For CPU-bound tasks there won’t be a noticeable difference between the two models. While the i5-7600 has a lower base frequency (3.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz) it has a similar turbo frequency (4.1 GHz vs 4.2 GHz). There isn’t much difference between the Core i5-7600K and the Core i5-7600 models. The Core i7-7700K model currently has the highest single-core score and the third-highest multi-core score on the Geekbench Mac Benchmark Chart (only the 8-core and 12-core Mac Pro post higher multi-core scores). Again, these differences aren’t surprising, but the difference might be compelling for users who have a 2014 model. Multi-core performance increased by up to 15% when compared to the equivalent 2015 model, and by 22% to 27% when compared to the equivalent 2014 model. These differences aren’t surprising given the relatively modest improvements from Haswell (found in the 2014 models) to Skylake (found in the 2015 models) to Kaby Lake (found in the 2017 models).

Single-core performance increased by up to 9% when compared to the equivalent 2015 model, and by 20% when compared to the equivalent 2014 model.

If you’re interested in how your computer compares you can download Geekbench 4 via the Geekbench website. If you’re not familiar with Geekbench 4, or how it measures performance, higher scores are better, and double the score means double the performance. Also, since the 27-inch iMac is popular with many pro users, I’ve included Geekbench 4 results for the Mac Pro as well. Let’s see how the new iMac CPUs and GPUs perform using Geekbench 4. Now that results for these Macs have started to appear in the Geekbench Browser, let’s take a close look at the performance of the of the 27-inch iMac. Apple announced several updates to the Mac lineup earlier this month at WWDC.

Gaming on imac 27 late 2013 3.5 i7