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- Xbench (dmg)
- Xbench was developed to provide a comprehensive benchmarking solution for Mac OS X. Xbench is useful not only for comparing the relative speeds of two different Macintoshes, but also for optimizing performance on a single machine. Xbench is accompanied by a website that allows graphical side-by-side comparison of any out...
- Tags: Benchmarking, XBench, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-11-20
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- Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)
- Yesterday I posted Xbench benchmarks of the Psystar Open Computer against the latest shipping Mac mini and all three Apple notebook computers and the Open Computer beat the Mac mini 147 to 99. Some suggested Geekbench 2 benchmarks should also be run. If you're not familiar with...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple MacBook, RAM, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Xbench: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks)
- I've completed some initial Benchmarks of the Psystar Open Computer. The results below are from Xbench 1.3 running on the following systems: Psystar Open Computer, 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 10.5.2 Mac mini, 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 10.5.2 ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple MacBook, RAM, Notebooks, Memory, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Will the MacBook Air ruin the MacBook Pro?
- New owners of the MacBook Air are putting the controversial ultralight Mac through its paces in actual, real-world workflows. And the results are upbeat. At the same time, the solid results from the ultralight spark questions about the redesign of the MacBook Pro — whenever Cupertino decides...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Machine, Apple MacBook Pro, MBP, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Now, about that G5
- Last week's discussion of Apple's deteriorating competitive position with respect to the high end desktop got misunderstood by a lot of readers who thought I was comparing the G5 to the new "woodcrest" Xeons. I wasn't, but that kind of thing is always fun, so lets start by looking at...
- Tags: Processors, XBench CPU, Intel Xeon, CPU
- Blog posts 2006-08-29
- Applying the Midas touch to Mactel
- Applying the Midas touch to MactelFreescale had their chanceFreescale was around and in-contention when Apple made their latest deal with the devil. Why didn't Apple jump on it in the first place? The roots of this decision go back to the begining, when Apple, IBM and Motorolla came together to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Processors, Apple Inc., PPC, Freescale, Motorolla, Daystar Technology today
- Discussion threads 2006-02-16
- The brains behind Apple's Rosetta: Transitive
- The brains behind Apple's Rosetta: TransitiveThat being said...I will be sure to buy the last generation of a a top of the PPC (G5) Power Mac. By the time I need another one (read 3-5 years) I think most applications will be recompiled with a "Universal Binary".My circa 2001...
- Tags: Processors, Desktops, CPU Test, Apple Inc., Memory Test, Think Secret, Apple Intel Macintosh, Intel Corp., ROSETTA
- Discussion threads 2005-06-08
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