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Mac Performance In The Raw - Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz versus MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz - A Performance Comparison

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Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz versus MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz

Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz - M9020LL/A - June 2003
MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz - MA464LL - January 2006

Specifications info
Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz
MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz

Initial price difference:
Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz - $1,999
MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz - $2,499

Current price difference:
Power Mac G5/1.6 GHz - $1,319
MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz - $2,299

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Performance
In Performance the MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz is ....

Processor Single - 50% faster
Processor Multiple - 176% faster
Graphics Card - 38% faster
Graphics Processor - 71% faster
Graphics Gaming - 4% faster
Copy (many files) - 23% slower
Copy (Single large file) - 10% faster

iMovie Import - 27% slower
iTunes Encode (From CD) - 33% slower
iDVD Import - 5% faster

Photoshop Filters (Dual Tuned) - 40% slower **
Photoshop Filters (Single) - 60% slower **
Photoshop Workflow - 35% slower **

** This application does not yet run native on the Intel processor

The processor & graphics card scores above are based on CineBench 9.5 (email us to request the actual point scores for these machines)
http://www.cinebench.com/
The game test was obtain by running EVO2 4X4
http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/4x4/

A note on performance. Because of the time difference between when we tested these two machines, some of the scores above are estimates based on adjusted, original data.

If you have follow up questions about these results contact us again

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PowerMac G5 1.6 GHz - M9020LL/A

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MacBook Pro 15" 2.0GHz - MA464LL

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Intel MacBook Pro

15in 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo MA600LL - Originally: $1,999

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Basic Stats
MacBook Pro: MA600LL
15 Inch Screen
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
2MB L2 Cache - Shared
667 MHz Frontside Bus
512MB Memory
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
256MB Graphics Memory
80GB HardDrive 5400 rpm
SuperDrive
(DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Built-in wireless
60-watt-hour battery
Apple Remote
Released 5/06
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Performance	Score	%
Processor Dual CB	563	+167%
Processor Single CB	305	+161%
Graphics Card CB	1364	+572%
Graphics Games fps	29	+61%
Hard Drive sec.	95.13	+21%
QuickTime sec.	177.62	+33%
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score % = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz

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