$1299 vs $1499 M1 iMac 24" - We Found HUGE Differences!
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- We Test and Compare Everything including Benchmarks and Real-World Performance, Fan Noise, Thermal Throttling, Usability and More!
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Apple's M1 iMac comes with Apple's brand new thin and light redesign that has been shocking the tech world! From the new colors and the iconic iMac chin design, it definitely stands out!
In this video, we compare everything including the extra features like usb-c ports, ethernet jack, touch-id, 7-core vs 8-core GPU M1, Fans, heat, thermal throttling, and of course performance in real world tasks like photo and video editing and other apps and more between the 24" 7-core M1 iMac and $1499 8-Core iMac and 8GB vs 16GB in the M1 iMac 24".
In terms of performance, we tested the Blackmagic Disk Speed test, Geekbench 5 CPU, Geekbench 5 Metal graphics, Speedometer 2.0 web browsing, GFXBench, Cinebench R23, and more!
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Base iMac vs High-End 24" iMac - 00:00
Geekbench 5 CPU Test - 01:07
Geekbench 5 Metal GPU - 01:47
SSD Speed Test - 02:30
3DMark Wild Life Extreme - 02:54
Fan Speed and Noise - 03:41
3DMark WildLife Stress Test - 05:19
Cinebench R23 & Thermal Throttling - 07:14
Lightroom Photo Editing - 10:50
4K Video Editing - 12:53
R3D REDMRAW Video Editing - 14:33
Should You Avoid the Base M1 iMac? - 14:15
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Hmm 🤔, no. The base model M1 iMac is just like the Intel Macs that preceded before it while the high-end 256 GB and 512 GB M1 iMac is really like a true M1 Mac
I have the m1 MacBook Pro and I am gonna replace it with the beast 12.9 inch M1 iPad Pro 2TB Storage 16GB Unified Memory And 5G And Apple Pencil And Magic keybored black
Thanks Max another great video of the channel. Glad to see these high quality benchmark videos return. Love it!
@@jackyharuhiko You don't need MacOS?
@@appletechinformation Even the base M1 iMac is way better than the trash Intel 21.5" iMac.
In the Lightroom export comparison, the graphic at 12:17 show the base iMac performing better than the high-end one. I'm pretty sure the base and high-end mac were mislabeled here. I was a little confused at first lol
Me too haha was going to comment the same thing
Yes sorry guys! Editing mistake it’s been a long week or shooting and editing videos and we have some more great ones coming up!
@@MaxTechOfficial No biggie, just wanted to give y'all a heads up. Enjoyed the comparison nevertheless!
I literally was sooo confused
Thanks for the heads up.
My math wasn’t working out at all either... I was starting to assume that maybe the “high end” one had 8GB and the Base one was configured with 16GB making it the reason for the difference.
This is the first review I have seen that mentions the base model has just 1 fan, nice!
I’ve seen several that said it
@@AppleProGamer74 good for you
@@hddhdhxhxb1793you funny adolescent
Uhm…Luke Miani already showed that in his review
@@AdarshTheTechie What I have written is really clear. "This is the first review I have seen", "I"...
I don’t need an iMac and I don’t know why I’m still watching it
Thanks for watching and supporting our channel! Even if you don't need to buy one, if you're ever going to be recommending an iMac to anyone, this info will help you help them not make a mistake! 👌
@@MaxTechOfficial I watch all videos/reviews even if I am not going to be buying one since I love having knowledge about tech stuff.
@@MaxTechOfficial I will watch this channel just for Max and Vadim 😉
I need ...use windows since 1997 now 2021 I want new things in my life :))) as computer geek )
@@rahul_karthik_s I watch it because of their sister :D
I was in Best Buy yesterday and I knew more about the apple products than the apple worker did thanks to this channel 😂 Thank you for indulging my nerdiness MaxTech!
I’m so glad that we have the Internet and RUclips for reviews and such. I would hate to rely on someone at Best Buy for information. I’d be surprised if they’re even trained at all. Probably the same person that was selling washing machines the week before.
