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.
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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.
IMPORTANT: Scores marked with a indicate that we had to adjust an old score to make it compatible with a new testing methodology. While we have tried to be as accurate as possible in this adjustment, unforeseen errors may occur. We just want you to be a little more cautious of these scores than other scores on this page.
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Processor
Machine
Power Mac
Score
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL//A
96
100%
July 2005 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz - M9846LL/A
121
126%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz - M9848LL/A
130
135%
October 2004 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.2GHz - M9623LL/A
108
112%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Combo) - M9627LL/A
120
125%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Super) - M9628LL/A
118
123%
January 2005 PowerBooks
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Combo) - M9690LL/A
135
141%
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
136
142%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.5GHz - M9676LL/A
136
142%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.67GHz - M9677LL/A
147
153%
PowerBooks 17" G4/1.67GHz - M9689LL/A
149
155%
CineBench 2003 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 version of CineBench that is not optimized for the G5 for this test. 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
178.54
100%
July 2005 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz - M9846LL/A
301.66
59%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz - M9848LL/A
NA
NA
October 2004 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.2GHz - M9623LL/A
374.42
48%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Combo) - M9627LL/A
331.54
54%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Super) - M9628LL/A
332.53
54%
January 2005 PowerBooks
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Combo) - M9690LL/A
287.07
62%
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
293.99
61%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.5GHz - M9676LL/A
291.25
61%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.67GHz - M9677LL/A
266.33
67%
PowerBooks 17" G4/1.67GHz - M9689LL/A
273.93
65%
The iTunes Encode, Photoshop Render and Word Macro tests are all 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
168
100%
July 2005 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz - M9846LL/A
601
358%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz - M9848LL/A
616
367%
October 2004 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.2GHz - M9623LL/A
305
182%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Combo) - M9627LL/A
326
194%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Super) - M9628LL/A
323
192%
January 2005 PowerBooks
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Combo) - M9690LL/A
512
305%
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
510
304%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.5GHz - M9676LL/A
791
471%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.67GHz - M9677LL/A
834
496%
PowerBooks 17" G4/1.67GHz - M9689LL/A
794
473%
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
17
100%
July 2005 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz - M9846LL/A
20
118%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz - M9848LL/A
20
118%
October 2004 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.2GHz - M9623LL/A
12.5
74%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Combo) - M9627LL/A
12.3
72%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Super) - M9628LL/A
12.3
72%
January 2005 PowerBooks
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Combo) - M9690LL/A
14.9
88%
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
14.7
86%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.5GHz - M9676LL/A
27.5
162%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.67GHz - M9677LL/A
27.5
162%
PowerBooks 17" G4/1.67GHz - M9689LL/A
33
194%
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
12.37
100%
July 2005 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz - M9846LL/A
14.24
87%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz - M9848LL/A
12.96
95%
October 2004 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.2GHz - M9623LL/A
26.36
47%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Combo) - M9627LL/A
24.98
50%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Super) - M9628LL/A
25.20
49%
January 2005 PowerBooks
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Combo) - M9690LL/A
12.33
100%
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
12.23
100%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.5GHz - M9676LL/A
NA
NA%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.67GHz - M9677LL/A
NA
NA%
PowerBooks 17" G4/1.67GHz - M9689LL/A
NA
NA%
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
166.86
100%
July 2005 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz - M9846LL/A
322.26
52%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz - M9848LL/A
362.39
37%
October 2004 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.2GHz - M9623LL/A
186.20
90%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Combo) - M9627LL/A
165.36
101%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Super) - M9628LL/A
168.31
99%
January 2005 PowerBooks
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Combo) - M9690LL/A
137.99
121%
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
137.38
121%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.5GHz - M9676LL/A
146.22
114%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.67GHz - M9677LL/A
146.69
114%
PowerBooks 17" G4/1.67GHz - M9689LL/A
122.54
136%
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
116.04
100%
July 2005 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.33GHz - M9846LL/A
147.27
79%
iBook 14" G4/1.42GHz - M9848LL/A
156.84
74%
October 2004 iBooks
iBook 12" G4/1.2GHz - M9623LL/A
170.55
68%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Combo) - M9627LL/A
169.64
68%
iBook 14" G4/1.33GHz (Super) - M9628LL/A
171.45
68%
January 2005 PowerBooks
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Combo) - M9690LL/A
107.08
108%
PowerBooks 12" G4/1.5GHz (Super) - M9691LL/A
101.62
114%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.5GHz - M9676LL/A
131.79
88%
PowerBooks 15" G4/1.67GHz - M9677LL/A
131.23
88%
PowerBooks 17" G4/1.67GHz - M9689LL/A
92.33
126%
In the single file test the the processor & caching capability of the machine is less of a factor.
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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.
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