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Mac Performance In The Raw - MacBook Pro 17" - 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo versus Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz - Performance, Reviews- Information

 



Sunday, December 24, 2006

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MacBook Pro 17" 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo versus Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz

MacBook Pro 17" 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - MA611LL
Released October 2006

Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz- M8840LL/A
Released January, 2003

Specifications info
MacBook Pro 17" 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz

Initial price difference
MacBook Pro 17" 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $2,799
Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz - $1,999

Current price difference
MacBook Pro 17" 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - $2794
Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz - $1,099

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Performance
The Performance the MacBook Pro 17" 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo is ....

Processor Single - 164% faster (a)
Processor Multiple - 166% faster (a)
Copy (many files) - 21% slower
Copy (Single large file) - 3% faster
QuickTime Encode - 68% faster
iMovie Render - 90% faster
iDVD Import - 77% faster
Photoshop Filters (Dual Tuned) - 12% faster (d)
Photoshop Filters (Single) - 4% slower (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)
(d) These applications do not yet run native on the Intel processor

A note on performance. Because of the time difference between when we tested these two machines, some of the scores above are estimates based on adjusted, original data.

If you have follow up questions about interpreting these results contact us again

 

Additional Resources

Power Mac InfoZone
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Apple's Power Mac Page
Apple's Specification Details

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Price Information
MacBook Pro - 17-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - MA611LL - Originally $2,799

Basic Stats
MacBook - MA611LL/A
17 -inch Screen 1680 by 1050
2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4MB L2 Cache - Shared
667 MHz Frontside Bus
2GB memory (3GB max)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
256MB Graphics Memory
ExpressCard/34 slot
160GB HardDrive 5400 rpm
8x SuperDrive
(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in wireless
3 USB 2.0 Ports
1 FireWire 400 Port
1 FireWire 800 Port
68-watt-hour battery
6.8 pounds (3.1 kg)
Built-in iSight
Apple Remote
Released 10/06
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Performance
Score
%
Processor Dual CB
702
+233%
Processor Single CB
385
+226%
Graphics Card CB
3645
+1713%
Graphics Games fps
51
+325%
Hard Drive sec.
348.6
+24%
QuickTime sec.
63.9
+110%
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score
% = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz
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