Poor Geekbench score?

tomwalsh77 · Dec 23, 2012, 02:49 AM

iMac 27" 3.2Ghz
675MX
1TB Fusion
32GB Ram

I've just ran geekbench and my score was 10769. I'm new to Macs and I've never used geekbench before so not sure I'm doing it right but from all the scores I've seen on the net, it seems low to me. Can anyone help me out with an explanation? I ran the 64 bit test.

Geekbench results

Lancer · 03:03 AM

Is that the i5 or i7?

If it's the i5 then that might be about right, but I'm not an expert and waiting on my i7 to test it my self.

I understand when you test you should have no other programs running, just the Finder.

ETA - sorry just checked your score link. I think that might be right for the i5.

Alekto · Dec 23, 2012, 03:06 AM

Looks about right to me.

tomwalsh77 · Dec 23, 2012, 03:07 AM

Ah yes, when I looked again the others were i7 machines. Whoops. ;-)

bally555 · Dec 23, 2012, 03:38 AM

This is the result I found from the other forum. It is the 2012 iMac i5 2.9Ghz

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tomwalsh77 · Dec 23, 2012, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bally555

This is the result I found from the other forum. It is the 2012 iMac i5 2.9Ghz

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Thanks, so it seems mine is about right then. Cheers guys. :-)

BeejayUK · Dec 23, 2012, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tomwalsh77

Thanks, so it seems mine is about right then. Cheers guys. :-)

My 2012 [late] 27" i7 3.4 Ghz 32 GB Ram MX 680 gives...

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spcdust · Dec 23, 2012, 02:00 PM

For a point of reference here's my 27" 2011 iMac (3.4GHz Core i7 Sandy Bridge, 12GB RAM, 2GB AMD 6970 GPU, 2TB HDD)

Lancer · Dec 23, 2012, 03:48 PM

Just ran it on my 2005 G5 and got 1835

My new 27" iMac with i7 should be a little faster

Gelite55 · Dec 23, 2012, 03:51 PM

Normal for a i5.

themomopan · Dec 23, 2012, 07:47 PM

Mine is...oddly slow for 680MX, 768 SSD, and 32gb of memory.

Shadow2k · Dec 23, 2012, 07:57 PM

@themomopan
You've run the Benchmark in 32bit Mode, what usually results in a lower score.

themomopan · Dec 23, 2012, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadow2k

@themomopan
You've run the Benchmark in 32bit Mode, what usually results in a lower score.

Ahhh thanks!

marvguitar · Dec 23, 2012, 09:15 PM

Thanks for posting this. After reading this thread I decided to run geekbench just for fun and noticed that my retina 2.7 was super slow. 2000 below average. I'm currently re-installing OSx since resetting ram and SMc didn't do anything...if its still 2000 below average that sloth is going back to apple first thing tomorrow morning.

On a side note my iMac 27 3.4 is on its way. Will be here Thursday

Zwhaler · Dec 23, 2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BeejayUK

My 2012 [late] 27" i7 3.4 Ghz 32 GB Ram MX 680 gives...

Nice setup. What kind of tasks do you use this machine for?

aliensporebomb · Dec 23, 2012, 10:53 PM

Remember you need to run the 64-bit version of Geekbench ($) in order to get 64-bit operation for best results.

tears2040 · Dec 23, 2012, 11:09 PM

GeekBench scores don't tell the full story..... I had a Mac Mini score in the 12000+ to only be beaten by my 2011 iMac in real world tasks......

Geekbench tests things which might not really be used in the actual applications you are using.

BeejayUK · Dec 24, 2012, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Zwhaler

Nice setup. What kind of tasks do you use this machine for?

Writing a Book and Movie script/budget stuff. X-Plane 10.20 Flight Sim - I am earthbound due to viral infection of the jam tart -

Also AMPAS screening material.

BTW my Geekbench score was with Media Central/Safari/PPrune/YouTube running. With basic quiet set up

the figure is 14342

Dec 23, 2012, 02:49 AM	#1
tomwalsh77 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Blackpool, UK	Poor Geekbench score? iMac 27" 3.2Ghz 675MX 1TB Fusion 32GB Ram I've just ran geekbench and my score was 10769. I'm new to Macs and I've never used geekbench before so not sure I'm doing it right but from all the scores I've seen on the net, it seems low to me. Can anyone help me out with an explanation? I ran the 64 bit test. Geekbench results
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Dec 23, 2012, 02:56 AM	#2
Lancer macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia	Is that the i5 or i7? If it's the i5 then that might be about right, but I'm not an expert and waiting on my i7 to test it my self. I understand when you test you should have no other programs running, just the Finder. ETA - sorry just checked your score link. I think that might be right for the i5. Last edited by Lancer; Dec 23, 2012 at 03:03 AM.
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bally555 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Thailand	This is the result I found from the other forum. It is the 2012 iMac i5 2.9Ghz __________________ iMac 27" i7 3.4/1TB Fusion/GTX680MX, iMac 27" i7 2.93GHz (stolen), 13" Macbook Pro i5 2.3Ghz, 13" Macbook Air i5 1.7Ghz iPhone 4s 32Gb, iPad 3 64Gb wifi, iPad 3 16Gb wifi,
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spcdust macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, UK	For a point of reference here's my 27" 2011 iMac (3.4GHz Core i7 Sandy Bridge, 12GB RAM, 2GB AMD 6970 GPU, 2TB HDD) __________________ 27" Quad Core i7 iMac (Sandy Bridge), 12GB RAM, 2 TB HD
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themomopan macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Mine is...oddly slow for 680MX, 768 SSD, and 32gb of memory. Attached Thumbnails
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Alekto macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tokyo	Looks about right to me.
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tomwalsh77 Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Blackpool, UK	Ah yes, when I looked again the others were i7 machines. Whoops. ;-)
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Dec 23, 2012, 03:48 PM	#9
Lancer macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia	Just ran it on my 2005 G5 and got 1835 My new 27" iMac with i7 should be a little faster
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Dec 23, 2012, 03:51 PM	#10
Gelite55 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Normal for a i5.
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Dec 23, 2012, 07:57 PM	#12
Shadow2k macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2009	@themomopan You've run the Benchmark in 32bit Mode, what usually results in a lower score. __________________ The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell
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Dec 23, 2012, 09:15 PM	#14
marvguitar macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011	Thanks for posting this. After reading this thread I decided to run geekbench just for fun and noticed that my retina 2.7 was super slow. 2000 below average. I'm currently re-installing OSx since resetting ram and SMc didn't do anything...if its still 2000 below average that sloth is going back to apple first thing tomorrow morning. On a side note my iMac 27 3.4 is on its way. Will be here Thursday
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Dec 23, 2012, 10:53 PM	#16
aliensporebomb macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA, Urth	Sigh Remember you need to run the 64-bit version of Geekbench ($) in order to get 64-bit operation for best results. __________________ ASB Music Web is at http://www.aliensporebomb.com/ "This is Aliensporebomb" (a soundtrack with no film) is available at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thi...mb/id391880218
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Dec 23, 2012, 11:09 PM	#17
tears2040 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2010	GeekBench scores don't tell the full story..... I had a Mac Mini score in the 12000+ to only be beaten by my 2011 iMac in real world tasks...... Geekbench tests things which might not really be used in the actual applications you are using. __________________ 21.5" -- 2.5GHz iMac i5 -- 12gb Ram
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