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32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD and 8GB
Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics.
The iMac Pro comes in an
aluminium space grey case. It also
has matching space grey Magic
Keyboard with a numeric keypad and
Magic Mouse 2.How do I connect stuff? Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth are included for wireless
connectivity. The back of the iMac
Pro has four USB 3 ports, four
Thunderbolt 3 ports, a 10-gigabit
Ethernet jack and an SDXC card slot.How fast is it? The machine is a
multi-processing beast, designed to
work with pro-level apps that demand
multiple processing cores. Apple has
issued different configurations of the
iMac Pro to select users, including
mechanical and aerospace
engineer Craig A. Hunter,
director and photographer
Vincent Laforet, and YouTubers
Marques Brownlee and
Jonathan Morrison, and all
of them say the speed is
very impressive.
In our review of the
iMac Pro, we confirmed
that the new Mac is at
its best with software
that can take advantage of
processors with multiple cores. And
the iMac Pro’s graphics performance
is spectacular, thanks to the Radeon
Pro Vega. If you use software that’s
geared for single-core performance
(which includes many general
consumer apps), you won’t see a
marked increase. In fact, we found
that the iMac Pro is similar in single-
core performance to a 2014 Core i7
5K iMac. You’re better off with a new
5K iMac in this case.Verdict: This is the fastest available
Mac in Apple’s line-up, if you useThe iMac Pro is a multi-processing beast.34 Macworld • March 2021BUYING GUIDE
32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD and 8GB
Radeon Pro Vega 56 graphics.
The iMac Pro comes in an
aluminium space grey case. It also
has matching space grey Magic
Keyboard with a numeric keypad and
Magic Mouse 2.How do I connect stuff? Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth are included for wireless
connectivity. The back of the iMac
Pro has four USB 3 ports, four
Thunderbolt 3 ports, a 10-gigabit
Ethernet jack and an SDXC card slot.Howfastisit?The machine is a
multi-processingbeast, designed to
workwithpro-level apps that demand
multipleprocessing cores. Apple has
issueddifferentconfigurations of the
iMacProtoselect users, including
mechanicaland aerospace
engineerCraig A. Hunter,
directorandphotographer
VincentLaforet, and YouTubers
MarquesBrownlee and
JonathanMorrison, and all
ofthemsay the speed is
veryimpressive.
Inour review of the
iMacPro, we confirmed
thatthe new Mac is at
itsbest with software
that can take advantage of
processors with multiple cores. And
the iMac Pro’s graphics performance
is spectacular, thanks to the Radeon
Pro Vega. If you use software that’s
geared for single-core performance
(which includes many general
consumer apps), you won’t see a
marked increase. In fact, we found
that the iMac Pro is similar in single-
core performance to a 2014 Core i7
5K iMac. You’re better off with a new
5K iMac in this case.Verdict: This is the fastest available
Mac in Apple’s line-up, if you useThe iMac Pro is a multi-processing beast.