Compare These Two Older iMacs

[MSM Hobbes]

The iMac listed on the left is a friend's ~2yo Aluminum 24", that on the right is my ~3 yo white 24"... how much more powerful / faster will the newer model be than mine, when using especially for processing digital photos, videos, etc.? Also, is there good site that can show what the values are for these models? Thanks!

Model Name iMac Model Name iMac
Model Identifier iMac7,1 Model Identifier iMac6,1
Processor Name Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Name Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed 2.4 GHz Processor Speed 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors 1 Number Of Processors 1
Total Number Of Cores 2 Total Number Of Cores 2
L2 Cache 4 MB L2 Cache 4 MB
Memory 3 GB Memory 3 GB
Bus Speed 800 MHz Bus Speed 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version IM71.007A.B03 Boot ROM Version IM61.0093.B07
SMC Version (system) 1.21f4 SMC Version (system) 1.10f2
Serial Number (system) YD8108SYX89 Serial Number (system) YD6400BPVGN

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-875 MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J
Model MATSHITADVD-R UJ-875 Model MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J
Revision DB09 Revision FCQA

Intel ICH8-M AHCI Intel ICH7-M AHCI
Vendor Intel Vendor Intel
Product ICH8-M AHCI Product ICH7-M AHCI
Link Speed 3 Gigabit Link Speed 1.5 Gigabit
Negotiated Link Speed 3 Gigabit Negotiated Link Speed 1.5 Gigabit
Description AHCI Version 1.10 Supported Description AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA0 ST3250824AS Q
Capacity 320.07 GB (320,072,933,376 bytes) Capacity 250.06 GB (250,059,350,016 bytes)
Model WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA0 Model ST3250824AS Q
Revision 58.01D02 Revision 3.BQH

Capacity 319.73 GB (319,728,959,488 bytes) Capacity 249.72 GB (249,715,376,128 bytes)
Available 289.26 GB (289,259,253,760 bytes) Available 22.72 GB (22,718,771,200 bytes)

ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Chipset Model ATI,RadeonHD2600 Chipset Model NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
VRAM (Total) 256 MB VRAM (Total) 128 MB
Vendor ATI (0x1002) Vendor NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID 0x9583 Device ID 0x0395
Revision ID 0x0000 Revision ID 0x00a1
ROM Revision 113-B2250F-219 ROM Revision 3022

 

[simsaladimbamba]

It will be marginal, but noticeable.

www.mac2sell.net for prices, GeekBench Result Browser for benchmarks.

 

[MSM Hobbes]

It will be marginal, but noticeable.

www.mac2sell.net for prices, GeekBench Result Browser for benchmarks.

Thanks simsaladimbamba. Wow... only 50 bucks different according to that mac2sell site:

Your Computer is a iMac 24 inch Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz 256 / 300 GB / superdrive
The Mac2Sell Quoted Value is : $ 800

Your Computer is a iMac 24 inch Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz 256 / 250 GB / superdrive
The Mac2Sell Quoted Value is : $ 750

Interestingly that site doesn't take into account the GPU ATI Radeon HD2600 Pro [256MB] vs the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT [128MB].