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OpenMark results on PowerPC Macs
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If it is a bad kext, I would like to know how I can repair it. DiskUtility does not report anything.
My explanation. I bought this Ibook G4 in October 2005 (build Sept.), but I replaced the logicboard this August. The new logicboard came from the same model ibook, but build in Jan. 2006. Maybe Apple ran out of parts and took a 9600 and "cut" it back to a 9550, but OpenMark still reports it as 9600 (My system-profil shows it as 9550, though).
If it is a bad kext, could it be, because I just copied my backup (with Super Duper) to the new drive and did not install a fresh OS?
I think it is not a bad kext. You would experience kernel panics or a message after the system starts up.
It is more likely that the 9550 is in the same family of radeon 9600 drivers, maybe another system version, where the drivers are packed together and because of that the app reports it as 9600. Or its because of the logicboard change.
It is more likely that the 9550 is in the same family of radeon 9600 drivers, maybe another system version, where the drivers are packed together and because of that the app reports it as 9600. Or its because of the logicboard change.
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Cox: what OS you're running?
BTW, good explanation what 9550, 9600 and 9700M are:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-9550.33761.0.html
Vanne: I'm a little confused about 4500 and 7800GTX because in some specs listings I've found were stated about pipes amount difference between these cards, but in others (like from your link) they're equal...
There's another weird info about FX4500: some cards DID is decoded as G70 chip and others as G70GL http://osx86.co/printthread.php?t=4385
BTW, good explanation what 9550, 9600 and 9700M are:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-9550.33761.0.html
Vanne: I'm a little confused about 4500 and 7800GTX because in some specs listings I've found were stated about pipes amount difference between these cards, but in others (like from your link) they're equal...
There's another weird info about FX4500: some cards DID is decoded as G70 chip and others as G70GL http://osx86.co/printthread.php?t=4385
my powermac set up
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
G4 867 MHz Quicksilver
Score 1179
Why are all the low scores exactly 1179? Seems a little suspect to me.
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
G4 867 MHz Quicksilver
Score 1179
Why are all the low scores exactly 1179? Seems a little suspect to me.
Finally home at last...
My PMG5 2.3DC Nvidia QuadroFX 4500
Quite the beast of a card. Do you game much and if so which games?
No I don't play games. But I do CAD work. The 6600 is slow to render, the machine right now is faster and more smooth. Although xBench score stays the same.
ran the test on the iBook on battery and got the same score as on AC power, isn't the score supposed to drop while on battery?
Probably not, I guess the cpu would but not the gpu. Openmark is a gpu test. But something strange, why do I have the same score as the other QFX 4500? Exactly the same?
hmmmm... i dont remember ever setting that. is that the stock option when leopard is installed?
my apologies for hijacking the thread....
Nameci: The reason why your result is same as the other QFX 4500 is because the rest measures solely on GPU power.
my apologies for hijacking the thread....
Nameci: The reason why your result is same as the other QFX 4500 is because the rest measures solely on GPU power.
nah, cpu setting is indifferent in this test, its kina like it spits out a score based on what GPU you have, and i am not convinced its actually worth anything as ive rerun the test about 20 times and it always gives exactly the same result. Also in there i chucked the cpu on max and on lowest settings... its like .. if you system has X GPU, then spit out Y result....
reruning the test id imagine the result would vary slightly, also its exactly the same as someone elses 6600, so in my mind its not actually doing anything this test, just gives the same score based on GPU and not on variations of systems, ie ram , bus speeds, over clocks, etc...
pretty useless actually.. no offence to the OP
reruning the test id imagine the result would vary slightly, also its exactly the same as someone elses 6600, so in my mind its not actually doing anything this test, just gives the same score based on GPU and not on variations of systems, ie ram , bus speeds, over clocks, etc...
pretty useless actually.. no offence to the OP
nah, cpu setting is indifferent in this test, its kina like it spits out a score based on what GPU you have, and i am not convinced its actually worth anything as ive rerun the test about 20 times and it always gives exactly the same result. Also in there i chucked the cpu on max and on lowest settings... its like .. if you system has X GPU, then spit out Y result....
reruning the test id imagine the result would vary slightly, also its exactly the same as someone elses 6600, so in my mind its not actually doing anything this test, just gives the same score based on GPU and not on variations of systems, ie ram , bus speeds, over clocks, etc...
pretty useless actually.. no offence to the OP
Indeed.... Some1 got another test??
cinebench is good, but from memory (ran it on my Quad and my Gen1 MP) it runs of cpu power x cores, not gpu...
Cinebench does heavy GPU testing. It has a good balance between CPU, GPU and even the software based OpenGL. This is good for comparison between hw and sw based OpenGL functions.
As for OpenMark.. it has been used by many well respected mac sites and magazines. ie. MacWorld, Barefeats, Xlr8YourMac just to name a few. Ever think the results are so consistent because it's a truly consistent test? Consistency is a very good thing in benchmarks and you have spoken of that as a bad thing in this thread. Consistency is a very desirable thing in the benchmark world because it means you can truly rely on the numbers.
As for OpenMark.. it has been used by many well respected mac sites and magazines. ie. MacWorld, Barefeats, Xlr8YourMac just to name a few. Ever think the results are so consistent because it's a truly consistent test? Consistency is a very good thing in benchmarks and you have spoken of that as a bad thing in this thread. Consistency is a very desirable thing in the benchmark world because it means you can truly rely on the numbers.
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It only makes sense that computers with the same GPU will get the same score with OpenMark, because the test relies solely on GPU power. If I have two iBooks with the same Radeon 9550, would it not be expected for both machines to get the same score in a GPU only benchmark? Anyone who believes that the test just spits out results based on just the GPU model doesn't understand the purpose of the benchmark.
I understand that, but I find it curious and strange that overclocking the gpu has no effect on the score and I find it strange that the scores are exactly the same. I would expect a slight variance...
Who's to says that reality is reality, possibly my (iyo)misguided reality is reality.. this would lead to a drunken conversation about an I-beam being straight or curved...