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The specs you've listed aren't sufficient to describe the differences. Here are some additional numbers to consider: Mac: 1.4 KW supply, 2933MHz memory (with
by dev_tty01 7y ago
The specs you've listed aren't sufficient to describe the differences. Here are some additional numbers to consider:
Mac: 1.4 KW supply, 2933MHz memory (with 12+ core), 24.5 MB cpu cache, 2.6GB/2.7GBbytes/sec SSD R/W (encrypted), Afterburner ProRes and ProRes Raw available, crazy quiet, radical thermal management, ...
Dell: 0.95 KW supply, 2666MHz memory, 8MB cpu cache, 500K/300Kbytes/sec SSD R/W, ...
Apple has designed fully custom I/O controller chips for things like SSD interfaces and the Afterburner MPX modules that have some insane specs. Simple top line specs just don't tell the whole story.
Current Imac Pros are already getting 2.4GB/3GBbytes/sec SSD RW. Even the current macbook pro gets 1.7GB/1.4GByte speeds. Nonetheless, if these high impact details don't matter to you, don't buy it. No big deal. Just don't oversimplify the comparison. Of course, we haven't even mentioned the OS differences...
- michaelt 7y agoThe only Mac with a price announced has a Xeon W-3223 and to get a fair comparison price for the Dell, I selected the Xeon W-2145. That means the Mac has 8 cores, 3.50 GHz, 16.5 MB cache, 2666 MHz memory [1] while the Dell has 8 cores, 3.70 GHz, 11 MB cache, 2666 MHz memory [2]. So the Mac has slightly more cache, while the Dell has a slightly higher clock speed. I'm not sure I understand how the availability of accelerator cards that aren't fitted in either machine is relevant to a price comparison? [1] https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/193739/intel-xeon-w-3223-processor-16-5m-cache-3-50-ghz.html https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/193739/... [2] https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/126707/intel-xeon-w-2145-processor-11m-cache-3-70-ghz.html https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/126707/...