08-06-2015, 06:09 PM
clyde wrote:
Would a 21.5-inch iMac11,2, Intel Core i3, 3.20 GHz, with one dual-core processor, and 16 GB RAM be markedly faster than
a 20.0-inch iMac9,1, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.26 GHz, with one two-core processor and 8 GB RAM
a. for graphics use, and
b. for most ordinary other jobs—such as spreadsheets?
What kind of spreadsheets are we talking about here? Either one of those should be able to handle Excel pretty handily, unless you're talking about sheets that are really complex or gigantic.