{"id":37476,"date":"2016-08-16T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=37476"},"modified":"2016-08-22T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:10:30","slug":"imac-vs-mac-pro-shootout-see-how-beneficial-more-memory-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/37476-imac-vs-mac-pro-shootout-see-how-beneficial-more-memory-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"iMac vs. Mac Pro Shootout: See How Beneficial More Memory Can Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34450\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iMac_vs_MacPro.jpg\" alt=\"iMac_vs_MacPro\" width=\"360\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iMac_vs_MacPro.jpg 360w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iMac_vs_MacPro-139x120.jpg 139w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iMac_vs_MacPro-284x245.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iMac_vs_MacPro-190x164.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iMac_vs_MacPro-139x120@2x.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to give your Mac a serious performance boost is by adding more memory. And recently, we set out to prove this by staging a \u201cbattle of the titans\u201d, pitting the iMac with Retina 5K display against several Mac Pro models in a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\/iMac-5K-Versus-Mac-Pro-Speed-Test?_ga=1.97556313.797027007.1335192640\">workstation rig shootout<\/a>. We tested the various models with different <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory?_ga=1.177167459.797027007.1335192640\">memory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/ssd\/owc\">storage<\/a>, and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/video\/video-cards?&amp;sort.price=desc\">video card<\/a> options to see which would reign supreme.<\/p>\n<p>We ran memory-intensive Diglloyd Photoshop Medium<sup>*<\/sup> and Huge<sup>**<\/sup> tests with different memory configurations in different machines and came away impressed, and in some instances surprised by the results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"Tech Tip: How to Monitor Your Mac\u2019s Memory Usage\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/37411-tech-tip-how-to-monitor-your-macs-memory-usage\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tech Tip: How to Monitor Your Mac\u2019s Memory Usage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only does the shootout show how much of a difference <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\">OWC memory<\/a> can make when testing iMac models against each other, but it also proves that in some cases, memory can help an iMac outperform a much more costly Mac Pro!<\/p>\n<p>You can find the\u00a0complete results from our testing <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\/iMac-5K-Versus-Mac-Pro-Speed-Test?_ga=1.97556313.797027007.1335192640\">here<\/a>, and see\u00a0a sample of some of our more interesting findings below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>i5 iMac vs. i7 iMac<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst, let\u2019s look at the results of the Quad Core i7 4.0GHz 27\u201d iMac with 5K Retina display vs. the Quad Core i5 4.0GHz 27\u201d iMac 5K model.<\/p>\n<p>With only the factory 8GB of memory installed, the much more expensive i7 4.0GHz model is unsurprisingly nearly a minute faster (or 4X faster at 20 seconds vs. 80 seconds) than the i5 4.0GHz in the Diglloyd Medium Photoshop Action test.<\/p>\n<p>But when the same models have 24GB of <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/memory\/iMac\/Retina-5K2015\/DDR3L\">high performance OWC memory<\/a> installed (see image below), the i7 iMac model is only about 2 seconds faster (9 seconds vs. 11 seconds) than the i5 iMac for the Diglloyd Medium test.<sup>***<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/imacshootout2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37479 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/imacshootout2.jpg\" alt=\"imacshootout2\" width=\"640\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/imacshootout2.jpg 979w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/imacshootout2-284x92.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/imacshootout2-190x62.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/imacshootout2-284x92@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/imacshootout2-190x62@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37478\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacshootout1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37478\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacshootout1.jpg\" alt=\"iMacshootout1\" width=\"640\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacshootout1.jpg 978w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacshootout1-284x96.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacshootout1-190x64.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacshootout1-284x96@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacshootout1-190x64@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click to enlarge<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simply put, the i5 iMac 5K model with 24GB of memory is 6.8X faster than the same i5 model with only 8GB of memory, while remaining <em>very<\/em> competitive with the i7 iMac 5K with 24GB of memory. So, as you can see, <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/Other%20World%20Computing\/1867DDR3S16P\/\">adding 16GB of memory<\/a> to the factory installed 8GB can make a <em>huge<\/em> performance difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>iMac vs. Mac Pro<\/strong><br \/>\nWe didn\u2019t just pit iMac vs. iMac during our shootout. We also measured iMac models against\u00a0earlier Silver Tower and 2013 cylindrical Mac Pro models.<\/p>\n<p>Our testing shows very impressive results from the i7 iMac 5K with 64GB of memory installed. In fact, the i7 iMac 5K topped the 2013 Mac Pro with the same 64GB amount of memory! The iMac beat the far more costly Mac Pro with a time that was nearly 30% faster on the Diglloyd Medium test and 20% faster on Diglloyd Huge test. The i7 iMac with 64GB of memory brings <em>huge<\/em> performance to go along with huge savings over the Mac Pro with 64GB of memory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37477\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37477\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro.jpg\" alt=\"iMacVs.MacPro\" width=\"640\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro.jpg 994w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro-141x120.png 141w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro-284x241.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro-190x162.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro-141x120@2x.png 282w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro-284x241@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iMacVs.MacPro-190x162@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Click to enlarge<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>OWC MaxRAM = Maximum Performance<\/strong><br \/>\nAs you can see from our workstation rig shootout\u2019s results, adding memory to these iMac and Mac Pro models can be a game changer. Having more <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\">OWC memory<\/a> allows significant gains in the efficiency of how your Mac can operate and in tapping the processor cores available. From a ROI stand point, OWC Memory offers about the most bang for the buck you can get in any situation where your applications can utilize more available installed memory.<\/p>\n<p>But this isn\u2019t limited to high-end Macs. Whether you\u2019re adding up to 128GB on a Mac Pro, 16GB on a MacBook\/MacBook Pro\/Mac mini, or 64GB on the latest iMacs \u2013 OWC memory takes your Mac further than ever. And as our <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/memory\/maxram\">MaxRAM Memory Certification<\/a> shows, your Mac might be compatible with more memory than you thought possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hit New Heights\u00a0with an OWC SSD<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile adding memory is an incredibly easy way to improve your Mac\u2019s performance, if you want to take your Mac to a completely new level, OWC has the premier selection of SSDs for nearly any Mac. When adding a high performance SSD in place of HDD, your Mac will run better than new and bring a new world of possibilities. To see OWC\u2019s entire selection of SSDs and find the right solution for your Mac, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/ssd\/owc\">eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/ssd\/owc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out our complete iMac vs. Mac Pro shootout at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\/iMac-5K-Versus-Mac-Pro-Speed-Test\">eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\/iMac-5K-Versus-Mac-Pro-Speed-Test<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>* The Diglloyd Medium test generates a 15.7 GB scratch file using a 20,000-pixel-wide image. <\/i><br \/>\n<i>** The Diglloyd Huge test generates a 56 GB scratch file using a 40,000-pixel-wide image.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>*** We will point out that the i7 easily outperforms the i5 for the much larger file size Diglloyd Huge test.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to give your Mac a serious performance boost is by adding more memory. 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