_blank'>http://www.appleinsider.com/article..._speed_ups.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"When clock speeds are identical between systems, such as with the new low-end 2.66GHz iMac and a mid-range predecessor from last year, the difference in test scores becomes almost unnoticeable, coming down to 11 points in the case of the two all-in-ones. Even the 2.93GHz iMac, which replaces a 2.8GHz model, has only a 189-point advantage -- or about a 5 percent speed difference that directly maps to the higher clock rate."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1236259277.usr18053.jpg" /></p><p>Apple Insider does note that there's probably a big leap in video performance due to the new Nvidia chips inside, but in operations where there's a lot of CPU and memory throughput, there isn't that big of a difference between the current model iMacs and the new ones. That's food for thought if you're planning on purchasing one of the newer systems. A caveat, of course, is that we don't know how much this will change when Snow Leopard rolls around, so choose your weapon carefully!</p>