That is based on single core only. Haswell will give slightly better single core numbers. That is not multicore which shows raw computing power. You need to be looking at the link I gave you or here. No i5 iMacs beat the 2.6 i7 mini. Zero. Only the i7 iMacs do.
Like I said the mini is one powerfull little Mac.
http://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
Or here:
http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-ma...ompare=all-intel-macs&0&prod1=MacMiniIntel021
Like I said I don't know where the notion that the Mac mini uses inferior hardware. They use the same exact cpu's as last gen (2012) retina 15 MBP's. The 2.6 mini uses the same exact CPU as that same gen high end MacBook Pro. The 2.6 3720QM.
I am consistently getting over 13000 on geekbench!
The Mini uses A mobile chip where as the IMac uses a desktop chip. If you check Geekbench for both, the only Mini that comes close to IMac performance is the 2.6/I7. Plus the IMac can be upgraded to more ram than the Mini and dedicated graphics. The Mini is not a threat to the IMac.
I understood exactly what you said. You posted geekbench numbers for single core only. Where the desktop chips with haswell are slightly better. You said only the 2.6 i7 mini comes close, which is false. No mention of comparing a mini dual core i5 to a i7 imac. No misunderstanding involved.
You were basing your opinion on single core numbers. And you posted the link to geekbench single core benchmarks. Which is inaccurate for total compute power for a cpu. Which does not tell the whole tale of which is faster.
They are in single core benchmarks not because they are a desktop chip, but because of haswell. Just because a laptop has a mobile chip and a desktop has a desktop chip doesn't' mean the desktop is superior. That may have been true years past but that ship sailed long ago.
The mini core i7's are not inferior and the benchmarks back that up. Only advantage they(imac) would have would be because of haswell. Look at any benchmark you want besides geekbench.
You got caught with your hand in the cookie jar my friend.
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My initial comment was to LeftyMac about why the iMac is not threatened by the Mini and why. You took my words out of context. You also contradict your self admitting that the Haswell IMac has better Geekbench scores. I am not taking anything away from your Mini. It is a very fast little computer at 13000. So don't take offense where no offense was intended.
The Mini uses A mobile chip where as the IMac uses a desktop chip. If you check Geekbench for both, the only Mini that comes close to IMac performance is the 2.6/I7. Plus the IMac can be upgraded to more ram than the Mini and dedicated graphics. The Mini is not a threat to the IMac.
I understood exactly what you said. You posted geekbench numbers for single core only. Where the desktop chips with haswell are slightly better. You said only the 2.6 i7 mini comes close, which is false. No mention of comparing a mini dual core i5 to a i7 imac. No misunderstanding involved.
You were basing your opinion on single core numbers. And you posted the link to geekbench single core benchmarks. Which is inaccurate for total compute power for a cpu. Which does not tell the whole tale of which is faster.
They are in single core benchmarks not because they are a desktop chip, but because of haswell. Just because a laptop has a mobile chip and a desktop has a desktop chip doesn't' mean the desktop is superior. That may have been true years past but that ship sailed long ago.
The mini core i7's are not inferior and the benchmarks back that up. Only advantage they(imac) would have would be because of haswell. Look at any benchmark you want besides geekbench.
You got caught with your hand in the cookie jar my friend.
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My initial comment was to LeftyMac about why the iMac is not threatened by the Mini and why. You took my words out of context. You also contradict your self admitting that the Haswell IMac has better Geekbench scores. I am not taking anything away from your Mini. It is a very fast little computer at 13000. So don't take offense where no offense was intended.
Here is what you said.
The Mini uses A mobile chip where as the IMac uses a desktop chip. If you check Geekbench for both, the only Mini that comes close to IMac performance is the 2.6/I7. Plus the IMac can be upgraded to more ram than the Mini and dedicated graphics. The Mini is not a threat to the IMac.
Took your words out of context? Contradict myself? I said the i7 imac has better numbers, that is the only imac that does.
Just going by what you said in the post. Sorry didnt mean to take what you said out of context.
I mainly use a Retina Macbook pro.
I also have 8 2013 mac pros. I love the mini, it is a workhorse and very fast for what it is. I have 27 of them. And various imac of differnet CPU's and sizes, years etc. All not used by me.
Haha.
Are you serious? Follow the thread. Yeah I think single core is more important than multi-core.
I just took crosscreek's post out of contest and said exactly the opposite of what you are implying. Furthermore I was not replying to you. You do not know to whom you speak.
Here you go.
http://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks
I'm going to dig this horse up one more time to chill down a misunderstanding of what I was commenting to leftyMac about and what I should of said that the 4 core I7/2.6 is not a threat to the high end IMac because it can be upgraded to 32gb ram and dedicated graphics. When asked to give the source of that information I sited Geekbench 32 single core because I had tested my 2.5 to compare to scores from the other macs which was free. It was my fault for not being clear on what I was comparing to. So lets put the horse back in the ground and move on.