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Mac Performance In The Raw - Power Mac G5 2.7GHz Dual Versus MacBook Pro - 15-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Performance, Reviews - Information

 

Monday, May 21, 2007

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Power Mac G5 2.7GHz Dual - M9749LL/A
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MacBook Pro - 15-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - MA610LL/A

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Your comparison follows below ...

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In performance the Power Mac is ....

Processor Single ... 7% faster
Processor Multiple ... 5% faster
Graphics Card ... 58% slower
Hard Drive Multi-File ... 34% faster
Hard Drive Single -File ... 47% faster

QuickTime Encode ... 3% slower
iDVD Import ... 12% faster


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Price Information
MacBook Pro - 15-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - MA610LL - Originally $2,499

Basic Stats
MacBook - MA610LL/A
15 -inch Screen 1440 x 960
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
120GB HardDrive 5400 rpm
6x SuperDrive
(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in wireless
2 USB 2.0 Ports
1 FireWire 400 Port
1 FireWire 800 Port
60-watt-hour battery
5.6 pounds (2.54 kg)
Built-in iSight
Apple Remote
Released 10/06
More Stats ...

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Performance
Score
%
Processor Dual CB
705
+234%
Processor Single CB
385
+226%
Graphics Card CB
3645
+1713%
Graphics Games fps
51.9
+333%
Hard Drive sec.
379.7
+14%
QuickTime sec.
64
+110%
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score
% = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz
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G5 2.7GHz Dual SuperDrive #M9749LL/A - Originally: $2,999


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G5/2.5 GHz Dual #M9457LL/A - Originally: $2,999


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G5 2.3GHz Dual SuperDrive #M9748LL/A - Originally: $2,499

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