3.33Ghz vs 3.20 i3

[eugenerhanley]

I had to exchange my 4 month old 21.5" iMac 3.33ghz/ATI/1 Tb/8Gb today the disc drive was scratching all my dvds.My local Apple store offered me the 27"
" 3.20ghz i3 model. is this one an improvement over the 3.33 Ghz one. I know the screan size and graphic memory but I would like in detail is this faster better pro cons etc thanks in advance

 

[Hellhammer]

Yes, it is faster. Take a look at these benchmarks. There is no i3-550 but look at the i3-540, it's slightly slower but gives you the idea. However, I would ask if you could pay little more to get the 27" 2.8GHz i5 because it's even faster plus comes with better GPU

 

[TheBritishBloke]

Yes, it is faster. Take a look at these benchmarks. There is no i3-550 but look at the i3-540, it's slightly slower but gives you the idea. However, I would ask if you could pay little more to get the 27" 2.8GHz i5 because it's even faster plus comes with better GPU

That's a bit of a big stretch In price comparing the two models.

If you can afford the higher model without pushing your budget, then do it and enjoy your machine