2017 iMac 5K: XCode Build C++ Project

2017-07-18 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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See the MPG review of the 2017 iMac 5K.

This test uses all CPU cores, which implies an easy victory for the 2013 Mac Pro with its 8 CPU cores, versus the 4 CPU cores of the iMac 5K. But it is not so: the 4-core 2017 iMac 5K 4.2 GHz sails to a clear-cut victory over the 8-core Mac Pro.

2017 iMac 5K: XCode Build C++ Project

SSD speed matters for this test, as does clock speed.

XCode build time for C++ project