I was wondering if the low end Mac Pro model will be a significant speed bump from the dual 2.0GHz G5 Powermac. Or will it take one of the more expensive higher end models to see an appreciable difference in performance.
I wouldnt think too significant. Dont expect 2-3X times faster. Apple may advertise 2X, but as Macworld tests showed, the new iMac is only on average 30% faster.
I wouldnt think too significant. Dont expect 2-3X times faster. Apple may advertise 2X, but as Macworld tests showed, the new iMac is only on average 30% faster.
So I'm guessing a realworld 40% jump.
Well, if Apple were to advertise 2x faster, they'd be advertising it as 2x a computer that is significantly faster than his. Besides, the new iMac is a lot faster than 30% for most tasks.
I wouldnt think too significant. Dont expect 2-3X times faster. Apple may advertise 2X, but as Macworld tests showed, the new iMac is only on average 30% faster.
So I'm guessing a realworld 40% jump.
Don't forget the current iMac is core duo whereas the mac pro will be core 2 duo or zeon and judging by recent benchmarks on all the tech sites conroe is much more impressive than yonah .....can't wait!
I was wondering if the low end Mac Pro model will be a significant speed bump from the dual 2.0GHz G5 Powermac. Or will it take one of the more expensive higher end models to see an appreciable difference in performance.
I agree with the others, I would expect it to. Heck, on many tests, 2.0GHZ MacBook Pros are at least as fast, if not faster than the dual 2.0 G5. And the Conroes have a lot faster bus and faster memory than the MBP. It does depend on what it's doing though, if the load is unequal, such as one computer running the program natively and another running it through emulation, then the second one is at a disadvantage.
Anybody that's trying to decide which to get should look at the software they want to run. In my case, I knew Avid won't have support for Intel Macs for a while still, so I went with a Power Mac G5 back in March.
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So I'm guessing a realworld 40% jump.
Originally posted by MajorMatt
I wouldnt think too significant. Dont expect 2-3X times faster. Apple may advertise 2X, but as Macworld tests showed, the new iMac is only on average 30% faster.
So I'm guessing a realworld 40% jump.
Well, if Apple were to advertise 2x faster, they'd be advertising it as 2x a computer that is significantly faster than his. Besides, the new iMac is a lot faster than 30% for most tasks.
Originally posted by MajorMatt
I wouldnt think too significant. Dont expect 2-3X times faster. Apple may advertise 2X, but as Macworld tests showed, the new iMac is only on average 30% faster.
So I'm guessing a realworld 40% jump.
Don't forget the current iMac is core duo whereas the mac pro will be core 2 duo or zeon and judging by recent benchmarks on all the tech sites conroe is much more impressive than yonah .....can't wait!
Originally posted by coolmac
I was wondering if the low end Mac Pro model will be a significant speed bump from the dual 2.0GHz G5 Powermac. Or will it take one of the more expensive higher end models to see an appreciable difference in performance.
I agree with the others, I would expect it to. Heck, on many tests, 2.0GHZ MacBook Pros are at least as fast, if not faster than the dual 2.0 G5. And the Conroes have a lot faster bus and faster memory than the MBP. It does depend on what it's doing though, if the load is unequal, such as one computer running the program natively and another running it through emulation, then the second one is at a disadvantage.
Power Macs are still very viable machines.