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.
Processor
Machine
Score Points
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
117
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
330
282%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
330
282%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
306
262%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
305
261%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
295
252%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
307
262%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
280
239%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
280
239%
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
Score Points
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
211
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
610
289%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
610
289%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
562
266%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
563
267%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
541
256%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
566
268%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
514
244%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
516
245%
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
Score
Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
234.27
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
147.88
158%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
146.71
160%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
172..59
136%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
177.62
132%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
176.95
132%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
177.85
132%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
190.66
123%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
192.48
122%
Two QuickTime encodes are run at the same time.
Graphics Card
Machine
Score Points
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
200
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
1502
751%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
1416
708%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
1355
678%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
1364
682%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
1076
538%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
1054
527%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
1349
675%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
1061
531%
This part of the CineBench program relies on the graphics card for graphics rendering. Download the program and run your own test. This test is highly sensitive to improvements in the software that drives the graphics card.
Graphics Card Gaming
Machine
Score
FPS
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
19
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
30
158%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
29
153%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
30
158%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
29
153%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
21
111%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
21
111%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
28
147%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
21
111%
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
Hard Drive Performance - Multi-File
Machine
Score
Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
171.37
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
119.94
143%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
101.54
169%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
127.62
134%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
165.06
104%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
114.21
150%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
131.85
130%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
167.93
102%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
130.67
131%
The copy folder test not only stresses drive performance but also takes advantage of faster processing capability & caching schemes. Obviously there have been improvements since the January MacBook Pros.
Hard Drive Performance Single File
Machine
Score
Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
122.96
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
68.60
179%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
81.39
151%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
78.88
156%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
95.1
129%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
79.38
155%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
81.40
151%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
98.47
125%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
75.60
163%
In the single file test the processor & caching capability of the machine are less of a factor.
iMovie Render
Machine
Score
Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
641.22
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
330.93
194%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
351.17
183%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
361.43
177%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
375.27
171%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
359.34
178%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
351.94
182%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
401.86
160%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
381.92
168%
Aged Effect is run on a 1.2GB file
iDVD Import
Machine
Score
Seconds
Percentage
of Base
Base Machine - Power Mac G4/1 GHz Dual Processor - M8667LL/A
393.40
100%
MacBook Pro 17" 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA092LL/A
- April 2006
220.72
178%
MacBook Pro 15 " 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo - MA601LL
- May 2006
230.13
171%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA600LL
- May 2006
235
167%
MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA464LL/A
- January 2006
272.62
144%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - Black - MA472LL/A
- May 2006
243.29
162%
MacBook 13" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo - MA255LL/A
- May 2006
242.36
162%
MacBook Pro 15" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL
- January 2006
271.94
145%
MacBook 13 " 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA254LL/A
- May 2006
246.63
160%
The January MacBook Pros are hurt in this test because of the poorer relative performance of their hard drives
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Basic Stats
MacBook Pro: MA092LL/A
17 Inch Screen
2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo
2MB L2 Cache - Shared
667 MHz Frontside Bus
1GB memory
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
256MB Graphics Memory
120GB HardDrive 5400 rpm
8x SuperDrive
(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in wireless
68-watt-hour battery
Apple Remote
Released 4/06 More Stats ...
Thursday, August 24, 2006
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