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BENCHMARK TESTING: Intel vs. PPC iMac |
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 2006
World Book |
| BENCHMARK TESTS: Intel iMac vs. iMac G5* |
Operations |
Intel iMac (1.8GHz) |
iMac G5 (1.8GHz) |
Times Faster |
| Startup: From Launch to Home Screen appearance | 1.8 |
5.2 |
2.9x |
| Open Just Listening from Home Screen | 0.5 |
1.2 |
2.4x |
| Open an animation embedded in an article | 1.6 |
2.4 |
1.5x |
*All scores are in seconds. All systems were running Mac OS X 10.4.4 with 512MB of RAM, with G5's processor performance set to Highest in the Energy Saver preference pane. |
3D Weather Globe™ & Atlas |
| BENCHMARK TESTS: Intel iMac vs. iMac G5* |
Operations |
Intel iMac (1.8GHz) |
iMac G5
(1.8GHz) |
Times
Faster |
| From launch until globe starts spinning in Full Screen mode with route of Amelia Earhart displayed | 1.7 |
4.5 |
2.6x |
| Load screen saver preview | 1.4 |
1.9 |
1.4x |
| Minimize into dock with globe spinning | 0.5 |
1.7 |
3.4x |
*All scores are in seconds. All systems were running Mac OS X 10.4.4 with 512MB of RAM, with G5's processor performance set to Highest in the Energy Saver preference pane. |
 The
Print Shop 2.0 for Mac |
| BENCHMARK TESTS: Intel iMac vs. iMac G5* |
Operations |
Intel iMac (1.8GHz) |
iMac G5 (1.8GHz) |
Times Faster |
| Launch until New Project Setup Assistant Appears | 2.6 |
4.7 |
1.8x |
| Generate Tiger Artistic effects preview (Kaleidoscope 6X applied to RAW image - 3016x2008) | 3.1 |
5.8 |
1.9x |
| Import playlist of 2500 songs | 1.0 |
3.3 |
3.3x |
*All scores are in seconds. All systems were running Mac OS X 10.4.4 with 512MB of RAM, with G5's processor performance set to Highest in the Energy Saver preference pane. |
 Kid
Pix Deluxe 3X |
| BENCHMARK TESTS: Intel iMac vs. iMac G5* |
Operations |
Intel iMac (2 GHz) |
iMac G5 (2 GHz) |
Times Faster |
| Startup: From launch to Paint Zone appearance | 2.07 |
2.58 |
1.2x |
| Open the Import From iTunes dialog (iTunes library includes 2000 songs) |
2.3 |
3.18 |
1.4x |
| Import a song in the AAC sound format (File size: 11 MB, Song duration: 5 min 59 sec) |
12.17 |
18.62 |
1.5x |
| Export a project to iMovie | 34.59 |
47.63 |
1.4x |
*All scores are in seconds. All systems were running Mac OS X 10.4.6 with 512MB of RAM, with G5's processor performance set to Highest in the Energy Saver preference pane. |