Comments on: Mac Performance (April 2008)

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:01:46 +0000

Why is nobody commenting that the top of the line macbooks are both $400 cheaper and faster than the low end macbook pros. Does nobody else care about this? If I don’t play games or edit video, but I compile code, the macbook is actually a better purchase. that’s insanity.

By: PriX

PriX — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:44:17 +0000

Thanks for the graphs. Much, much, much better and quicker to see than the awkward tables that some other Mac sites display in this World. If you know what I mean. How can things be done so badly and for so many years by them is beyond my understanding. A picture is worth a thousand words. And here a picture is a plot-graph.

By: BrainToniq

BrainToniq — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:40:47 +0000

Davek: I owned both those machines (the G4 450 and the G4 733) and while I can't say I had the skills to run benchmarks, I found the 733 to be a dog compared to the older 450. And without a doubt, the 450 dual ran circles around the 450.

By: Davek

Davek — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:36:12 +0000

lowendmac’s profile page puts the 733 QS geekbench2 score at 374 in leopard

By: Davek

Davek — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:34:32 +0000

some more fishy scores; PowerMac G4/450 (agp graphics) : 309 PowerMac G4/733 (quicksilver) : 277

OK yes; the quicksilver had less cache, but it had a far superior video card, and the sheer clock advantage. I dont think anyone would consider the 450MHz agp machine faster in any aspect. Anyone with these machines verify these scores?

By: Chris Yavelow

Chris Yavelow — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:56:06 +0000

I cannot find my machine on the list. If it were listed, it would be the following:
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
PowerPC G4 (3.3) 1.42 GHz (2 cores)

By: Motorized Citrull

Motorized Citrull — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:28:52 +0000

Hi, I think that there are some "impossible" results:

iBook G4 (Mid 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.42 GHz (1 core) 620

iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.2 GHz (1 core) 634

PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33333 GHz (1 core) 586

PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) 634

As you can see, iBook 1.2 GHz scores same 634 of PowerBook 1.5 GHz. Moreover, iBook 1.42 GHz, born one year after, scores 620, that is less than the previous model. To complete, PowerBook 1.33 GHz scores a low 586, well below any iBook with similar clock.

We all know that the reality is different. I guess that the database of GeekBench is simply wrong.

By: Andrew Bradley

Andrew Bradley — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:36:38 +0000

What ever happened to the Dual 1.42 G4 PM? It is not on the list

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:06:50 +0000

Imagine a year or so for now, we will have Macbook Pro that will equal the power of Today’s Mac Pro. Very exciting times indeed.