XBench scores in Panther

Powerbook G5 · Oct 25, 2003, 12:30 AM

I just did a full Xbench test of my PowerBook and got a score of 123! That is up by 15 points from 10.2.8! Everything shot up, especially graphics and UI tests.

skymaXimus · Oct 25, 2003, 01:11 AM

I just did the same on my 12" Rev A PB and went from a 71 in 10.2.8 to a 79 in 10.3

bousozoku · Oct 25, 2003, 01:14 AM

So, installing panther is like getting a new Mac?

chazmox · Oct 25, 2003, 01:31 AM

Which Powerbook? I'm on a Al15 ( 1.25 GHz ) and got 113, but safari was up so I'm running it again...

Rower_CPU · Oct 25, 2003, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bousozoku
So, installing panther is like getting a new Mac?

Phil doesn't lie.

MoparShaha · Oct 25, 2003, 03:17 AM

On my Power Mac G4, I had a score of 133 with 10.2.6. With Panther, its now 149!

Powerbook G5 · Oct 25, 2003, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chazmox
Which Powerbook? I'm on a Al15 ( 1.25 GHz ) and got 113, but safari was up so I'm running it again...

The one in my signature--1.25 GHz, 512 megs RAM (single slot), 5400 RPM HD.

Also of interest, after I repaired a ton of permissions, Panther now starts up in half the time, logs out instantly, and overall snappiness is probably a good 40-60%. Not too bad at all. I just need to get used to this new Finder and find out what to do about Transparent Dock not working.

toontra · Oct 25, 2003, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
The one in my signature--1.25 GHz, 512 megs RAM (single slot), 5400 RPM HD.

Your signature isn't showing - I can't see anyway!

Powerbook G5 · Oct 26, 2003, 02:43 PM

I think the Energy Saver profile does a lot more in Panther, also, graphics are throttled back when the PowerBook is on battery, too, I just did another XBench and scored really high with processor on highest, HD never sleep, and everything set to high priority...

Results 127.94
System Info
Xbench Version 1.1.3
System Version 10.3 (7B85)
Physical RAM 512 MB
Model PowerBook5,2
Processor PowerPC G4 @ 1.25 GHz
L1 Cache 32K (instruction), 32K (data)
L2 Cache 512K @ 1.25 GHz
Bus Frequency 167 MHz
Video Card ATY,RV350M10
Drive Type Hitachi HTS548080M9AT00
CPU Test 156.73
GCD Loop 149.65 5.99 Mops/sec
Floating Point Basic 157.09 560.96 Mflop/sec
AltiVec Basic 156.82 4.67 Gflop/sec
vecLib FFT 159.43 2.54 Gflop/sec
Floating Point Library 152.71 6.17 Mops/sec
Thread Test 119.93
Computation 89.99 1.78 Mops/sec, 4 threads
Lock Contention 175.67 2.21 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads
Memory Test 123.21
System 121.03
Allocate 796.60 517.66 Kalloc/sec
Fill 84.75 657.92 MB/sec
Copy 86.43 422.13 MB/sec
Stream 121.41
Copy 126.26 922.96 MB/sec [altivec]
Scale 125.66 927.35 MB/sec [altivec]
Add 122.30 769.95 MB/sec [altivec]
Triad 115.61 697.89 MB/sec [altivec]
Quartz Graphics Test 163.45
Line 127.98 3.26 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
Rectangle 154.71 10.74 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
Circle 159.83 3.66 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
Bezier 157.97 1.68 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha]
Text 253.32 3.97 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test 101.92
Spinning Squares 101.92 72.43 frames/sec
User Interface Test 219.53
Elements 219.53 69.64 refresh/sec
Disk Test 87.14
Sequential 97.53
Uncached Write 102.58 42.76 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 77.48 29.23 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 138.11 21.39 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 82.84 32.22 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 76.66
Uncached Write 68.93 0.84 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 68.84 15.53 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 76.46 0.46 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 79.99 15.64 MB/sec [256K blocks]

jamesatzones · Oct 26, 2003, 02:47 PM

On my G5 my score jumped from 192.99 to 210.40. Pretty amazing if you ask me.

One thing I noticed that was strange since I loaded Panther, my 2GB kits are now showing up as PC2700 instead of PC3200, in Jag they were at PC3200. I installed two 2GB kits from Edge for a grand total of 4.5GB. Anyone have any ideas???

Powerbook G5 · Oct 26, 2003, 02:51 PM

That seems odd! I noticed after installing, when I go to System Profiler, my Superdrive went from CD-RW/DVD-R to CD-RW/DVD-RW, my memory is listed as 2700 but it is 2700U or something different than in Jaguar, my HD shows a lot of information compared to Jaguar, and it shows my serial number now when before it had a hard time displaying it. Also, it shows my processor at 1.25/167 bus instead of 1.2/166 like it did in Jaguar.

pimentoLoaf · Oct 26, 2003, 03:10 PM

Where can one download this marvelous XBench you keep talking about?

Powerbook G5 · Oct 26, 2003, 03:13 PM

Either from Version Tracker or just go to xbench.com

jamesatzones · Oct 26, 2003, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pimentoLoaf
Where can one download this marvelous XBench you keep talking about?

