so, preliminary results from a geekbench test are as follows on a 2.0GHz w/ 1GB Ram and a 7200RPM Hard Drive. basis is a 1.6ghz G5 Powermac. first one is done at best performance, second one at best battery saving:
BEST PERFORMANCE
Geekbench Information
Version: Geekbench Preview 2 (r73)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5250)
System Information
OS: Version 10.4.5 (Build 8G1453)
Model: MacBookPro1,1
Motherboard: MacBookPro1,1
CPU: Intel Core Duo
CPU ID: 7, 4
CPU Count (Physical): 2
CPU Count (Logical): 2
CPU Frequency: 2000 MHz
Bus Frequency: 664 MHz
Memory: 1024 MB
CPU Integer Performance
Emulate 6502 133 (1 thread, 236.4 megahertz)
Emulate 6502 327 (4 threads, 598.2 megahertz)
Blowfish 287 (1 thread, 395.7 megabytes/sec)
Blowfish 546 (4 threads, 828.7 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Compress 104 (1 thread, 18.75 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Compress 235 (4 threads, 43.85 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Decompress 99 (1 thread, 41.46 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Decompress 245 (4 threads, 103.9 megabytes/sec)
CPU Floating Point Performance
Mandelbrot 110 (1 thread, 744.1 megaflops)
Mandelbrot 267 (4 threads, 1.87 gigaflops)
Memory Performance
Latency 520 (1 thread, 20.12 nanoseconds/load)
Read Sequential 275 (1 thread, 1.998 gigabytes/sec)
Write Sequential 139 (1 thread, 823 megabytes/sec)
Stdlib Allocate 113 (1 thread, 88.76 kiloallocs/sec)
Stdlib Allocate 153 (4 threads, 120.7 kiloallocs/sec)
Stdlib Write 131 (1 thread, 2.064 gigabytes/sec)
Stdlib Copy 47 (1 thread, 365 megabytes/sec)
Stream Performance
Stream Copy 102 (1 thread, 1.396 gigabytes/sec)
Stream Scale 105 (1 thread, 1.428 gigabytes/sec)
Stream Add 177 (1 thread, 2.445 gigabytes/sec)
Stream Triad 168 (1 thread, 2.373 gigabytes/sec)
BEST BATTERY
Geekbench Information
Version: Geekbench Preview 2 (r73)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5250)
System Information
OS: Version 10.4.5 (Build 8G1453)
Model: MacBookPro1,1
Motherboard: MacBookPro1,1
CPU: Intel Core Duo
CPU ID: 7, 4
CPU Count (Physical): 2
CPU Count (Logical): 2
CPU Frequency: 2000 MHz
Bus Frequency: 664 MHz
Memory: 1024 MB
CPU Integer Performance
Emulate 6502 137 (1 thread, 243.9 megahertz)
Emulate 6502 333 (4 threads, 609.1 megahertz)
Blowfish 250 (1 thread, 343.7 megabytes/sec)
Blowfish 556 (4 threads, 843.9 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Compress 116 (1 thread, 20.92 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Compress 247 (4 threads, 45.96 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Decompress 100 (1 thread, 41.81 megabytes/sec)
bzip2 Decompress 249 (4 threads, 105.8 megabytes/sec)
CPU Floating Point Performance
Mandelbrot 115 (1 thread, 774.3 megaflops)
Mandelbrot 272 (4 threads, 1.904 gigaflops)
Memory Performance
Latency 538 (1 thread, 19.46 nanoseconds/load)
Read Sequential 293 (1 thread, 2.131 gigabytes/sec)
Write Sequential 140 (1 thread, 825.6 megabytes/sec)
Stdlib Allocate 110 (1 thread, 86.23 kiloallocs/sec)
Stdlib Allocate 157 (4 threads, 123.7 kiloallocs/sec)
Stdlib Write 135 (1 thread, 2.135 gigabytes/sec)
Stdlib Copy 155 (1 thread, 1.16 gigabytes/sec)
Stream Performance
Stream Copy 113 (1 thread, 1.552 gigabytes/sec)
Stream Scale 114 (1 thread, 1.555 gigabytes/sec)
Stream Add 177 (1 thread, 2.447 gigabytes/sec)
Stream Triad 170 (1 thread, 2.399 gigabytes/sec)