xBench 1.0 final released!

[ryme4reson]

This is what I am bitchin' about!

Here is a score from a 1GIG PBook
Results 81.56
System Info
Xbench Version 1.0
System Version 10.2.3
Physical RAM 1024 MB
Model PowerBook3,5
Processor PowerPC G4 @ 1.00 GHz
Version 7455 (Apollo) v3.2
L1 Cache 32K (instruction), 32K (data)
L2 Cache 256K @ 667 MHz
L3 Cache 1024K @ 134 MHz
Bus Frequency 134 MHz
Video Card ATY,RV250M9
Drive Type FUJITSU MHS2060AT
CPU Test 101.14

Here the CPU scored 101.14. My 933 scored 106.90. I know that is a small sample size but I won't think the 1GIG would score slower on the CPU test. Its good to hear your CPU scored significantly higher than this CPU.

 

[Catfish_Man]

Re: This is what I am bitchin' about!

Originally posted by ryme4reson
Here is a score from a 1GIG PBook
Results 81.56
System Info
Xbench Version 1.0
System Version 10.2.3
Physical RAM 1024 MB
Model PowerBook3,5
Processor PowerPC G4 @ 1.00 GHz
Version 7455 (Apollo) v3.2
L1 Cache 32K (instruction), 32K (data)
L2 Cache 256K @ 667 MHz
L3 Cache 1024K @ 134 MHz
Bus Frequency 134 MHz
Video Card ATY,RV250M9
Drive Type FUJITSU MHS2060AT
CPU Test 101.14

Here the CPU scored 101.14. My 933 scored 106.90. I know that is a small sample size but I won't think the 1GIG would score slower on the CPU test. Its good to hear your CPU scored significantly higher than this CPU.

I would imagine that testing differences could EASILY account for a +/- 5 difference. Perhaps even a +/- 10. Trust me, you won't be able to tell the difference if the scores are that close (I've heard that anything under a 30% difference isn't noticable). The slower hard drive will be much much more noticable.

 

[Kid Red]

Originally posted by MacBandit


The current PowerBooks have L2 and L3 cache which are both DDR memory.


Kid Red did you run the test with your PowerBook plugged in? If not your processor was speed stepping bringing down overall scores.

Yes, it was plugged in. Was the score low for the pbook gig?

 

[Kid Red]

Re: Re: Question

Originally posted by MacBandit


I'm sorry but the 7455 in the laptops is a different processor. If you are dissapointed in the speed of a 1Gig because of a test in a PowerBook don't be. It could simply be that the test was ran with the PowerBook running on battery which would put the CPU in speed stepping mode. Also I have a Dual/GHz/DDR. If you want to see a test of it check this out my overall score is 136.

https://forums.macrumors.com/report.php?s=&postid=193639

I will post new tests with XBench 1.0 as soon as I get my system reinstall finished. The true speed of a Dual can not be tested by XBench. The real speed comes when you are running multiple programs, that is when a dual and OSX really shine.

136? Damn, I onlt got a 116 with my dual gig. I did have a few apps open but not doing anything, does that affect the score that much? You were 20 points higher then mine. Ah, you have the MDD dual gig? That's why.

 

[iStream]

1 GHz Powerbook... CPU Test, 116. I've ran the thing 50 times its 116 every time. So whoever got those results something is messed up!

 

[MacBandit]

Re: Re: Re: Question

Originally posted by Kid Red


136? Damn, I onlt got a 116 with my dual gig. I did have a few apps open but not doing anything, does that affect the score that much? You were 20 points higher then mine. Ah, you have the MDD dual gig? That's why.

Yes having other open apps will greatley affect the score. To get the best and truest test. Do a permissions repair and then a restart. Be sure you don't have any apps that start up automatically even ones that run in the finder menu bar. If you do have such apps disable there auto startup and restart. Once restarted run XBench before you do anything else. Do not touch the computer for any reason while it runs.

Here is my score running XBench 1.0.

https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=239741#post239741