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Tuesday, November 7, 2006

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Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3GHz versus
Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz

Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3GHz - Z0D8-3GHZ250GB
Released August 2006

Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz - MA356LL/A
Released August 2006

Specifications info
Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3GHz
Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz

Initial price difference
Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3GHz - $3,299
Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz - $2,499

Current price difference
Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3GHz - $$2,699
Mac Pro Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz - $2,099

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Performance
In Performance the Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3GHz is ....

Processor Single - 12% faster (a)
Processor Multiple - 13% faster (a)
Processor Multitasking - 9% faster
Processor Saturation - 12% faster (b)
Graphics Card - 13% faster (a)
Graphics Processor - 12% faster (a)
Graphics Gaming - 11% faster (c) (d)
Copy (many files) - 1% slower
Copy (Single large file) - 7% slower
QuickTime Encode - 11% faster
iMovie Import - 8% slower
iMovie Render - 8% faster
iTunes Encode (From CD) - performed the same
Word Macro - 9% faster (d)
iDVD Import - 1% faster
Quake (Game) - 8% faster
Photoshop Filters (Dual Tuned) - 9% faster (d)
Photoshop Filters (Single) - 12% faster (d)
Photoshop Workflow - 13% faster (d)

(a) The processor and graphics scores above are based on CineBench 9.5 (email us to request the actual point scores for these machines)
(b) Processor Saturation test based on Power Fractal
(c) The game test was obtain by running EVO2 4X4
(d) These applications do not yet run native on the Intel processor

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Mac Pro Two 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 - Originally: $3,299

This Section Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Basic Stats
Mac Pro
Two 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100
4MB shared L2 cache per processor
1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent buses
1GB memory - 667MHz DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
256MB Graphics Memory
250GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
16x SuperDrive
(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Released 8/06
More Stats ...

Performance
Score

%

Processor Multi CB
1563

+759%

Processor Single CB
493

+325%

Graphics Card CB
4661

+2303%

Graphics Games fps
59

+211%

Hard Drive sec.
46.70

+187%

QuickTime sec.
55.52

+325%

CB = CineBench 9.5 Score
% = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz
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Price - Condition - Warranty - Store

Used Apple Tower Computers
As Low As $99

$2,588 - Used- 90 day - PowerMax
$1,888 - Used - Amazon

$1,888 - Refurbished- - Amazon
$1,899 - Refurbished- 1yr - PowerMax
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$1,929 - OpenBox - ClubMac
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$2,099 - Closeout - 1yr - ClubMac
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$2,199 - Closeout - 1 year - PowerMax
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$1,999 - OpenBox- 1yr - PowerMax

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Basic Stats
Mac Pro - MA356LL/A
Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100
4MB shared L2 cache per processor
1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent buses
1GB memory - 667MHz DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
256MB Graphics Memory
250GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
16x SuperDrive
(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Released 8/06
More Stats ...

Performance	Score	%
Processor Multi CB	1384	+660%
Processor Single CB	440	+279%
Graphics Card CB	4112	+2020%
Graphics Games fps	53	+179%
Hard Drive sec.	43.27	+210%
QuickTime sec.	60.49	+290%
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score % = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz More performance results ...

Quad Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz
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iMac Core 2 Duo 2.16

2X Dual Core 2.66GHz- MA356LL/A vs ...
iMac G4 1.0 GHz 17"
Mac Pro Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3GHz
Mac Pro Quad-Core Xeon 3GHz
Mac Pro Two 2GHz Dual-Core Xeon
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