More Quad PowerMac G5 Benchmarks

MacRumors · Nov 15, 2005, 09:12 AM

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As the Quad PowerMac G5's start to arrive, more benchmarks are emerging.

Barefeats posts a collection of benchmarks from After Effects, Cinebench G5, Photoshop CS2, Xbench, and UT2004 comparing the Dual Dual-Core ("Quad") G5 2.5GHz PowerMac to the previous Dual 2.5GHz G5 PowerMac.

Meanwhile, Macsonly also provides the same comparison with some similar benchmarks but also some "Real World" tests.

ddub · Nov 15, 2005, 09:20 AM

These benchmarks show us a lot more than those Xbench results from a couple days ago. The new Quad looks like it will live up to the hype!

AoWolf · Nov 15, 2005, 09:21 AM

This thing seems pretty fast. It will be interesting to see what the intel powermacs will bring and possibly later revs of there duel core machines.

SPUY767 · Nov 15, 2005, 09:24 AM

Most of the graphics bench's are worthless b/c the 2.5 Dual has the 6800/256 upgrade. A card which, needless to say, trounces the 6600. At least the floating point ops are showing up at roughly 2x speed.

ksz · Nov 15, 2005, 09:28 AM

It's interesting that OpenGL on the Quad with an nVidia 6600 was about equal to the 2.5 Dual with an nVidia 6800 Ultra. In fact, it beat the Dual 2.5 on User Interface graphics and Quartz Extreme.

http://www.macsonly.com/index.html#_141

EricNau · Nov 15, 2005, 09:45 AM

Looks like it's pretty fast...I wish I had one.

dberg · Nov 15, 2005, 09:45 AM

not that it matters really b/c both systems had 3 sticks of 512, but when you dont pair the memory on the G5, doesnt this disable the memory interleaving capability of the G5 and severely slow down the machine ?

iGary · Nov 15, 2005, 09:46 AM

I'd like to see some benchmarks against the 2.7, obviously.

Mr. Anderson · Nov 15, 2005, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricNau

Looks like it's pretty fast...I wish I had one.

As I sit here waiting for my machine to finish rendering an image, I'm thinking the same thing.

I'm waiting for the 7800GT, though - so I probably won't have one until January....

Bleh,

D

ACW · Nov 15, 2005, 09:55 AM

At least these new results look real. Apple deny ever shipping any Quds in the UK so I think that guy in wales was a fake.

ACW · Nov 15, 2005, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dberg

not that it matters really b/c both systems had 3 sticks of 512, but when you dont pair the memory on the G5, doesnt this disable the memory interleaving capability of the G5 and severely slow down the machine ?

The G5's come with 2 X 256MB chips so this machine was still paired.

lopresmb · Nov 15, 2005, 10:22 AM

yeah, its fast, but I wish the price were lower (or at least stick more RAM, HD, or something for the same).

Question, would a machine that had 3 cores be like (that is 1 dual core, and one single)? Is that even possible?

bigandy · Nov 15, 2005, 10:22 AM

i want one anyway

Will Cheyney · Nov 15, 2005, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iGary

I'd like to see some benchmarks against the 2.7, obviously.

Me too!

yoda13 · Nov 15, 2005, 10:39 AM

Yeah, I'd like to have one too. Looks like the hype was fairly justified on this one.

BRLawyer · Nov 15, 2005, 10:59 AM

The Quad just trounces any PC out there...period.

ipacmm · Nov 15, 2005, 11:16 AM

Looks good, 3 more days until my Quad comes in.

adamfilip · Nov 15, 2005, 11:30 AM

looks like you already have enough macs.. why one more?

lightsout · Nov 15, 2005, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

The Quad just trounces any PC out there...period.

If you gave me the choice between a dual dual-core Opteron system, I'd take that over a dual dual-core G5 system. The Athlon64/Opteron are easily the best low-end (not POWER5/Itanium) processor available.

gugy · Nov 15, 2005, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Anderson

As I sit here waiting for my machine to finish rendering an image, I'm thinking the same thing.

I'm waiting for the 7800GT, though - so I probably won't have one until January....

Bleh,

D

Yeah, I am in the same situation. but mine is supposedly coming at Xmass.
I am glad I ordered the Quad. It seems very fast and will be a great computer to go thought the Intel transition.
I hope Apple will give us a copy of Ilife '06 because of the huge wait we are experiencing.

plinden · Nov 15, 2005, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lightsout

If you gave me the choice between a dual dual-core Opteron system, I'd take that over a dual dual-core G5 system. The Athlon64/Opteron are easily the best low-end (not POWER5/Itanium) processor available.

Athlon X2 (that's what I think you meant, rather than Athlon64) maybe, but are you sure about the Opteron? I can't find any dual dual-core Opteron system @ 2GHz or more for less than $7000.

mac n cheese · Nov 15, 2005, 11:59 AM

Am I the only one that is totally baffled and confused that the extreme high end Quad 2.5 ships with 512MB RAM? Just seems silly that it doesn't ship with at LEAST 2 512 sticks.

Mr. Anderson · Nov 15, 2005, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gugy

I hope Apple will give us a copy of Ilife '06 because of the huge wait we are experiencing.

I wouldn't hold your breath....

I'm going to pick one up when they're actually shipping, I haven't ordered mine yet....

