Which new Imac 27inch model is better?

I was looking to upgrade from a MacBook Pro to the new Imac 27inch. I was looking online and saw that the lower 27inch 2.9 ghz model runs the same or a little better than the 27inch 3.2ghz model. Does anyone know if this is true and does anyone have some suggestion on which model to get?

Both are Intel i5 CPUs so, the 3.2Ghz CPU should be faster.
If the 2.9Ghz i5 CPU model was tested with the Fusion drive, it may have been faster, but that would mean that the 3.2Ghz CPU model would be even faster with the Fusion Drive, too!
Purchase the best and fastest iMac you can afford.
Plus, with the 3.2 Ghz CPU model you get the faster 1GB VRAM GPU.

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