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Mac Pro vs. PowerMac: How much faster is it?

Worf — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:25:00 EDT

Perhaps the more interesting thing is that the earlier Anandtech article priced the Mac Pro as basically as cheap as building it yourself (the price difference was about $100, and the DIY box didn't include a case or power supply (we'll ignore OS, since if you want XP, you'll have to buy it for both machines)).

Nevermind how much the Dell cost (not "twice as much", but almost $1k more). Apple seems intent on shattering the "Mac Tax" myth. Sure it's a lot more computer than you need, but the premium overhead is negative in this respect...

Worf

Mac Pro vs. PowerMac: How much faster is it?

dalziel_86 — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:10:46 EDT

It's definitely faster as long as you're not using Rosetta to run non-universal binary applications.

Gee, I never would have guessed that it would be slower when emulating a completely different architecture for really obvious fucking reasons!

dalziel_86

Mac Pro vs. PowerMac: How much faster is it?

HawkWolf — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:32:33 EDT

Here's a slight hint to some Intel Core Duo performance vs Power PC. My PPC 2x1.8 G5 powermac (with a GeforceFX 5200 video card) chugged along at about 15FPS in Myst V. My Core Duo 1.8ghz iMac, with a Radeon x1600 running Myst V *under PPC translation* ran the same speed.

This meaningless benchmark brought to you by... something.

HawkWolf

Mac Pro vs. PowerMac: How much faster is it?

Monty — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:31:34 EDT

> Quad-Core (two processors, each dual core)

Is that official terminology? Wouldn't it be dual dual-core, or something like that since any month now true 'quad-core' will be coming out?

Seriously -- I don't know the answer. Just asking so I can look real cool at those geek OK Cola parties.

Monty

Mac Pro vs. PowerMac: How much faster is it?

Darklighter — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:18:13 EDT

FlashSandbox:

I might when my PowerBook becomes second fiddle to the Mac Pro I'll be getting within the next couple of weeks. Not that I need to; even in Rosetta, the Pro should thoroughly trounce my G4.

Darklighter

Mac Pro vs. PowerMac: How much faster is it?

FlashSandbox — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:55:10 EDT

If someone wants to give me $3k, I'll compare the Mac Pro to a dual 1GHz G4.

Once Adobe flips over to universal binaries (CS3, no doubt) then it'll be perfect for everyone. But I think that going from a G4 to a Mac Pro would be a slight bump up, no?

Anyone done any G4 vs Intel tests?

FlashSandbox