How well does Final Cut Pro X run on an off-the-shelf 21.5" iMac?

I'm looking at purchasing an iMac for video editing projects but my budget is very limited. How well does a plain-jane iMac 21.5" (SATA 5400 RPM Drive, Iris Pro Graphics, 8 GB RAM) run FCPX?
Currently at my office I'm running FCPX on a Mid-2010 model with the 3.06 Core i3, 4GB of RAM and a Radeon HD 4670 256 MB. It is more than adequate for my needs in both FCPX and Motion 5. Will the current base model compare favorably to the one I'm already using?

Ian R. Brown wrote:
Most of the drives in MacBookPros were only 5,400rpm and I don't recollect them causing any problems with editing.
Yup, depends on simplicity and what you can "get away with".
Al

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