Test Mac Speed?
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- boobs
Any way to test the relative speed of my old iMac PowerPC against a newer Intel Mac?
I'm trying to figure if upgrading would be worth it, dollar-wise.
- dropdown0
As I've just made that exact upgrade I can (with out any doubt) confirm it's worth it.
- M_C_P0
cinebench
http://www.maxon.net/downloads/d…
run it on both computers. compare the render times and test scores
- ernexbcn0
Of course it would be worth it, by the way the newest OS doesn't run on PowerPC so it's not going to be uncommon that the latest versions of most apps won't run on that either.
You also get the benefit of running Windows virtualized or with dual-boot if you ever need it.
- boobs0
M_C_P is now entitled to a Wee Squeeze®! Thanks for that!
- boobs0
Next question: is there anyplace to find Maxon Benchmark numbers for various configurations?
- M_C_P0
as far as i know there's no one official place for them.
googling cinebench scores gives some insight
- rounce0
Err surprised nobody's mentioned XBench (www.xbench.com) been around for ages and is pretty comprehensive.