The first effect we rendered, Aged Film, is CPU intensive. We imported a two minute 1440x1080 Apple ProRes 422 video clip. ( RED bar indicates the fastest time in SECONDS. We converted a two minute 1440x1080 Apple ProRes 422 video to iPad preset (1280x720 H.264). HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. The overall score is an amalgam of Integer, Floating Point, and Memory performance tests. Primate Labs' cross-platform processor benchmark uses a scoring system. The RED bar in the graphs signifies the fastest Mac miniĬinebench R15 - Render 3D Model using all CPU cores. WHAT THE 2012 MAC MINI QUAD-CORE DOES BETTER Many thanks to Other World Computing, PowerMax, and Create Pro for providing support and resources for benchmarking the three models of Mac mini. Why? The best way to answer is with a shootout between the quad-core 2012 and the dual-core 2014.Ģ013 rMBP Quad i7 2.6 = 'late 2013' Retina MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Quad-Core i7 GeForce GT 750M and Intel Iris Pro GraphicsĢ012 mini Quad i7 2.3 = 'late 2012' Mac mini 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 Intel HD Graphics 4000Ģ014 mini Dual i7 3.0 = 'late 2014' Mac mini 3.0GHz Dual-Core i7 Intel Iris GraphicsĢ014 mini Dual i5 2.8 = 'late 2014' Mac mini 2.8GHz Dual-Core i5 Intel Iris Graphics The next day the 2012 Mac mini quad-core started disappearing off the shelves. When the 2014 Mac mini was announced and there was no quad-core i7 option. Posted December 12th, 2014 by rob-ART morgan, mad scientist

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