Imac 27 vs Mac Pro 2.8 ghz ( 8core) 2009 model

Hi Guys,
I am planning to purchase a apple editing system for my Studio as i don’t have that much of budget so i am little confused with two systems.
iMac 27" quad-core i5
       3.4GHz/ 8GB/1TB/Ge Force GTX 775M 2GB ( New Machine) ( Is this Machine is good for HD editing?)
   2. Mac pro 2.8 ghz ( 8 core ) 2009 model, I gb Graphic card , 16 gb ram,
        6 Tb Hard Disk, Blackmagic Card ( Second Hand Machine)
Kingly suggest which machine should i go for as i need a machine for FCP HDEditing.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
This will be my first mac. Please advice....

I'm sorry, but the Mac Pro is 4 years old vs a new iMac.
1066mhz vs 1600mhz ram
16GB vs 32GB maximum RAM
1GB vs 2GB VRAM
USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0
The 5770 is very old, the 775M is 2.5x more powerful despite being a "mobile" GPU.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
As you can see here, the iMac is more powerful in every task except the highest multicore demands, even then only barely.
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/281685?baseline=316924

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