Handbrake is the only demanding piece of software I use on my Mac. I am looking forward to the handbrake results!
Test sequence 3 of 3:
Running tests on full 14605MB region...
Stuck Address : setting 1 of 16 ok
Linear PRN : setting 1 of 16 ok
Running comparison tests using 7302MB buffers...
Random Value : \
FAILURE! Data mismatch at local BUFA address 0x000000014606fcd8, BUFB address 0x000000030e707cd8
BUFA Data: 0x7af6956ecffd55d0, BUFB Data: 0x7af7956ecffd55d0
I got Rember test failures (and kernel panics) when I tried 16Gb of Corsair ram (regular speed) in my i7 2,7 mini. I returned it for a refund.
What geekbench score is the mark to beat on this model in os x lion?
Thought it was a question of more broad interest so gave it it's own thread
Been benching a lot today and found some interesting details I will share later on.
Thank you - very curious to hear how the Corsair RAM performs.
NovaBench:
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Faster RAM speed + more RAM = higher score.
Will have to see what the Kingston PnP 1866 gives because it's only half the size but even faster speed.
GeekBench:
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Memory performance a little bit higher, mostly due to RAM speed I guess, but will see that when I have the Kingston PnP number because they are even faster.
Memory bandwidth gives a BIG difference, my guess is due to the much bigger memory size, 4GB vs 16GB. 8GB numbers should land somewhere in between.
Lloyd Photoshop benchmark:
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Photoshop CS6 is a really memory hungry app, swallows the 16GB like candy but also gives a HUGE speed difference.
Will wait to see if it's only speed as in RAM speed or if amount also makes a difference.
Maybe I will give Corsair ValueRAM 2x8GB DDR1333 a shot also to conclude wich factor is most important.
Rumors about faster RAM gives a FPS improvement is something I have not seen. Been testing with Duke Nukem Forever and a screen recording app that shows average fps recorded, numbers were pretty close.
Also file transfer speed is not any second better, will have to wait and see what happens when I install my SSDs.
More pictures from these tests can be found @flickr
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A funny fact by the way, my boot times from I push the button til it auto logins and I see the desktop is with the 16GB RAM 1.5 seconds slower than the stock 4GB...
Have testet it several times and it's consistent.
On the other hand, boot to login screen is pretty much the same, average 0.2 seconds quicker.
NovaBench:
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Faster RAM speed + more RAM = higher score.
Will have to see what the Kingston PnP 1866 gives because it's only half the size but even faster speed.
GeekBench:
Image
Memory performance a little bit higher, mostly due to RAM speed I guess, but will see that when I have the Kingston PnP number because they are even faster.
Memory bandwidth gives a BIG difference, my guess is due to the much bigger memory size, 4GB vs 16GB. 8GB numbers should land somewhere in between.
I posted the result difference on my 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core Intel i7. This was a very good apples to apples comparison because the previous memory was the same capacity and vendor, so the only change was the memory speed.
Post #332
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1133642/
The SSDs are installed and the first test have been running on one SSD - will post more later but from now on you can at least sneak peak at my flickr
One sentence about the results so far: AWESOME to cold boot in just 18 seconds!!!!
Atm I am downloading the newest image file from App store of OS X Lion to install in RAID0 and bench some more, stay tuned...
The kingston are the best for the mini . I am happy with my 1600. Which were 60 and the 1866 were 120. Now that the 1866 dropped in price you got a better deal then I did.