D

iGary · Nov 15, 2005, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Anderson

I wouldn't hold your breath....

I'm going to pick one up when they're actually shipping, I haven't ordered mine yet....

D

Sell off your son and get me one too, while you're at it.

Dont Hurt Me · Nov 15, 2005, 12:18 PM

Iam surprised that a single AMD 3500 running at 2.2 ghz can still whoop those G5 Powermacs in gaming, I realize that power is for Work but when it comes to the consumer/gamer its like having a Turbo V8 without a transmission. My UT2K4 scores kills those powermacs as does this athlon on every game i have looked at. What good is all that power if it cant be used? No wonder they are going to Intel. The Athlon's 64 are still the chip to beat as far as the Consumer go's. For the movie guy/photoguy these machines may offer a lot but for the Consumer they offer very little in my view.

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MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	More Quad PowerMac G5 Benchmarks http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif As the Quad PowerMac G5's start to arrive, more benchmarks are emerging. Barefeats posts a collection of benchmarks from After Effects, Cinebench G5, Photoshop CS2, Xbench, and UT2004 comparing the Dual Dual-Core ("Quad") G5 2.5GHz PowerMac to the previous Dual 2.5GHz G5 PowerMac. Meanwhile, Macsonly also provides the same comparison with some similar benchmarks but also some "Real World" tests.
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Nov 15, 2005, 09:20 AM	#2
ddub macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2005	Looks good... These benchmarks show us a lot more than those Xbench results from a couple days ago. The new Quad looks like it will live up to the hype!
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Nov 15, 2005, 09:21 AM	#3
AoWolf macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Daytona Beach	This thing seems pretty fast. It will be interesting to see what the intel powermacs will bring and possibly later revs of there duel core machines. __________________ I do not exist 1.6 Ghz. MacBook Air
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Nov 15, 2005, 09:24 AM	#4
SPUY767 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: GA	Most of the graphics bench's are worthless b/c the 2.5 Dual has the 6800/256 upgrade. A card which, needless to say, trounces the 6600. At least the floating point ops are showing up at roughly 2x speed. __________________ Yo' mama's so STUPID, she went to Bangkok to get a TIE Fighter.
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Nov 15, 2005, 09:55 AM	#10
ACW macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2005	Results At least these new results look real. Apple deny ever shipping any Quds in the UK so I think that guy in wales was a fake.
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Nov 15, 2005, 09:28 AM	#5
ksz macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose, CA	It's interesting that OpenGL on the Quad with an nVidia 6600 was about equal to the 2.5 Dual with an nVidia 6800 Ultra. In fact, it beat the Dual 2.5 on User Interface graphics and Quartz Extreme. http://www.macsonly.com/index.html#_141
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Nov 15, 2005, 09:45 AM	#6
EricNau Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA	Looks like it's pretty fast...I wish I had one.
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dberg macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005	not that it matters really b/c both systems had 3 sticks of 512, but when you dont pair the memory on the G5, doesnt this disable the memory interleaving capability of the G5 and severely slow down the machine ?
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Nov 15, 2005, 09:46 AM	#8
iGary Guest Join Date: May 2004 Location: Randy's House	I'd like to see some benchmarks against the 2.7, obviously.
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lopresmb macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005	yeah, its fast, but I wish the price were lower (or at least stick more RAM, HD, or something for the same). Question, would a machine that had 3 cores be like (that is 1 dual core, and one single)? Is that even possible?
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yoda13 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Texas	Yeah, I'd like to have one too. Looks like the hype was fairly justified on this one. __________________ For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.
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BRLawyer macrumors 601 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Currently in Switzerland	And there are still people who think PCs are faster... The Quad just trounces any PC out there...period. __________________ iMac 27" Core i7 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM, 2GB GPU, 120GB SSD+4TB HD, Bowers & Wilkins 685, Nuforce HDP, OS X 10.8.3; iPad 3 Wi-Fi+4G 64GB; iPhone 5 White 32GB.
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ipacmm macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	Looks good, 3 more days until my Quad comes in. __________________ [SIZE="1"]My Photography - ipacmm.com
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mac n cheese macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2005	512MB memory standard?!? Am I the only one that is totally baffled and confused that the extreme high end Quad 2.5 ships with 512MB RAM? Just seems silly that it doesn't ship with at LEAST 2 512 sticks. __________________ "Never under-estimate a man who over-estimates himself" -Uncle John's Bathroom Reader -G5 PowerMac 1.8Ghz Single, 1.25 Gigs RAM -G4 12" Powerbook 867 Mhz Rev. A -Hotplate -G4 12" iBook 1.25 Ghz -half the price of a Hotplate -40 GB iPod Photo
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Dont Hurt Me macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Yahooville S.C.	Iam surprised that a single AMD 3500 running at 2.2 ghz can still whoop those G5 Powermacs in gaming, I realize that power is for Work but when it comes to the consumer/gamer its like having a Turbo V8 without a transmission. My UT2K4 scores kills those powermacs as does this athlon on every game i have looked at. What good is all that power if it cant be used? No wonder they are going to Intel. The Athlon's 64 are still the chip to beat as far as the Consumer go's. For the movie guy/photoguy these machines may offer a lot but for the Consumer they offer very little in my view. __________________ Those that give up Liberty to have temporary Security deserve Neither......Benjamin Franklin.
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