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hello, im hoping you could give me a performance comparison between the following two macs as there is a large price difference and i'll be getting one of them for use with protools
Mac Pro Quad Core - Xeon @ 2.66GHz vs.
iMac Intel Core Duo @ 2.16GHz
thanks!
jeremy
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Hi Jeremy,
Your comparison follows below ...
Johnny AppleSpeed
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In performance the Mac Pro is ....
Processor Single ... 23% faster
Processor Multiple ... 111% faster
Processor Saturation ... 121% faster
Graphics Card ... 18% faster
Graphics Gaming ... 5% slower
Hard Drive Multi-File ... 7% faster
Hard Drive Single File ... Same
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Price Information
Mac Pro Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 - MA356LL/A - Originally: $2,499
= Unavailable = Unknown/Delay = Installation Fee ($20 to $40)
Extras = Canadian Dollars
New, Closeout, OpenBox, Refurbished and Used
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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 ...
= Current Model = Previous Model = Unavailable = Unknown/Delay = Installation Fee ($20 to $40)
Extras = Canadian Dollars
Closeout, OpenBox, Refurbished and Used
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Basic Stats
iMacs 2.16GHz - MA589LL
20" LCD display 1680 by 1050
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
4MB L2 Cache Shared
667MHz Frontside Bus
1GB memory - 3GB Max
ATI Radeon X1600 Graphics
128MB video memory
250GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
8x SuperDrive 2.4x Dual Layer
Built-in AirPort Extreme
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
10/100/1000 Gigabit BASE-T
Three USB 2.0 Ports
Two FireWire 400 Port
Apple Remote
Built-in iSight camera
Released September 2006 More Stats ...
= Unknown/Delay
= Installation Fee ($20 to $40)
= Previous Model