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Comparative G5/G4 Tests

Posted by timothy on from the and-statistics dept.

rocketjam writes "Barefeats.com has posted test results comparing a 2GHz G5 MP, 1.8GHz G5, 1.6GHz G5 and G4 MP's at 1.4GHz, 1.25GHz and 1GHz. They use Photoshop, Cinebench 2003 and a Bryce 5 render for tests. Bottom line is the G5 2GHz MP has the best bang for your buck, but you might think twice about trading in that dual processor G4 for a solo G5...the G4s hold their own quite well. They also say tests in Panther yielded significant increases in the G5 scores."

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  1. Re:G5 upgrade woes by skwirlmaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    On the G5 I spent about 20 minutes trying to install Adobe Arcobat 6. 20 minutes. It took you 20 minutes? did you already have the file, or did you have to dial up to get it? Even Safari is straining to keep up as I type this. Oh come on, the browser isn't straining to run... :) My 486/66 with 8MB of ram running MS Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is faster than this G5 dual 2GHz machine at times. When? Ever try opening a flash "enhanced" webpage? My school had similar systems used as web terminals run Win3.11 and they were terribly slow.

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