BTW, did they have M1 MacBooks or iMacs ?
That happens alot you walk in knwoing what you want to get but the sales person slows you down so try and get a more expensive laptop with less power
yeah I swear I know better than applestore genius haha
After a week of using my M1 iMac highest end model I couldn't be more pleased. I upgraded to 16GB RAM also. It just a great machine. Oh and one quick thing about the chin and white bezel...sitting in front of the computer with the light from the display in your eyes you do NOT notice either. That chin and bezel negativity is a non issue. I also think the white pays tribute to that older iMac that was white plastic before the aluminum bodied ones debuted in 2008. This new iMac M1 is just beautiful and FAST. It's the best AIO desktop available today at a great price. For just $200 more, go for the higher end. It's SO worth it.
Excellent job Max
Was really waiting for this video
This is the video I've been looking and waiting for! Thank you!!
Max. great thorough videos of Mac products with performance evaluation and sound judgement
Negligent and negligible sound so similar, yet mean completely different things. :)
Haha yea my bad. It’s been a long week of testing and shooting. Have a few more great videos coming up!
@@MaxTechOfficial love the videos. Thank you for all the work the Max tech team do on the channel.
One could argue apple was negligent in this fiasco. 😂
Everyone : I don't even Have An iMac
But Still I Am Watching This
LOL!
Honestly, we really appreciate your support and viewership!
@@MaxTechOfficial I subscribe and yay I can watch you at 4K on my m1 MacBook Pro
Watching this on my 2020 27 inch iMac lol
It's like a $10 fan, surely they could have kept it
It's the marketing technique to push higher end products with higher price tag...... Or get the lower end products and live/cry with it's obvious compromises....
How about $100 for 128k of memory?
for them the fan costs
Eh, I highly doubt school students (the main demographic for the base iMac) are going to need that extra fan.
dreadavis Just like when they deliberately botched the cooling on the 2020 macbook air. With proper cooling it would perform similarly to the pro.
Never getting one again.
Edit: Intel air.
I had a pack of popcorns ready for this video. Keep it up Max Tech!
Thank you, we’re working hard to make great content you guys want to watch 👍
No one can make comparisons like my man Max!!👊🏻
Thanks for this video! Very helpful for deciding which one to purchase!
This was definitely interesting. I'd be very interested to see a comparison video between the 8-core M1 iMac and a comparably configured M1 Mac mini to see which one has better performance.
Probably the only youtube channel I’ve seen that always uses RUclips chapters. Really nice for getting summaries.
Thank you so much MAx Tech!
12:16 I think you guys accidentally switched the names
Just now noticed LOL.
It seems that the performance difference is similar to theM1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. I just got the iMac Base Model and it works very well. But next purchase I will postpone until Max Tech has had a chance for a detailed review/comparison/testing of the desired gadget. Thanks a lot for the professional video!
I think that 10% of performance difference is mostly due to the cheaper model having 1 core less than the more expensive model and not because of the thermals.
I guess the extra 200 dollars is only worth if you plan to use this iMac to do some heavy tasks for long periods of time which i guess only people who work in heavy video editing get to do.. for the target population this iMac is directed to it doesn't really matter at all.
Interesting. And definitely something Apple could have been more transparent about. Unless you need four ports, you can pretty cost-effectively make up most of the differences between the $1299 and $1499 models by checking a few options. I'm more of a words & videoconferencing guy than a video-editing guy, so the impact of the performance differences between the two cooling approaches will likely be minimal for me. But in the long run, it's hard to imagine that the quieter and cooler machine wouldn't have been the better choice.
Excellent video man. This is why I call a review.
Love your videos I watch your tech videos before anyone else thanks again I’m saving up for the new M1X mbp 16 inch
Very useful comparison video.
