[b2plane]

1. iMac 27" (2020) 3.1 - 1890 euros
   3.1GHz 6-core i5 10th gen. - 8GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Radeon Pro 5300 4GB GDDR6 - MXWT2
   
   
   
2. iMac 27" (2020) 3.8 - 2490 euros
   3.8GHz 8-core i7 10th gen. - 8GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Radeon Pro 5500XT 8GB GDDR6 - MXWV2
   

I have the budget for both. Dont ask me how many thousands of dollars do these cost. Im not flexing n shit im just asking if its an overkill to buy these cause i only need them for productivity and software engineering.

[shakur123]

If you have the money go for option 2, any reason why choose mac and not a customized pc?

[Xerotic]

If you don't plan on doing major video editing or any type of gaming then you should be fine with the first one. However... I personally would hope for at least a larger SSD than 256GB.

[webdev77]

If you are ordering from Apple's website, upgrade to 16GB of RAM and also upgrade to a 512GB SSD. You definitely want 16GB of RAM in today's times. There will be very little benefit to buying the more expensive CPU + graphics card that come in the second configuration. I mean if money is truly no object, then sure, but it's not going to really help your productivity in any meaningful way.