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10081

MacUpdate or VersionTracker should work. Good luck...

aethier · Oct 26, 2003, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I just did a full Xbench test of my PowerBook and got a score of 123! That is up by 15 points from 10.2.8! Everything shot up, especially graphics and UI tests.

Hmm, i got a score of 120, on a powerbook identicle to yours, aside that i have a one gig module of ram, not 512, but shouldn't that make my score even higher?

aethier

Powerbook G5 · Oct 26, 2003, 03:57 PM

I got a score of 127 for my highest so far. Check your Energy Saver preferences to see if your processor is set to highest and all that. I set everything to highest, plugged it in, ran any optimization and maintenance scripts I could think of, and closed all open programs before starting. Also, where did you get your memory? Cheap memory can actually slow down your performance more than increase it since the system automatically throttles back to the lowest common denominator.

tati · Oct 26, 2003, 03:58 PM

1ghz tibook: 107

aethier · Oct 26, 2003, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I got a score of 127 for my highest so far. Check your Energy Saver preferences to see if your processor is set to highest and all that. I set everything to highest, plugged it in, ran any optimization and maintenance scripts I could think of, and closed all open programs before starting. Also, where did you get your memory? Cheap memory can actually slow down your performance more than increase it since the system automatically throttles back to the lowest common denominator.

my ram, is a 1gig stick i got BTO from Apple. all apps were closed. I did not run any optimization programs, seeing as how panther optimizes your computer when it finishes the installing process. Oh and my energy saver, is always set to highest

aethier

Powerbook G5 · Oct 26, 2003, 04:47 PM

I'm not sure, mine is just like yours besides not having a gig of RAM yet. Perhaps it's system configuration, too. Either way, our scores are really high for a laptop and I am pretty pleased with the performance I am getting.

pimentoLoaf · Oct 26, 2003, 04:49 PM

I'm "Okapi":

http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge....setCookie=true

iEric · Oct 26, 2003, 10:46 PM

I beat a guy with 10.2.8 on a Dual 1.25 with my panther...But I do have more ram than him...

pbooktebo · Oct 27, 2003, 12:09 AM

I'm super happy with the increase in UI responsiveness.

Overall, my 10.2.8 to 10.3 score jumped from 45 to 52, with the UI score rocketing from 49 to 86! It really does feel like a totally new machine.

Details below (if my image attached correctly)

alset · Oct 27, 2003, 12:39 AM

Wow, each Apple keeps making OS X faster!

Fantismo
143.99
PowerMac G4 (MDD)
2003-01-23 15:52:13

Fantismo
147.52
PowerMac G4 (MDD)
2003-08-25 23:24:31

Fantismo
160.99
PowerMac G4 (MDD)
2003-10-26 22:30:14

Dan

OziMac · Oct 27, 2003, 10:34 AM

I went from between 84/90 on 10.2.7 on my 12inch 1Ghz Pbook to 74 - hmm... will try again, but doesn't seem to have had the awesome results you guys have had as yet!

Powerbook G5 · Oct 27, 2003, 11:37 AM

What speed is your processor set at under Energy Saver? I think it defaults to Automatic, in which case, would bring your scores down to reflect the reduced settings of your system.

