M1 iMac vs 2019 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9

[Zionstorm]

Hi. I need help with purchase.

I will be editing red raptor 8K raw footage on davinci and need something fast to render and export.

I saw a video of M1 iMac with 8gram do amazing off of proxies.

The owner of i9 wants $1500 for his 2019 iMac. Is it worth to get the 2019 or purchase a new 16g ram M1 iMac 2021 for video editing

iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019
3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB

 

[JustAnExpat]

Go with the M1 iMac 2021:

1. It's faster (per Mactracker)
2. It's new and will have a warrenty. You don't know the history of the old iMac
3. It's almost the same price
4. I *BELIEVE* Video Rendering does not require a lot of RAM, and is processor intensive. The extra RAM will not help speed up the video render time

Go with the 2019 iMac if you need the bigger display

 

[StoneJack]

M1
it has media processors inbuilt for video processing unlike intel
so it is faster in video especially editing and scrolling, rendering also a bit faster
just get 16 gb of ram