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Carta
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 Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:36 pm Post subject: Equating a mini with my PC |
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A few years ago I built a PC with a Dual-Core E8400 processor running at 3.0 GHz and with 4 GB of RAM. With my older MacBook Pro being given to a family member soon, I'd like to replace it with a Mac mini that's in the same ballpark of performance as my PC.
Is there a way to gauge whether the current minis are at least close to the performance of my PC? The minis use the i5 processor--would a 2.5 GHz be equal to a 3.0 E8400 Dual-Core? |
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Smithcraft
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The current i3 and i5 CPUs are about two generations newer than the E8400 you had, so it would be more than equal to the old CPU.
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Carta
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So an i5 running at 2.5 GHz would be equivalent (or possibly better) than my E8400 running at 3.0 GHz?
That would be great to know I could replace this mini-tower PC with something smaller and much more portable.
One more question...hard drive access speed is supposed to be slower when running Windows from BootCamp. Would adding a Thunderbolt-based external hard drive help? |
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Smithcraft
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Yes, an i5 would clean the E8400s clock, as it were.
I haven't heard about the hard drive access being slower in Bootcamp, so I can't say. If Windows supports Thunderbolt then you could do that.
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Bandit Bill
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Carta
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you!!! I wanted to see a chart like that but everyone I asked (except, obviously, here) didn't know of one. I can really evaluate the performance of my PC's processor and video card with that of the new Mac minis and iMacs.
I appreciate everyone's response. |
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