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Mac Performance In The Raw - MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - A Performance Comparison

 
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"

MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz - MA463LL - January 2006
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - MA199LL - January 2006

Specifications info
MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"

Initial price difference:
MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz - $1,999
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - $1,299

Current price difference:
MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz - $1,699
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - $1,099

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Performance
In Performance the iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" is ....

Processor Single - 1% faster ++
Processor Multiple - 1% faster ++
Processor Saturation - 1% slower
Graphics Card - 15% faster ++
Graphics Processor - 2% faster ++
Graphics Gaming - 7% faster
Graphics Interface - 37% faster
Copy (many files) - 153% faster
Copy (Single large file) - 136% faster

QuickTime Encode - 16% faster
iMovie Import - 114% faster
iMovie Render - 8% faster
iTunes Encode (From CD) - 63% faster
iDVD Import - 43% faster

Word Macro - 4% faster
Photoshop Filters (Dual Tuned) - 6% faster
Photoshop Filters (Single) - 2% faster
Photoshop Workflow - 10% faster

++ The processor & graphics card scores above are based on CineBench 9.5 (email us to request the actual point scores for these machines)
http://www.cinebench.com/
The game test was obtain by running EVO2 4X4
http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/4x4/

As you can see above, the hard drive on the MacBook Pro is significantly slower than the iMac (all portables have slower drives compared to current desktop machines). Also it appears that the MacBook Pro is slightly slower in graphics performance

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Also search at MacReviewZone/MacSpeedZone on the following part numbers MA463LL or MA199LL which should turn up additional information
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I would like to request a test comparison of the 17" iMac dual core 1.83 and the MacBook pro 15" 1.83. Both with 1g of ram and the 128mb video card.

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15in 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA463LL - Originally: $1,999

This Section Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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Basic Stats
MacBook Pro: MA463LL
15 Inch Screen
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
2MB L2 Cache - Shared
667 MHz Frontside Bus
512MB memory
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
128MB Graphics Memory
80GB HardDrive 5400 rpm
SuperDrive
(DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in wireless
60-watt-hour battery
Apple Remote
Released 1/06
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Performance
Score
%
Processor Dual CB
514
+144%
Processor Single CB
280
+139%
Graphics Card CB
1349
+565%
Graphics Games fps
28
+56%
Hard Drive sec.
98.47
+17%
QuickTime sec.
na
na
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score
% = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz

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17 Inch 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA199LL - Originally: $1,299

This section updated: Sunday, April 27, 2008

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$819
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$949 -OpenBox-   1yr - PowerMax unavailable

$1,069 -Closeout-   1yr - PowerMax unavailable

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Basic Stats
iMac 1.83GHz - MA199LL
17" LCD display
1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
2MB L2 Cache
667MHz Frontside Bus
512MB memory
ATI Radeon X1600 Graphics
128MB video memory
160GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
8x SuperDrive 2.4x Dual Layer
Built-in AirPort 54-Mbps
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Apple Remote
Built-in iSight camera
Released January 2006
More Stats ...


Performance
Score
%
Processor Dual CB
518
+145%
Processor Single CB
283
+142%
Graphics Card CB
971
+378%
Graphics Games fps
30
+67%
Hard Drive sec.
41.81
+176%
QuickTime sec.
NA
NA
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score
% = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz
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