![]() ![]() Most are compared to the 2017 27in Core i7 iMac. We ran benchmarks against other iMacs in the range to demonstrate the performance differences. Suffice to say this is a fast machine, and the iMac Pro in general is the fastest Apple has ever sold. You get a headphone jack, SDXC card slot, 3x USB-A 3.0, 4x Thunderbolt 3/USB-C and an Ethernet port that supports 10Gb speeds.Īfter all that, how well does this thing actually run? Our 10-core, 128GB RAM review unit sits nicely as a marker of performance as its configuration means it can actually achieve the highest possible Turbo Boost speed out of the whole range of 4.5GHz. Thankfully the iMac Pro does not needlessly lose ports where the MacBook line recently has. ![]() Just remember that the display isĪvailable from £1,749 in the regular iMac line if this is key element. It shows all manner of content completely and utterly brilliantly, from the humble word document right up to full on CAD renders, high-level graphic design and 4K video. The display here deserves better than that lazy piece of marketing. It’s been doing it with products since 2010’s iPhone 4. The light distribution (up to 500 nits) is basically perfect across its 5120×2880 resolution with support for, apparently, one billion colours with a P3 wide colour gamut.Īpple does, but shouldn’t, label this a Retina display. The iMac Pro isn’t the first iMac to have one, but all 27 inches of it are still incredibly impressive. If you haven’t set eyes on a 5K display before, it’s a real treat. Insanity it may seem, but even the iMac Pro can’t cope with the most advanced forms of CAD rendering out there. If you are at the highest end of your professional realm, you may even need to plug in an external graphics card over Thunderbolt 3. The decision to go with HBM memory as opposed to VRAM is a smart move as it allows for quicker throughput. The base Radeon Pro Vega 56 comes with 8GB memory, or you can upgrade to the Radeon Pro Vega 64 with 16GB memory. GraphicsĪpple has gone with AMD components for the two graphics options you get with the iMac Pro. It’s cheaper, you can switch between machines easier and even maybe use it on your eventual next workstation purchase. Our advice is to stick to the 1TB base option, and spend the saved money on a Thunderbolt 3Įxternal SSD or hard drive. Apple does this to allow for the faster I/O afforded by having two separate drives, even though they appear to the system as one. Note that this is actually either two 512GB, 1- or 2TB flash drives paired together for 1-, 2- or 4TB configurations. You can see below that the 14- and 18-core models have lower base speeds than those with fewer cores, but are capable of more processing power when rendering tasks that don’t require them all. For example, the 10-core iMac Pro we tested actually has a lower base speed than the 8-core, but when fewer cores are needed for certain processes, it can then kick in and move up to a higher top speed. The advantage of buying more cores is not a matter of pure power. This lowest tier model pushes £5,000 and will be sufficient if you want to splash on an iMac that will last you a solid few years – apart from the RAM, which itself is not user upgradable, the iMac Pro is not upgradeable at all so proceed with caution. These Xeon W (the W is for workstation) processors should be your preferred choice over an iMac with a Core i5 or i7 if you run a lot of multi-threaded applications, the prime example of which being Adobe Photoshop. The base iMac Pro comes with a 3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W processor, which can extend via Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz. It is the first Apple ‘Pro’ product that really will only be purchased by professionals with the need for its high-end internals. This is a phenomenally powerful machine, one that far outstrips the needs of all but a select few users. That phone was a substantial but reasonable upgrade – the same cannot be said for the iMac Pro. Just like when the iPhone 5 dropped, you lust after the iMac Pro because it is Space Grey. ![]() If you’re not looking to render or process any type of large file format, you simply don’t need to spend this much money on the iMac Pro, as all those cores will sit on your desk decidedly unused – even if it does get you that black Lightning cable. The main downsides are the fact it isn’t user upgradable, but if you really need that you should buy a PC, or wait for the next Mac Pro. Chances are they could get away with a high-spec, but overall cheaper, regular 5K iMac. It can cope with all but the most intense creative tasks, and even then its superb connectivity options allow it to sit as the hub of a highly accomplished professional set up.Ĭreative professionals will swoon and assess whether they need to spend all that green on all that space grey. The iMac Pro is the most capable Mac product ever assembled. ![]()
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