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Test your systems performance with piX

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I didn't know where to put this thread, so I just put it here. Someone posted a link to a cool application called piX that tests your system by calculating certain decimal numbers of Pi. So I thought it is a cool oppurtunity to test your systems performance.

First, download the program here: http://www.coriolis.ch/en/pix/

The website claims that a 733Mhz G4 calculates 100,000 decimals in 16 seconds, and that same number in 5 seconds on a 2Ghz Core Duo.

So, I guess how we can do this is by posting your machines specs, and then running the program at 100,000 and 250,000 decimals, just to see how your system runs under different numbers. When it is done, scroll down to the bottom of the page and it tells you how long it took to finish. I'll start.

iMac 2.33Ghz Core 2 Duo with 2 GB of RAM.

100,000: 3.780 seconds
250,000: 24.110 seconds

By the way, I got the same results with Safari running and with it not running, so don't bother closing it to increase performance.
 
Mac 450mhz G4 Cube, 512mb RAM:

100,000: 38.640 seconds
250,000: 253.290 seconds

Sad? yes. Am I getting a new mac this year? Definitely!

Though, I'm surprised to say this old mac does everything quite well and speedy, except for higher quality video playback.
 
Mac Pro 2.66

100.000 = Calculated in 3.280 seconds
250.000 = Calculated in 20.940 seconds
 
iBook G4 1.42GHz
512MB RAM

100,000 9.390 sec
250,000 66.660 sec
 
450 MHz G4 Sawtooth 1.25 Gb of RAM

100,000 decimals : 39.51 sec
250,000 decimals : 259.87 sec

I will make another post when I get my 1.5 Ghz upgrade
 
Macbook T7200, 2x1GB RAM.

I only took three trials of each just to be a bit more accurate :D

100,000: 4.420, 4.430, 4.430
250,000: 28.240, 28.229, 28.250

That's it, I'm getting the 2.33Ghz MBP :p
 
My system at work: Dual 2.5 GHz G5 2GB ram:

100K: 4.960 sec
250K: 31.480 sec

Looking at the numbers posted here, my 24" 2.16 GHz Core2Duo should be slightly faster. :)
 
There were probably some things running in the background, if not some "residue" left by programs that had been running, but here's what I got.

iMac 17" 2.0GHz C2D 1GB RAM:
100,000 decimal places 4.380s
250,000 decimal places 27.890s

Powerbook 12" 1GHz G4 512MB RAM
100,000 12.730s
250,000 83.900s

The Classic wouldn't even turn on, so I can't try it.
 
bearbo said:
i dont think this utilize more than one CPU
Click to expand...

Yeah, that would make it quite a bit more interesting, if people with multiple CPU systems can see the difference it makes. Luckily a milti core system does get taken advantage of.
 
Comp specs in signature below... Had BonEcho (Intel optimized FireFox), iTunes, and iChat open.

Seems to only touch one core while running. Never got above 60% usage.

Times:
100000 = 4.770
250000 = 30.610
 
iBook G4 1 Ghz

100,000- 13.120 seconds
250,000- 95.460 seconds

PM G4 933 Mhz here at work

100,000- 13.840
250,000- 93.530

I'll try my G5 at home later.
 
Dual 867 G4 Powermac MDD with 1 GB of RAM, 2 monitors and 15 or so programs open.

100k: 14.950 seconds
250k: 102.490 seconds OUCH!

Although, I guess it would go faster if it used both processors.

This machine will be replaced before the end of the year though. :( I've had it for so long.
 
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