Mid-range Mac setup

CULTURAL RESOLUTION

The 5K P3 display is a huge benefit of the iMac 27–inch, similar to the LG UltraFine 5K screen sold by the Apple Store for $1,300. It’s not comparable to graphics and video industry reference monitors, but it’s accurate enough for most work.

iMAC

27–inch 3.7GHz

$2,299

Specifications

3.7GHz six–core Intel Core i5–9600K processor, 8GB RAM (max 64GB), 2TB Fusion Drive, 8GB AMD Radeon Pro 580X graphics, 27–inch 5120x2880 P3 display, two 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports, four 10Gbps USB–A ports, Gigabit Ethernet, SDXC card slot

Configure your iMac 27–inch

THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS of the 2019 iMac 27–inch with an i5 processor. Both are six–core, but the base 3.1GHz model uses the Core i5–8600, while the 3.7GHz configuration has the newer i5–9600K. With no big jump in architecture, the clock speeds give a fair indication of the difference in their performance.

But this isn’t the only reason to pay the extra $300 for the