Apple's four-core Intel-based Mac Pro desktop has been named the UK's fastest PC after it was lined up against a top-of-the-line Windows machine by British magazine PC Pro.
According to the publication's upcoming November issue, out in two weeks' time, the 3GHz Mac Pro was run alongside a Pentium D-based machine. The Mac Pro has two dual-core Xeon 5160 CPUs, 4GB of DDR 2 memory mounted on FB-DIMMs, a Quadro FX 4500 graphics card and 1.75TB of hard disk capacity. Windows XP was installed on the Mac using Apple's Boot Camp utility.
According to the publication's upcoming November issue, out in two weeks' time, the 3GHz Mac Pro was run alongside a Pentium D-based machine. The Mac Pro has two dual-core Xeon 5160 CPUs, 4GB of DDR 2 memory mounted on FB-DIMMs, a Quadro FX 4500 graphics card and 1.75TB of hard disk capacity. Windows XP was installed on the Mac using Apple's Boot Camp utility.
Pro said it ran a suite of tests based "demanding tasks" performed simultaneously by Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and a music decoding application. The result was a benchmark score almost three times that of the reference Pentium D-based machine.
Testing the Mac Pro's 3D performance with 3d studio max, the magazine's rendering benchmark was completed in 34s - up til then, the fastest score achieved had been almost 1m.
News source: Reg Hardware
Do you think that a 7500 dollar Mac Pro is a consumer machine?
Do you think that a 7500 dollar Mac Pro is a consumer machine?
I think he means it's not a server. That's just my guess.
so, why even have the test to begin with?
Pointless news.
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They compare it against a Pentium D because thats they're benchmark computer, and every test they do is based off that (and it was the best spec at the time). This means you can compare it to any reviews they've had since the new benchmark was introduced, very useful.
And to those who want to compare like to like... why? Surely you want to know how much extra performance you get for spending more money, the performance difference in like to like is now nowhere near siginificant enough, and will lead to increcibly boring reviews ("well in this test it was 1% faster, but in this test it was 2% slower, overall this wins because it is 0.5% faster"
As everyone else has said - it's basically a server, not a desktop PC... and is priced accordingly.
As everyone else has said - it's basically a server, not a desktop PC... and is priced accordingly.
Not true at all. It is NOT a server. The X-Serve is a server. The Mac Pro is a Pro desktop machine. Just because Xeon's have been used in servers in the past doesn't mean the Mac Pro is a server (although it can be just like any other PC).
Thank you Apple, for delivering a £5000 "desktop" PC.
"FERRARI SHOCKS THE WORLD WITH CLAIMS OF HIGHER SPEEDS THAN A TOYOTA COROLLA"
SLR, MSRP $452,750, 208 MPH Top Speed, 0-60 3.8sec
M6, MSRP $96,100, 155 MPH Top Speed, 0-60 4.5sec
not going to be buying either, still would rather have the slr.
both are 'consumer' (read 'desktop'
i'd pick the slr because i like the way it looks, i like the company better, mercedes's vehicles tend to resell for more than bmw's, etc... etc...
"FERRARI SHOCKS THE WORLD WITH CLAIMS OF HIGHER SPEEDS THAN A TOYOTA COROLLA"
lol
SLR, MSRP $452,750, 208 MPH Top Speed, 0-60 3.8sec
M6, MSRP $96,100, 155 MPH Top Speed, 0-60 4.5sec
not going to be buying either, still would rather have the slr.
both are 'consumer' (read 'desktop'
i'd pick the slr because i like the way it looks, i like the company better, mercedes's vehicles tend to resell for more than bmw's, etc... etc...
That's a good way of thinking about it.
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