Below you will find performance results for most of the currently shipping machines. This will, hopefully, give you an feel for the relative performances. We will be adding new machines on an on-going basis ... so check back once in a while.
New machines added to the list below include the following: All are new!
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"Real World" Tests
For timed scores, lower numbers are better. For the CineBench & Game scores higher numbers are better. Of course the higher the percentage, the better the performance.
Processor
Machine - Power Mac
Score
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
117
100%
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
212
181%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
258
221%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
149
127%
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
149
127%
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
149
127%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
160
137%
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
167
143%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
280
239%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
305
261%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
320 est
274%
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
283
242%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
308
263%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
303
259%
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
350
299%
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
379
324%
CineBench 9.5 consists of a series of tests. This one, tests basic single CPU processing performance. . You can download the CineBench program to run on your own machine and compare scores. We used the 9.5 version of CineBench. The scores above are actual scores ... not timed tests. Higher numbers are better
Processor - Dual
Machine - Power Mac
Score
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
211
100%
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
212
100%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
471
223%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
149
71%
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
149
71%
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
149
71%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
160
76%
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
167
79%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
514
244%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
563
267%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
591 est
280%
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
518
245%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
565
268%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
548
260%
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
633
300%
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
1157
548%
This is the same test as above, however it will take advantage of Multiple processors if they are present. The scores above are actual scores ... not timed tests. Higher numbers are better
Processor MultiTasking
Machine - Power Mac
Score
in Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
237.05
100%
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
461.24
51%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
204.27
116%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
359.33
66%
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
359.22
66%
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
858.97
28%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
782.28
30%
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
n/a
n/a
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
190.66
124%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
177.62
133%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
n/a
n/a
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
187.99
126%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
176.60
134%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
191.55
124%
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
164.79
144%
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
81.07
292%
Two QuickTime encodes are run at the same time.
Graphics Card
Machine - Power Mac
Score
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
203
100%
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
430
212%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
515
254%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
883
435%
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
890
438%
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
697
343%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
715
352%
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
602
297%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
1349
665%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
1364
672%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
n/a
n/a
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
1548
763%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
1687
831%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
1356
668%
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
1497
737%
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
1592
784%
This part of the CineBench program relies on the graphics card for graphics rendering. Download the program and run your own test.
Graphics Card Gaming
Machine - Power Mac
Score
in FPS
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
18
100%
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
17
94%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
20
111%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
23
128%
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
24
133%
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
21
117%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
21
117%
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
18
100%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
28
156%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
29
161%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
n/a
n/a
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
30
167%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
32
178%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
63
350%
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
64
356%
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
65
361%
4x4 EVO2 is a demanding racing game. It appears that this game is much more graphics card dependent than processor dependent. The scores above are actual scores (frames per second) ... not timed tests. Higher numbers are better
Graphics - Interface
Machine - Power Mac
Score
in Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
n/a
n/a
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
18.21
100%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
15.78
115%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
n/a
n/a
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
n/a
n/a
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
n/a
n/a
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
n/a
n/a
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
n/a
n/a
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
17.45
104%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
17.27
105%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
n/a
NA%
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
12.70
143%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
11.97
152%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
n/a
n/a
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
n/a
n/a
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
n/a
n/a
Let 1K Windows Bloom is a simple carbon application that opens and closes 1,000 windows. This gauges how fast screen redraws are taking place. You can download the small program to run on your machine and compare your scores, to the ones here.
Hard Drive Performance - Multi-File
Machine - Power Mac
Score
in Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
158.03
100%
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
151.99
105%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
113.35
139%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
130.24
121%
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
87.25
181%
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
306.15
52%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
344.27
46%
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
n/a
n/a
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
167.93
94%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
165.06
96%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
n/a
n/a
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
66.39
238%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
67.58
234%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
67.56
234%
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
61.62
256%
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
65.59
241%
The copy folder test not only stresses drive performance but also takes advantage of faster processing capability & caching schemes.
Hard Drive Performance Single File
Machine - Power Mac
Score
in Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
115.45
100%
Mac minis Intel February 2006
Mac mini 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo - MA205LL/A
74.81
154%
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A
79.86
145%
eMacs May 2005
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Combo) - M9834LL/A
63.81
181%
eMac G4/1.42GHz (Super) - M9835LL/A
56.97
203%
iBooksJuly, 2005
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Combo 40GB #M9846LL/A
147.27
78%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz 60/Super #M9848LL/A
156.84
74%
MacBook Pros Intel January/April, 2006
PowerBook 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
101.62
113%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
98.47
117%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
95.13
121%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
n/a
n/a
iMacs Intel January 2006
iMac 17 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo - MA199LL
41.81
276%
iMac 20 " 2GHz Intel Core Duo - MA200LL
42.09
274%
Power Macs G5 October 2005
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
62.81
184%
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3GHz - M9591LL/A
66.31
174%
Power Mac Quad Core G5/2.5GHz - M9592LL/A
43.68
264%
In the single file test the the processor & caching capability of the machine is less of a factor.
Don't see performance information on the Mac you are interested in? Send a request for a performance comparison between any two Macs.
Disclaimer performance benchmarks are only a guide to relative performance, and to a certain extent limited. The only performance benchmark that will have full meaning for you, will be the one you run, on your new machine, using your applications and employing your work flow. Given this, while we believe that the information we will provide you will give a general guide to relative performance, and we will endeavor to make sure that it is as accurate as possible, we offer no implied or actual guarantee that this is so. People who need mission critical data, should be doing performance testing in-house. Resutls for previous machines
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Updated: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
