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Hands-on with Apple’s new Core i9 iMac 5K with Vega graphics: benchmarks and first impressions

Now that we have a new line of iMacs, we’ve upgraded the 27-inch iMac 5K with the 8-core i9 Intel processor and the Radeon Pro Vega 48 graphics for ultimate performance. Our first impressions with this new machine are very promising, so let’s check out the benchmarks that back them up.

Apple refreshed the new iMac line just days before its March 25th “its show time” Apple News+ services-centric event. While that event grabbed a lot of headlines, desktop users were thrilled to see a much-needed spec bump to the iMac.

We already delved into the 4K base model and found the upgrades were decent enough for the low-end model. That didn’t stop us from splurging on the much more powerful 27-inch however.

Specs and design

We also picked up the larger iMac 5K with the 8-core 3.6GHz Intel i9 processor, Radeon Pro Vega 48 graphics, and 16GB of RAM.

Read more at AppleInsider.com

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