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The graphs below represent a performance comparison
between Mac OS versions 8.0, and 8.1. The drive was not updated
to the new HSF+ standard
for these tests. Test were performed on a PowerMac 9500/200.
These are real world "stopwatch" tests as described
below. OS 8.1 scores reflect the percentage of time taken
to perform a task relative to 8.0 which receives a score of
100%. Shorter bars equals better performance.
For the test below a folder totalling 65MB
in size and containing 1,000 files were duplicated
For the test below a folder totalling 65MB in size and containing
1,000 files was deleted from the trash
Reboot times with System extensions only are compared in
the test below
Time to launch Photoshop 4.0 compared
Time to relaunch Photoshop 4.0 compared
Time to launch Netscape Communicator 4.0 compared
Time to relaunch Netscape Communicator 4.0 compared
Time to open 10MB Photoshop file compared
Time to save 10MB Photoshop file compared
Scrolling from top to bottom of 1.5MB ClarisWorks 4.0 document
The Floating Point scores below are from MacBench - longer
bars equals better performance
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