Thanks for the comparison Max! Seems like the one fan and no connected heat pipe to the base model’s M1 does make a little bit of performance difference, but the performance is still better than a base model Macbook Air. The fan in it is definitely not as loud as the terrible fan situation in the early 2020 Macbook Air with no heatsink either. I’m so glad this is *NOT* another Macbook Air with no heatsink-like situation lol.
True. Better than that but the fan still spins up to full blast every time we do anything tough. I wish they just put in the same fan and heat pipe setup like in the higher end..
@@MaxTechOfficial Since the M1 barely heats up in daily operations like watching a 4K video on RUclips or browsing the web though (whereas that old Macbook Air would always spike up to 100 degrees and never lower its temp from there), and with the fan spinning up even a soft air blow on the M1 will make it cool fast, I think the base model, with an OWC Thunderbolt docl, is still a good machine. Don't get me wrong I wish both the entry level and midrange model had the same cooling solution too, but if Apple decided to differentiate the entry level from the mid-high models like this, with the M1, so be it, no biggie lol.
Congratulations, excellent presentation 👍
Great review, if I was in the market for new iMac I would definitely get the upgraded model
Max Tech reviews are simply superior!
Excellent test!
another helpful video，thanks！
would be interesting seeing the difference in energy consumption: is a stronger Mac running almost idle consuming less energy or the same as a weaker one running at full load?
Nice work guys! Can also give an update comparison with the M1 mac mini highend model to this? I wonder how the fan and the thermal envelop works since the devices had different size and fan.
Great diagnostic test...
Looks like in the new year I am going to upgrade my old reliable mid 2011 32gb imac. I am going for mid range m1, but is it worth the extra £200 for 16gb version? I mainly use the mac for running my laser engraver (lightburn) and 3d printer (cura and tinkercad). Cheers John
12:16 never gets old
Big Thx for the Info.
Good video until recommendations. I knew it was only a matter of time before RUclipsrs start saying the low-end model was mainly for e-mail and surfing the internet, which is a load donkey poo. It CAN still edit Red RAW footage, run FCPX well enough and blow away many windows machines that actually ARE for email and surfing the internet.
Right? Think, the average user won't run into these thermal limitations, as unless you're wailing on the CPU for long periods of time, it's unlikely to throttle on you.
Yeah this is pretty much the same deal as the M1 Air vs the M1 Pro. It seems you get quite a lot for that extra $200, but still won't be worth it for many customers, particularly education where saving $200 per unit on hundreds of units will be the move without a doubt.
4:40 The dB scale is logarithmic, so even small numerical difference in higher ranges is very perceivable, while in the lower ranges it would be hard to tell the difference by ear between say 20 and 21 dB (sound of a wristwatch ticking)
add in psychoacoustics as well, higher RPM, more whiney sound
I always learn so much from your reviews. Thanks Max!
I'm wondering how long it took you to learn mouse movement upside down? Very impressive!
This makes me wonder if there is a difference between the middle model and the top model. I did order the top model in purple because I wanted the extra storage.
Was waiting for this head to head. Let’s gooo!
Hi Max, thank you for your advice. I want to buy the one with less fan noise, how do I need to spec it?
Do Black magic disks speed change over time? My M1 Mac Pro with 2TB SSD was around the same as yours and now after filling it up with 1TB of videos and music it's FASTER! 3400 write and 2700 Read. Is this normal?
Which program was used for the stats in the Menubar, it looks like iStat Menus's but it is a little different.
Thanks for the review :) I will be watching it.
take a drink every time he says “fee-ans”
As I see the export times are exactly the same. If the difference its only the temps, I don't mind, I ll go for the base model. 100 € more its enough for a thunderbold extension with usb3, display ports and ethernet. Great review, nice job. Greetings from Greece
9:26
That’s not weird, it makes sense to send the heat where there is an exhaust
THANK YOU!
Finally a true review and someone that knows what they’re talking about. I mean people and spending time on the box.
are the figures of lightroom cc correct because i think its been wrongly edited u said base has completed in 4 min and the image is showing vice versa. t 12:16.