Oct 25, 2003, 12:30 AM	#1
Powerbook G5 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	XBench scores in Panther I just did a full Xbench test of my PowerBook and got a score of 123! That is up by 15 points from 10.2.8! Everything shot up, especially graphics and UI tests. __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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Oct 25, 2003, 01:31 AM	#4
chazmox macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2003	Which Powerbook? I'm on a Al15 ( 1.25 GHz ) and got 113, but safari was up so I'm running it again... __________________ We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. T.S. Elliot
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Oct 26, 2003, 02:43 PM	#9
Powerbook G5 Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	I think the Energy Saver profile does a lot more in Panther, also, graphics are throttled back when the PowerBook is on battery, too, I just did another XBench and scored really high with processor on highest, HD never sleep, and everything set to high priority... Results 127.94 System Info Xbench Version 1.1.3 System Version 10.3 (7B85) Physical RAM 512 MB Model PowerBook5,2 Processor PowerPC G4 @ 1.25 GHz L1 Cache 32K (instruction), 32K (data) L2 Cache 512K @ 1.25 GHz Bus Frequency 167 MHz Video Card ATY,RV350M10 Drive Type Hitachi HTS548080M9AT00 CPU Test 156.73 GCD Loop 149.65 5.99 Mops/sec Floating Point Basic 157.09 560.96 Mflop/sec AltiVec Basic 156.82 4.67 Gflop/sec vecLib FFT 159.43 2.54 Gflop/sec Floating Point Library 152.71 6.17 Mops/sec Thread Test 119.93 Computation 89.99 1.78 Mops/sec, 4 threads Lock Contention 175.67 2.21 Mlocks/sec, 4 threads Memory Test 123.21 System 121.03 Allocate 796.60 517.66 Kalloc/sec Fill 84.75 657.92 MB/sec Copy 86.43 422.13 MB/sec Stream 121.41 Copy 126.26 922.96 MB/sec [altivec] Scale 125.66 927.35 MB/sec [altivec] Add 122.30 769.95 MB/sec [altivec] Triad 115.61 697.89 MB/sec [altivec] Quartz Graphics Test 163.45 Line 127.98 3.26 Klines/sec [50% alpha] Rectangle 154.71 10.74 Krects/sec [50% alpha] Circle 159.83 3.66 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha] Bezier 157.97 1.68 Kbeziers/sec [50% alpha] Text 253.32 3.97 Kchars/sec OpenGL Graphics Test 101.92 Spinning Squares 101.92 72.43 frames/sec User Interface Test 219.53 Elements 219.53 69.64 refresh/sec Disk Test 87.14 Sequential 97.53 Uncached Write 102.58 42.76 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 77.48 29.23 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 138.11 21.39 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 82.84 32.22 MB/sec [256K blocks] Random 76.66 Uncached Write 68.93 0.84 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Write 68.84 15.53 MB/sec [256K blocks] Uncached Read 76.46 0.46 MB/sec [4K blocks] Uncached Read 79.99 15.64 MB/sec [256K blocks] __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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Oct 26, 2003, 02:47 PM	#10
jamesatzones macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Seattle	On my G5 my score jumped from 192.99 to 210.40. Pretty amazing if you ask me. One thing I noticed that was strange since I loaded Panther, my 2GB kits are now showing up as PC2700 instead of PC3200, in Jag they were at PC3200. I installed two 2GB kits from Edge for a grand total of 4.5GB. Anyone have any ideas??? __________________ "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" (author unknown)
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Oct 26, 2003, 02:51 PM	#11
Powerbook G5 Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	That seems odd! I noticed after installing, when I go to System Profiler, my Superdrive went from CD-RW/DVD-R to CD-RW/DVD-RW, my memory is listed as 2700 but it is 2700U or something different than in Jaguar, my HD shows a lot of information compared to Jaguar, and it shows my serial number now when before it had a hard time displaying it. Also, it shows my processor at 1.25/167 bus instead of 1.2/166 like it did in Jaguar. __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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Oct 25, 2003, 01:11 AM	#2
skymaXimus macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2003	I just did the same on my 12" Rev A PB and went from a 71 in 10.2.8 to a 79 in 10.3
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Oct 25, 2003, 01:14 AM	#3
bousozoku Retired (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone but not forgotten.	So, installing panther is like getting a new Mac?
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Oct 25, 2003, 03:17 AM	#6
MoparShaha macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco	On my Power Mac G4, I had a score of 133 with 10.2.6. With Panther, its now 149!
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Oct 26, 2003, 03:10 PM	#12
pimentoLoaf macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	Where can one download this marvelous XBench you keep talking about? __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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Oct 26, 2003, 03:13 PM	#13
Powerbook G5 Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	Either from Version Tracker or just go to xbench.com __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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Oct 26, 2003, 03:57 PM	#16
Powerbook G5 Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	I got a score of 127 for my highest so far. Check your Energy Saver preferences to see if your processor is set to highest and all that. I set everything to highest, plugged it in, ran any optimization and maintenance scripts I could think of, and closed all open programs before starting. Also, where did you get your memory? Cheap memory can actually slow down your performance more than increase it since the system automatically throttles back to the lowest common denominator. __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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Oct 26, 2003, 03:58 PM	#17
tati macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: YUL	1ghz tibook: 107
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Oct 26, 2003, 04:47 PM	#19
Powerbook G5 Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	I'm not sure, mine is just like yours besides not having a gig of RAM yet. Perhaps it's system configuration, too. Either way, our scores are really high for a laptop and I am pretty pleased with the performance I am getting. __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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Oct 26, 2003, 04:49 PM	#20
pimentoLoaf macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	I'm "Okapi": http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge....setCookie=true __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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Oct 26, 2003, 10:46 PM	#21
iEric macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada	I beat a guy with 10.2.8 on a Dual 1.25 with my panther...But I do have more ram than him... __________________ 13" MPA, 1.8 Ghz i7; TBD; 32 GB iPhone 4
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Oct 27, 2003, 12:39 AM	#23
alset macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: East Bay, CA	Wow, each Apple keeps making OS X faster! Fantismo 143.99 PowerMac G4 (MDD) 2003-01-23 15:52:13 Fantismo 147.52 PowerMac G4 (MDD) 2003-08-25 23:24:31 Fantismo 160.99 PowerMac G4 (MDD) 2003-10-26 22:30:14 Dan __________________ alsetmusic.com standing on the shoulders of giants....
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Oct 27, 2003, 10:34 AM	#24
OziMac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003	12" seems to have dropped I went from between 84/90 on 10.2.7 on my 12inch 1Ghz Pbook to 74 - hmm... will try again, but doesn't seem to have had the awesome results you guys have had as yet!
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Oct 27, 2003, 11:37 AM	#25
Powerbook G5 Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	What speed is your processor set at under Energy Saver? I think it defaults to Automatic, in which case, would bring your scores down to reflect the reduced settings of your system. __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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