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3399
Early 2008 MBP T9500@ 2.6 (Penryn/ SR)
2gig Ram
200GB/7,200 rpm
I've had this mac over a year and it SMOKES!!!!!
Thrilled, and strange thing is... I have 4gigs installed and only recognising 2... in system profiler too...
Will run hardware check and then retry... hmmmmmm
Early 2008 MBP T9500@ 2.6 (Penryn/ SR)
2gig Ram
200GB/7,200 rpm
I've had this mac over a year and it SMOKES!!!!!
Thrilled, and strange thing is... I have 4gigs installed and only recognising 2... in system profiler too...
Will run hardware check and then retry... hmmmmmm
Geekbench Score 4575
Version Geekbench 2.0.15
Platform Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Build 9G55)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8435 @ 3.06GHz
Model iMac 8,1
Memory 4.00 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Integer Score 4603
Floating Point Score 6056
Memory Score 3142
Stream Score 2163
Version Geekbench 2.0.15
Platform Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Build 9G55)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8435 @ 3.06GHz
Model iMac 8,1
Memory 4.00 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Integer Score 4603
Floating Point Score 6056
Memory Score 3142
Stream Score 2163
Just re-started after jilggling the RAM slots.... 4gig recognised now... phew..... and a geekbench of....
3,476!!!!
This has been a really revealing exercise... and has totally changed my attitude and thoughts about upgrading....
Last Feb. I decided to take the plunge and pay extra for a BTO 2.6, figuring it would future proof it a little: However, I was convinced by others (not here) that that was delusory: .1 g would not make that much difference.
Psychologically, it did - and now, the fact that its showing competitive scores like that against the newer MBP's raises some interesting questions. It seems its not just a subjective thing....
I'm a pro-user, (music..Logic Pro etc...).... so small differences can add real value my productivity, and it seems, surprisingly, more longevity than I imagined.
I was playing on my old Yonah MBP 2.0 the other day, which I gave to my younger brother, and was really surprised about how sluggish it felt. This mac has felt blisteringly fast from day one, and never felt like its dropped it's pace.
It's by far the best and most "satisfying" computer experience in around 23 years using computers to make music.... something born out by these scores.
FWIW, I'm fastidious about keeping my mac clean (Onyx), and a carefully tiered filing system, no junk at all - just what I need. I wonder what difference that makes to the scores?
3,476!!!!
This has been a really revealing exercise... and has totally changed my attitude and thoughts about upgrading....
Last Feb. I decided to take the plunge and pay extra for a BTO 2.6, figuring it would future proof it a little: However, I was convinced by others (not here) that that was delusory: .1 g would not make that much difference.
Psychologically, it did - and now, the fact that its showing competitive scores like that against the newer MBP's raises some interesting questions. It seems its not just a subjective thing....
I'm a pro-user, (music..Logic Pro etc...).... so small differences can add real value my productivity, and it seems, surprisingly, more longevity than I imagined.
I was playing on my old Yonah MBP 2.0 the other day, which I gave to my younger brother, and was really surprised about how sluggish it felt. This mac has felt blisteringly fast from day one, and never felt like its dropped it's pace.
It's by far the best and most "satisfying" computer experience in around 23 years using computers to make music.... something born out by these scores.
FWIW, I'm fastidious about keeping my mac clean (Onyx), and a carefully tiered filing system, no junk at all - just what I need. I wonder what difference that makes to the scores?
3399
Early 2008 MBP T9500@ 2.6 (Penryn/ SR)
2gig Ram
200GB/7,200 rpm
I've had this mac over a year and it SMOKES!!!!!
Thrilled, and strange thing is... I have 4gigs installed and only recognising 2... in system profiler too...
Will run hardware check and then retry... hmmmmmm
MBP 2.94; 4gb ram
3943
Asus z70Va 2.13; 2gb ram
1485
I am surprised my old laptop scored fairly well. One major difference, however, is that my Asus sounds like an airplane is going to take off when it runs geekbench; but, my MBP sounds like a prius in silent mode.
3943
Asus z70Va 2.13; 2gb ram
1485
I am surprised my old laptop scored fairly well. One major difference, however, is that my Asus sounds like an airplane is going to take off when it runs geekbench; but, my MBP sounds like a prius in silent mode.
My Mac Pro, RAM doesn't really affect the score but l'll be putting 8GB in her tomorrow
And my 15" MBP
And my 15" MBP
Summary
Section Description Score Geekbench Score
Geekbench 2.1.2 for Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Integer Processor integer performance 2662 3281
Floating Point Processor floating point performance 4706
Memory Memory performance 2561
Stream Memory bandwidth performance 1907
System Information
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.7 (Build 9J61)
Model MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Motherboard Apple Inc. Mac-F42D86C8 Proto
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz
Processor ID GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Processors 1 Threads 2
Cores 2 Memory 2.00 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Processor Frequency 2.40 GHz Bus Frequency 1.06 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB
L2 Cache 3.00 MB L3 Cache 0.00 B
BIOS Apple Inc. MBP51.88Z.0074.B01.0810311509
Section Description Score Geekbench Score
Geekbench 2.1.2 for Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Integer Processor integer performance 2662 3281
Floating Point Processor floating point performance 4706
Memory Memory performance 2561
Stream Memory bandwidth performance 1907
System Information
Operating System Mac OS X 10.5.7 (Build 9J61)
Model MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Motherboard Apple Inc. Mac-F42D86C8 Proto
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz
Processor ID GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Processors 1 Threads 2
Cores 2 Memory 2.00 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Processor Frequency 2.40 GHz Bus Frequency 1.06 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB
L2 Cache 3.00 MB L3 Cache 0.00 B
BIOS Apple Inc. MBP51.88Z.0074.B01.0810311509
3930
3296 Processor integer performance
5848 Processor floating point performance
2739 Memory performance
1827 Memory bandwidth performance
3296 Processor integer performance
5848 Processor floating point performance
2739 Memory performance
1827 Memory bandwidth performance
before & after Snow Leopard install (specs in sig). 2nd place for my Mac model in Geekbench Browser and the place above has 1 gig of more memory.
10.5
10.6
10.5
10.6