Or somebody has to Google “dB” and learn that decibel is a logarithmic scale and that every +/- 3dB change represents a perceived doubling or halving of sound energy.
This.
Out of curiosity, is there anyway that we can get our hands on the same images that you use export to test our own systems against the computers you test to see our how our systems compare. This would really help with purchasing decisions!
I cancelled my order after I saw a video from this channel exposing the HUGE differences between the 1,299 and 1,499 models. Thanks Max Tech ☺️
Which model did you cancel ?!
@@mohdigwey I got the mid level iMac. About 3 months in and loving it 😁❤️
My 2019 iMac has same temps as M1, without even spinning fans, so... (I mean it is still impressive that M1 is running so cool)
LMMAO!!! FACTS!
Whats that app or software which tells you how much cpu and gpu the iMac is using on the top bar
Can you please provide a link for the thermal camera? Thanks.
@Max Tech Could you please make a review editing R5 8K footage or even Sony A1 at 8K? I'd like to see how both machines perform with those files. Thanks a lot
How do you get the the temperature to show at the top of the screen?
Legend on your graph for Lightroom export is backwards. It says Base model took 2.25 and High End took 4:20. Unless I misunderstood what you said verbally (and what logic would suggest) the High End was the one that took 2.25 with the Base taking 4:20. Or am I missing something here?
You haven't convinced me the extra money is well spent. For the Ethernet port maybe, but for real world useage, no one will notice, unless they are working with massive video files. Your review was great thanks, i appreciate it
WiFi?
I like how at 1:14 you can hear him click the mouse and then there’s a solid 3 seconds before the iMac responds
Are you going to do the same review for the latest M3 iMacs? Do the new models have the same differences in terms of cooling?
Hi, I am a graphic designer and I only uses photoshot and illustrator, is there necessary to get the higher-end model?
Is the chart at 12:19 wrong? Is the "high-end" really two minutes SLOWER?
Could you please share the tests you do with us? Then we can also do our own testing. By the way I really like your content and in depth analysis that no other channel provides!
Yeah I would like to test my own machine to make better decisions. Please share the tests you do
@@lailumaamir4913 I have a windows machine and I would like to see if it’s worth it to switch
Do bigger ssd run faster or are they the same speed now?
Do you know what the max power consumption is compared to the imac i5 or i7 ?
Would love to see a comparison of M1 MacBook Air vs 24 iMac base model.
What app do you use to see CPU ,GPU and the temperature
The Mac Mini is honestly amazing because it has the biggest heatsink and basically never thermal throttles and it’s cheaper and comes with a ton of more ports but and it’s what I would buy if the M1X machines weren’t gonna be coming out soon.
The fan issue on the base model doesn't make it less durable?
thx
Can you do an ultimate M1 performance comparison accross all M1 devices
Hi, please guide me. I use MacBook for internet browsing, opening lots of chrome tabs and bulky pdf documents, watching videos, several MS Office apps. I don’t need Touch ID, Ethernet port or extra USB ports. I don’t do video editing or play games. Would I be fine with base model iMac? And would it work smooth for at least 5-6 years? Or should I get the 1499 model? Would I need 16 GB RAM or am I fine with 8 GB?
The base is plenty, it's basically meant for people like you!
Thanks
I'm more interested 🧐in that thermal camera that connects to the iPhone.
Thanks, Max Tech. Are you planning to compare the 8GB and 16GB models of the higher end 24-inch iMacs?
Storage options are the only difference between mid and upper end.
one tip please:
which one do I need to buy for programming,
Macbook air M1 16GB ram one or macbook pro M1 16GB ram??
or is 8GB okay for long run? and all programs android studio??
@@MF_OXF Thank you so much.. for helping me
Max, according to your chart, 8GB base model is faster using Lightroom CC.
