iMac 27" Top Spec. SSD?

[johnnyenv]

Hi,

Can someone tell me if you go for this iMac (top end one).

• 4.2GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz
• 8GB 2400MHz DDR4
• 1TB SSD
• Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB video memory
• Magic Mouse 2
• Magic Keyboard - British

Regarding the SSD? What are the exact spec's of this SSD? Is it a SATA SSD or PCI-E SSD? Or whatever else?

Would like to know exactly what £540 extra buys you.

Thanks,

 

[redheeler]

The SSD is PCIe. Very fast 2.0 GB/s+ sequential reads and writes.

2017 27" iMac SSD Speeds

 

[cynics]

Hi,

Can someone tell me if you go for this iMac (top end one).

• 4.2GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz
• 8GB 2400MHz DDR4
• 1TB SSD
• Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB video memory
• Magic Mouse 2
• Magic Keyboard - British

Regarding the SSD? What are the exact spec's of this SSD? Is it a SATA SSD or PCI-E SSD? Or whatever else?

Would like to know exactly what £540 extra buys you.

Thanks,

As mentioned its a fairly high end PCIe SSD albeit proprietary.

Retail for a equivalent SSD (1tb) is about 500 usd, less on sale. However since the SSD is proprietary in the iMac you'd need to pay quite a bit more to upgrade it yourself (Apple SKU tax).

The noticeable performance difference is worth the money if you can afford.

 

[Glideslope]

A typical day with my 1TB SSD (Samsung 960) in my 2017 27". 7600K i5, 32g RAM
4g stress load.