Well. Let's wait, it's literally one persons test. Who knows what variables are involved.
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Well. Let's wait, it's literally one persons test. Who knows what variables are involved.
Could be, but I want to see more 2.6ghz results before coming to conclusions. Maybe his MacBook was doing some background tasks or indexing or something. Cant be possible that even on the first run it won't score higher...
One thing to check if you have any Adobe Software is to go into Activity Monitor and close "Adobe Desktop Service" That can sometimes really use a lot of CPU usage.
Thats more like it! And on multiple runs? My 2.2 i7 gets 1030 on the first run between 950-990 on runs after that
Now that’s a little better but weird that it’s almost same values as the 2.2. Any chance you took a screenshot of the Intel tool?
Updated post with multiple runs.
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No but it was constant at 3.0GHz after the initial turbo boost.
I'm curious to know about the performance on the 13" quad core i5 and i7 with this new software.
Also, keep in mind that Cinebench is not the end all be all for benchmarks. Really need to see real world benchmarks after this fix.
Well this was as expected. The difference between the 2.2 and 2.6 isn't really that much. Its only 200mhz on turboboost which it can't hold. So its marginal faster for a few seconds, but negligible I think in longer tasks.
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I have the 13" i5 quad core still laying around. I will update it and test it. Give me a moment
EDIT: Damn wait.. The 13" is running Mojave which Apple didn't update yes so I cant test unless I downgrade...
I’m running 2.9Ghz i9, for those who’ve asked.
It’s a tiny bit concerning that the lower end i7s are posting similar scores, but this is only one synthetic benchmark, so we’d want to look at real world tests, which unfortunately take longer to run.
It’s a tiny bit concerning that the lower end i7s are posting similar scores, but this is only one synthetic benchmark, so we’d want to look at real world tests, which unfortunately take longer to run.
They’ll look basically the same as when we were adjusting the PPL MSR manually, but I can do it later when I’ve got time. I’m sure someone’ll beat me to the punch.
I’d be more interested in tests comparing the various 2018 models now, as I’m still not sure if the high end is worth the extra $500.
What's the difference between the 2.2 and 2.6 ghz i7's if they're both able to keep boosting to around 3.2ghz with this test? If there's none or little than the similar scores can be explained.
I know there's a cache size difference between the i7 and i9, but is that something that should help during this kind of test?
I know there's a cache size difference between the i7 and i9, but is that something that should help during this kind of test?
The difference is that the 2.6 can boost to 4.3Ghz in short bursts, whereas the 2.2 can only boost to 4.1Ghz.