See a difference in what?
Color, gradations, file flexibility, skin tones, look of the lenses, variety of bodies you can use it on, 3d feeling, out-of-camera sharpness? Any modern back of any resolution and most of the legacy backs will smoke a 5D Mark 2 (even a Phase One H25 from 2003).
Large bright viewfinder, availability of waist level finders and vertical shooting without turning the camera, bodies with different-than-35mm ergonomics (for better or worse depending on your preference), availability of leaf shutter lenses, availability of built in wireless transmitters for flash? Many medium format cameras have some or most of those and no dSLR does.
Resolution? I'd argue (from experience - though see my signature for my bias) an 18mp back exceeds the real world detail of a 5d mark 2 with L lenses.
Please don't fall into the marketing trap of resolution. It IS important (crops, large prints, repurposing etc) but it is only ONE element of many that makes a camera right for you - or not right for you.
No medium format has video-capture or on-lcd live view. Most medium format cameras are going to be slower, heavier, not perform as well in low light subject tracking autofocus, and have ISOs fairly or very limited compared to dSLRs. There are a few exceptions here like the P40+ which will shoot ISO3200 at 1.8 frames per second (with a virtually infinite buffer) though at a reduced file resolution. And to get the most out of medium format you'll need good technique and experience/practice (an out of focus or camera-shaken 80 megapixel file won't go as far as a sharp 22 megapixel file).
Consider all the positives, all the negatives, talk to a dealer that you trust that can help sort through various options, then TRY a camera out (include some prep time to just get used to it) in a real world scenario and decide for yourself.
Doug Peterson
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