MacBook Pro 2.8GHz Performance

Posted October 20th, 2008 in Apple, Mac OS X, MacBook Pro | Comments

Last week when I looked at the performance of Apple’s latest MacBook Pros I didn’t have results for the high-end CTO MacBook Pro (with the 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo processor).

Now that I’ve got results for the high-end MacBook Pro I thought I’d revisit MacBook Pro performance to see how the high-end MacBook Pro compares against the last two generations of MacBook Pros. Sure, it’s the fastest laptop Apple’s ever produced, but just how much faster is it?

Setup

Like last time, I used Geekbench 2, Primate Labs’ cross-platform benchmark, to measure the processor and memory performance of the new MacBook Pros. Here’s the configuration of the test machines:

  • MacBook Pro (Late 2008)

    • Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz or
    • Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz or
    • Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz
    • 4.00 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    • Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F2114)

  • MacBook Pro (Early 2008)

    • Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 @ 2.60GHz or
    • Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40GHz
    • 4.00 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
    • Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)

Geekbench 2 scores are calibrated against a baseline score of 1000 (which is the score a Power Mac G5 @ 1.6GHz would receive). Higher scores are better.

Results

Overall Performance

MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz		 3671
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 @ 2.60GHz		 3375
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz		 3290
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz		 3129
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40GHz		 3139
 

Integer Performance

MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz		 3258
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 @ 2.60GHz		 3015
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz		 2864
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz		 2656
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40GHz		 2726
 

Floating Point Performance

MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz		 5167
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 @ 2.60GHz		 4739
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz		 4565
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz		 4333
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40GHz		 4401
 

Memory Performance

MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz		 2707
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 @ 2.60GHz		 2416
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz		 2593
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz		 2483
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40GHz		 2359
 

Stream Performance

MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.80GHz		 1811
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 @ 2.60GHz		 1752
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz		 1702
 
MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz		 1860
 
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.40GHz		 1734
 

  • This is so cool ! I can't wait to get my hands on 2.8 one ! i ordered it last week and it should be arriving by this Friday. Thanks for the informations !

  • an ikgol

    are these 64 bit or 32 bit tests?

  • Rene

    Hi could you please compare or let me know if thier is any heat or noise differenst between the new macbook pro 2.53 and 2.8. and how noisee did it get at all ? I have sawn it in tha apple store but it was to loud in thier to hear anything form the macbook at all.


    tanks in advance!


    rene

  • Macfan

    I just ordered one, even before looking at this review test, and I am really really happy the 2.8 is worth getting, the differences aren't tremendous, but big enough to justify the price difference, especially using a student discount it comes much much cheaper...

  • Alizés

    I made a test with XBench of my new MacBook Pro 2.8GHz/4Gb/320Gb 7200t... and then the same test of my iMac 24" 3.06GHz/4Gb/750Gb 7200t... I have to admit that I have been quite disapointed 'cause the result show that the new MacBook Pro 2.8GHz is 20 to 25% under the scores of the iMac, whatever could be the test, even setting it on maximum video performances.

  • ace

    my mac book pro late 2008 2.8GHz is very hot ... too freaking hot ... they had replaced the main board already but still the same ... i got for a few weeks and the HD already died with all my files gone which the not so caring centre wanted to help recover.


    so freaking hot i ... i went to digilife (apple store) and played with the same model and specs that's on display ... it didn't have heat issue ... am going to take my machine again and demand for replacement ... i will not rest in peace ...


    aCe

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