I'm replacing my mid2011 iMac which I bought 10 years ago, with a 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, orange imac. I hope the new iMac will also live so long :)
get the mac mini from the refurb store. if you can afford to buy a separate screen and keyboard. This gen of machines is a "just getting started" gen the real stuff will come at the end of of 2 year transition period. You won't lose any money selling it 2 years then. But up to you
@@gaza4543 thanks for the advice, but even the upgraded (RAM and SSD) new iMac cost is my 3 months salary here in Turkey, I'm a graphic design academician, and this is all I can afford :(
@@gaza4543 Years ago Apple iMacs were great to work on professional design issues with some upgrades, after the launch of iMac Pros I was a little bit worried about the performance of the future standard iMacs. I'm still worried but this is all I can do for now...
I think for me I’m just going to get the base model. I only surf the web and do video calls. Thanks for the video it was a surprise that one model had only one fan vs two.
Hey Maria we’re you happy with your purchase ? I’m thinking about going base model as well. As I’m just a surf the internet user.
@@iceman62509 oh yes, very happy. Well worth the money I'd say. Also I'm sure everyone who buys this model and does what we do to use it, it will last for many years. No need to buy the new versions and onwards and/or whatever chips apple makes from now on. This one's good enough.
@@mariaturner371 only thing that may suck is if I buy the 24 inch then then the 30 inch comes out next month lol.
But I think I’ll take a trip to Best Buy soon to pick this 24’ base model iMac up.
@@iceman62509 that is a problem.. apple will always come out with a better device every year that makes us want to get it. However if you train yourself to just to be in love with what you got now then you won't be spending money every year on the latest and greatest. Especially if it's working just fine I wouldn't go buying any upgraded version anymore at this point unless there's a drastic change. That's my opinion anyway.
@@mariaturner371 I totally agree with you Maria !
Didn't you have mix up the graphics on the final results?
It’s easy to slip into a tone of voice that sounds like yelling or being overly excited. Many RUclips presenters do this and it’s tiring to listen to. The presenter also sounds more confident when speaking calmly.
How long did you wait between tests?
Once the base model was hot it takes some time to cool down which might explain the Lightroom tests.
They actually cool down surprising quickly. This video took 2.5 hours to shoot so there were plenty of time between tests.
You forgot to mention for that extra $200 you also get more Colour choices.
Sorry i am confuse in this video about temperature and performance.
Will the temperature effect for normal use? We usually turn on imac 10 hours per day and doing some microsoft office works, video call and zoom..
Please help advise for education purpose which model should i get?
Spend the 200 for all the reasons stated,
At the usual retail prices, your findings are a no brainer, but what if the base model can be had from a supplier for about $450 off its retail price and even though it will be doing video and music production at times, it will not be used to run a studio kind of work load. What would you do?
I use m1 MacBook Air base model, and didn't notice anything about settling performance
what is the cpu and gpu performance app that show in the menu bar?
amazing, good job!
Thanks for watching!
seeing how the other m1 devices seem to handle the thermal load I bet a lot of the difference comes from the heat fan vs heat pipe.
which one is better
@@1stplace362 the more expensive iMac has a good bit more power in longer sustained loads.
Is this an error in the info?! At 12:04 you say that the high end one takes 2:25m and the base over 4m for rendering. In the overlay it’s the other way round.
Now why I’m asking is, because other people tried it too and the base model with 8gb was often faster in rendering compared to a 16gb high end iMac m1. So which way round? Error in text or in the graphics?
Sorry just editing mistake
I think you guys made a mistake on the title when exporting the photos you mixed the titles in the graphic. good video. thanks
I was going to buy the base model, but this video made me change my mind for the 8 core model.
It all depends on what you're gunna do with it. Unless you're gunna be doing stuff that wails on the CPU for extended durations, you probably won't be throttling on the base model. If you plan on doing footage editing and heavy duty/long duration intensive stuff, then you probably shouldn't have been considering a base model in the first place. Average users definitely won't be hitting a base iMac hard enough long enough to throttle.
It looked like you where reading heat reflected by a person. The thermal image is the same shape as a person 7:44
The higher end model has a better heat pipe that goes with the fans too.
Should I buy a gaming rig or this M1 imac