2018 Mini CPU Speeds Explained (i3 vs i5 vs i7)
WEB250. 415. Nov 19, 2018. #1. There seems to be some recurring confusion in the forums regarding the three CPU options available for the 2018 Mini. The Mini can be configured with: i3-8100B:- 4 cores (4 threads)- 6MiB L3 cache- 2.4GHz DRAM- Max clock speed 3.6GHz- Max iGPU clock speed 1.1GHz. i5-8500B:- 6 cores (6 threads)- 9MiB L3 cache …
Mac Mini: i3 vs i5 - MacRumors Forums
WEBNov 20, 2019 · Now, a Mini i5 2018 provides twice the performance of a 2012 Mini Server. This really represents a quantum leap. I can even make my 2012 Mini storage faster than the default 2018 i3 one, that is, a RAID0 would make my Mini read/write nearly 1000MB/s with way more space than mere 128GB.
MacBook Pro 2020 10th Gen i5 vs i7 | Is it worth it - MacRumors …
WEB684. France. May 11, 2020. #7. Personally, I would get the i5. Springing for the i7 puts you very close to 16" Macbook Pro territory and you get a whole lot more bang for your buck if you get one of those instead. Heck, if you go for an Apple refurb on the 16" it's only £40 more than the cheapest i7 13".
Mac Mini i5 vs i7 - MacRumors Forums
WEBmacrumors member. Sep 18, 2017. 35. 12. May 1, 2020. #2. I bought my Mac mini for music production. You would be better off getting the i7 for the hyper threading. 6 cores double up to 12 cores and it can cope with a lot of channels and VST. It would be a worthwhile investment and would have better returns over an i5 and buying the ram …
Mac mini 2012 i5 worth buying in 2019 - MacRumors Forums
WEBMar 5, 2019. #3. Thanks for your feedback. $290.00 i5 Mac mini 2012. $70 for 500GB SSD. $75 for 16BG RAM. Guessing between $435 - $475 depending on the brand purchased. Plus time to tear it all apart and put back together. I have monitor and keyboard - …
macbook m3 vs i5 (2017) - MacRumors Forums
WEBMay 18, 2017. 1,618. 1,281. Austin, TX. May 9, 2018. #4. m3 and i5 are almost identical when it comes to raw processing performance. The i7 is slightly faster but also supposed to get somewhat hotter than the i5 and m3. Thus, from a price-performance-ratio perspective the m3 gives you the most bang for the buck.
best egpu for mac mini 2020 - MacRumors Forums
WEBSep 7, 2020 · Well the best opportunity has slipped through your fingers. Today older GPUs like the 5700 XT and RX 580 are going from 3x to 5x their prices in September-October 2020. You will pay an arm and a leg to get a Mac-compatible graphics card now for …
2019 vs 2020 i5 vs 2020 i3 Macbook Airs - MacRumors Forums
WEB2020 i3 vs 2019 i5 - Fans and Thermals - The 2020 is slightly hotter and slightly louder, but not annoyingly so. - The 2020 i3 is about 15c hotter (CPU temp) than the 2019 in almost all scenarios, compared to the 2020 i5's sometimes 30-40c. I didn't really notice the 2020 i3's CPU temperatures translating to an uncomfortably warm case.
Which Mac Mini (in 2024) - MacRumors Forums
WEB982. 599. Sep 8, 2024. #1. G'day, I'm currently running a 2012 i7 Mac Mini with 16GB/500GB, 2 x 23" Cinema Displays, and a USB3 IcyDock 4 stack hard drive tower. Yes, I'm running Mojave as my main OS. I used to do video editing as a hobby (moreso back on my MacPro5,1 that's now sitting in a corner), but mostly these days I'm just web surfing ...
Mac Mini 2014 (i5 model with Intel Iris Graphics ... - MacRumors …
WEBOct 24, 2014 · jeanba3000, thank you for posting another interesting review and thanks to the French reviewers for providing it In the Cinebench 11.5 benchmark they used, the Late 2014 with 2.8 GHz Haswell i5 and Intel Iris (5100) is 54,2% faster than the Late 2012 base model (with 2.5 GHz Ivy Bridge i5 and Intel HD Graphics 4000).