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The Xeons in the old Mac Pros are wayyyyyyy outdated now. I think the i7 iMac will out perform them easily.
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They do just about on single core but multi thread the pros are still mighty powerful. Plus you can add a lot of storage/expansion cards. I've got a mid 2010 6 core and it's better at the heavy lifting than the i7 iMac the better half has.
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im talking about the 8 or 12core 2012 model. hell even the 2010s. the iMac will be faster than a quad core pro, sure. But thats not what im talking about. Having had the chance to use one that was truly maxed out I doubt any imac could touch it (3.06 12-core, 96gb ram, fastest ssds of the day with an ssd thunderbolt raid.)
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then a "budget" second hand pro would be killer, what do you really gain with a 5k display if the heavy work done elsewhere? Imac will just never be able to replace a pro for raw power.