Pretty Disappointed....

[mackage]

...I am pretty much disappointed after waiting months for a refresh that was suppose to be a substantial upgrade over last years iMacs. I think alot of us had unwarranted expectations due to the HUGE increase in the MBP performance.

Here is where I am coming from. I am an accountant so spending money were a return isn't realized is against what I believe in. Therefore, I planned to buy the base 27" version. So many times before this refresh I was tempted to buy the base 3.6ghz dual core that was available. I am still a fan of a high clock speed because it makes a difference in daily single and dual core tasks. However, I waited mainly due to most on this forum stating I would regret it and the upgraded processors were going to be substantially better.

Let's compare the benchmarks:

32 bit

3.6ghz dual core (last year) - 7,000 average

2.7 quad core (sandy bridge) - 7950


64 bit


3.6ghz dual core (last year) - 7,745

2.7 quad core (sandy bridge) - 8625


Is this really a substantial jump? You take away clock speed (even though you do have turbo boost to 3.7) and add two cores and you get less than a 1,000 point increase.

 

[Diesel-Benz]

I am still a fan of a high clock speed because it makes a difference in daily single and dual core tasks.

You are wrong.

Is this really a substantial jump? You take away clock speed (even though you do have turbo boost to 3.7) and add two cores and you get less than a 1,000 point increase.

You actually have MORE clock speed.

 

[DeaconGraves]

A) You shouldn't base everything on the benchmarks.

B) Look at it this way. The base 27" is still the same cost as it was last week. But now you have a performance increase. I can understand being a little down that the performance wasn't as high as you expected, but unless you lost money by waiting, it's still a win.

 

[drew.bowser]

The base 27" last week was a 3.2 ghz i3... You sure your details are right?

the base i3 was 5900+ 32 bit and 6650+ 64 bit (geekbench scores)

5950 to 7950 32 bit
6650 to 8625 64 bit

for the same price seems like a nice upgrade to me.

NOW there was an upgrade from the 3.2 i3 to a 3.6 i5 dual...if I remember correctly.

 

[Vylen]

In addition to "only" a 1000 point increase in a synthetic benchmark that isn't indicative of any real world usage that an accountant would encounter, you get a processor that generates less heat plus other things.

In other words, it's a good upgrade that you don't need to feel disappointed with.

 

[mackage]

The base 27" last week was a 3.2 ghz i3... You sure your details are right?

the base i3 was 5900+ 32 bit and 6650+ 64 bit (geekbench scores)

5950 to 7950 32 bit
6650 to 8625 64 bit

for the same price seems like a nice upgrade to me.

NOW there was an upgrade from the 3.2 i3 to a 3.6 i5 dual...if I remember correctly.

I stand corrected, drew. You are correct.