Mid-2010 MBP question.

[onmi]

Hey all, I did a GeekBench run and got this for my stock model i5 2.4ghz 4GB ram 15" Mid-2010 MBP (64-bit setting).

Geekbench Score -- 5736
Integer Processor -- integer performance -- 4793
Floating Point -- Processor floating point performance -- 8116
Memory -- Memory performance -- 4057
Stream -- Memory bandwidth performance -- 4067

I was thinking of buying a new refresh Mac Mini but now my budget has changed and I can't go that route. Now the option is to add a 120 GB SSD and another 4 GB of DDR3 1067 Mhz Ram.

I found a 120 GB and 8GB ram upgrade for about 2120 with tax and shipping. Worth it or not?

EDIT: I'd also like to know what the bottleneck of this laptop would be? I'm thinking the processor since it's only dual core?

 

[Weaselboy]

An SSD would definitely make a very noticeable difference on that machine and it a very nice upgrade.

The extra memory... maybe. Restart your computer and use it all day then look in the system memory section of Activity Monitor to see if you are getting page outs and swap file activity (bottom of the screen). If you are seeing no page outs or swap activity you probably have sufficient memory and adding more would not make a noticeable difference.

 

[emacna1]

I found a 120 GB and 8GB ram upgrade for about 2120 with tax and shipping. Worth it or not?

2120 what?

You can get a Crucial M4 128GB SSD on Amazon for about $122.

You can get Crucial RAM (4GB x 2) for around $45.

 

[onmi]

2120 what?

You can get a Crucial M4 128GB SSD on Amazon for about $122.

You can get Crucial RAM (4GB x 2) for around $45.

Sorry, thats a typo. I meant to say $210. Also, that hard drive you linked is 6Gb/s. I dont think my macbook can utilize 6Gb/s, only 3Gb/s. Correct me if I'm wrong

This is the site where I'm getting my prices/info.
http://www.macsales.com/

 

[emacna1]

Also, that hard drive you linked is 6Gb/s. I dont think my macbook can utilize 6Gb/s, only 3Gb/s. Correct me if I'm wrong

Our MBPs cannot utilize the 6Gb/s, but we can still use them. They'll just only be 3GB/s.

 

[onmi]

Our MBPs cannot utilize the 6Gb/s, but we can still use them. They'll just only be 3GB/s.

I getcha.

Thanks for the input guys, I guess I'll just spend a little more and get the 6Gb/s SSD and 8 GB ram.

 

[RedReplicant]

edit: Oh wait, you've got a 15". Oops.