How big is the performance bump on 512 to 1GB on iMac?

differentleedifferentlee
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I have a iMac G5 with 512 RAM and I am considering a jump to 1,024...any idea how much this will boost speed?



Has anyone done benchmarking tests on this?



Thanks.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    alasdairmalasdairm Posts: 12member
    I can't really comment on jumping from 512mb to 1gb, but the performance increase I got from jumping from 256mb to 1gb was staggering.



    I've not been a mac user very long but the general rule of thumb seems to be 1gb or more.



  • Reply 2 of 5
    differentleedifferentlee Posts: 69member
    Thanks Alasdair for your comments. I will probably upgrade.



    Anyone else have view?
  • Reply 3 of 5
    alasdairmalasdairm Posts: 12member
    I wouldn't go by just my word, it really does depend on what you're doing.



    If you surf, chat, e-mail and listen to music then 512mb will probably suffice. If you use a lot of multimedia stuff such as iPhoto, iMovie, etc. then 1gb may give you that little bit extra.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    differentleedifferentlee Posts: 69member
    I work with large Excel sheets and use iPhoto heavily. I like a zippy Mac also.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    rob2786rob2786 Posts: 34member
    i've got 1gb on my imac and i guess you could say its "zippy" =)
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