Mac Pro Audio Decoding Issues, 1920x1200 screenshots within!

[Concorde Rules]

Right, i've had enough of this. Apple SORT IT OUT.

The issue is basically the REDICULOUS amount of power require to decode/play audio. It basically kicks the CPU out of power saving mode and uses 30-50W more!


iTunes playing "Halo" from the iTunes store (does it will all songs!)
http://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/itunes_playing_small.jpg (http://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/itunes_playing.jpg)


Here is the temps while playing a 1080p Star Trek trailer from the Quicktime site... same temperatures yet its decoding 1080p video? Riiight apple.
http://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/quicktime_1080p_trailer_small.jpg (http://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/quicktime_1080p_trailer.jpg)

Power usage (and im pretty confident these are correct!)

Nothing playing/iTunes playing music.

http://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/no_audio_playing.jpghttp://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/itunes_playing_power.jpg

Now im going to download Xbench to see if there is any performance change...

I wonder if I submitted this information to a few news sites Apple might get on top of this?

Edit:

Xbench performance DROPS by 20-25%!!!!

See here:
http://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/performance_drop_small.jpg (http://www.thunder-keep.co.uk/site/macproissue/xbench_tests.jpg)

[PaulD-UK]

I wonder if I submitted this information to a few news sites Apple might get on top of this?Hi
Maybe.
Or maybe you'd just get told you maybe could use the search facility... ;)
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=795966

[Concorde Rules]

I've seen that thread. I've posted in it.

For the MP2009 owners I decided a separate thread was required on the issue.

[Transporteur]

That thread was (and still is) just for the 2009 Mac Pro. No earlier Pro has this issues.

[smacman]

Xbench performance DROPS by 20-25%!!!!

I agree. When reporting this issue to Apple, I and many others have been told that these temps are "within limits". This performance hit however brings this issue to a whole new level. A workstation class computer that ties up 25% of it's CPU resources just to play a song in the background is simply DEFECTIVE.

I am going to call into Apple again and report this as a performance/thermal/power issue instead of just reporting it running hot like I did last time. Another favorite Apple line is "We have never had a complaint about this before". I think we could beat them at their own game if we were to all note our Applecare Case #s in a common place.

[AZREOSpecialist]

Has anyone thought of contacting an editor at MacWorld? What you need is more media attention, not banging on Apple's door. Apple will only fix a problem if it gets a lot of public attention over it, not if a lot of people complaint to Apple.

FOCUS ON MEDIA ATTENTION!