

We did replace its hard drive with an SSD though… but your processor is a lot better too. Ive got a 2012 Mac mini here thats running high Sierra just fine. This machine, as well as being newer, is a lot beefier but I don’t want to bog it down… and I keep hearing people talk about Mojave being slow on (i assume) newer machines than mine and Catalina likely more so… And I wonder if this hardware will be up to it! The Apple iMac 27' / 2012 Edition is outfitted with a 2560x14p LED-backlit display, a 3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, 1TB of storage.

A few months back it got upgraded to High Serra… and slowed to crawl for many things…

The reason I ask is that at work I have an even older 20" iMac. Right now I am running Sierra… I know I can go High Sierra and will be be able to run Mojave and even Catalina… but with this hardware should I upgrade and if so just to High Serra or higher? It still seems plenty snappy for my uses. Instead, upgrading to 16GB of memory has to be done at the point of ordering.My current machine is a: Like the 27-inch iMac, the 21.5-inch has 8GB of memory as standard, but it lacks the user-accessible memory upgrade panel. Again, there's a Core i7 option for online orders, this time running at 3.1GHz (up to 3.9GHz Turbo Boost). Model A1419 / Late 2013 / 3.2 & 3.4 GHz Core i5 or 3.5 GHz Core i7 Processor, ID iMac14,2 iMac Intel 27' EMC 2639 troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. 8GB of DDR3 memory is included as standard, and can be either upgraded through Apple's own store to up to 32GB, or – by popping off the small hatch on the rear of the iMac – fitting your own choice of third-party memory.Īs for the 21.5-inch iMac, that kicks off with a 2.7GHz quadcore Core i5 (up to 3.2GHz Turbo Boost) with a 2.9GHz quadcore Core i5 (up to 3.6GHz Turbo Boost) in the higher performance model. Our review unit has been upgraded to the 3.5GHz quadcore Core i7 (up to 3.9GHz Turbo Boost), which is an order-only option. the imac 'core i5' 3.4 27-inch aluminum (late 2013/haswell) features a 22 nm 'haswell' quad core 3.

The entry level 27-inch iMac has a 3.2GHz quadcore Core i5 (with up to 3.6GHz Turbo Boost) while the higher-performance preconfiguration has a 3.4GHz quadcore Core i5 (up to 3.8GHz Turbo Boost). It has the quad-core 3.5GHz i7 processor, 32GB RAM, 3TB Fusion Drive, and GeForce GTX 780M video, and 27' LED backlit IPS screen.
