How does your Mac stack up - Geekbench thread.

Building on this thread started by robduckyworth and the further contribution/suggestion by Pigoo - Let's use this thread to capture Geekbench scores. I'll update this post with the leaderboard.

Geekbench can be found here - Geekbench - Primate Labs The 32-bit version can be run at no charge. You do have to purchase a license to unlock the 64-bit version. If you have the full version - please post both scores - and I'll keep a separate 64-bit leaderboard.

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Edit: For now - this will just be for MacForums bragging rights - as we're comparing apples with oranges with bananas. If this grows enough - maybe I'll separate and try to draw some conclusions - but the Geekbench browser has already done a great job of that.

So far it's pigoo3 with a commanding lead - although he is using 2 processors! - but he gets the bragging rights thus far. Let's get some more scores.

Here is mine on the iMac 2008.

Here are mine - ok - lock the thread Dennis so I can maintain my lead

Ok...I'll participate in this thread. The "Xbench" thread just wasn't accurately measuring performance for Macintosh computers with more than 4-cores.

Computer Specs:

- "Early 2009" Mac Pro
- CPU: 2 x 2.26ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- 6 gig ram

- Nick

p.s. I think that we should also start a "Cinebench 11.5" benchmark thread...since Geekbench is great, but only tests the cpu...Cinebench 11.5 also tests the graphics hardware.

BrianLachoreVPI said:

Here are mine - ok - lock the thread Dennis so I can maintain my lead

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Is this 2 runs for the same computer? If so, why so much difference in the scores?

Thanks,

- Nick

pigoo3 said:

Is this 2 runs for the same computer? If so, why so much difference in the scores?

Thanks,

- Nick

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The higher score is the 64-bit score. If you start a cinebench thread - with instructions - after I get back from taking the wife out for her mother's day dinner - I'll post results there as well.

pigoo3 said:

Is this 2 runs for the same computer? If so, why so much difference in the scores?

Thanks,

- Nick

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I did 2 runs and my score was over 1000 different. Had everything closed.

Geekbench is also showing a lot more difference in the score with the newer CPU's than my C2D compared to XBench.

BrianLachoreVPI said:

The higher score is the 64-bit score. If you start a cinebench thread - with instructions - after I get back from taking the wife out for her mother's day dinner - I'll post results there as well.

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Thanks...that makes sense...and wow...64-bit certainly makes a difference! I looked over your two sets of Geekbench scores...but missed the 32-bit vs. 64-bit part (of course all other details were the same!

Thanks a bunch for the 64-bit score...since we would only see that from someone who purchased the program!

- Nick

dtravis7 said:

I did 2 runs and my score was over 1000 different. Had everything closed.

Geekbench is also showing a lot more difference in the score with the newer CPU's than my C2D compared to XBench.

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I did a couple runs as well...but with the same setup...I didn't get much difference. I did accidentally do a couple runs with Safari & Preview open...and that lowered my score by about 250.

- Nick

Hahaha, mine is just terrible compared to those MBPs and MPs. Look that three year old MacBook (not) go!

Although it's going to look like I'm coming up with excuses, I stand by my philosophy - benchmarks are irrelevant as long as the machine is fast enough for the user. Still fun to do though.

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Hahaha, mine is just terrible compared to those MBPs and MPs. Look that three year old MacBook (not) go!

Although it's going to look like I'm coming up with excuses, I stand by my philosophy - benchmarks are irrelevant as long as the machine is fast enough for the user. Still fun to do though.

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I'm going to post Geekbench scores for an older MacBook and a MacBook Pro later. Those scores will definitely be more "pedestrian"...but actually these two computers get a lot more use in my home than my Mac Pro. Like you said...the benchmarks don't matter if the computer feels fast...and gets the job done!

- Nick

It'll be interesting to see what they come up with.

I get the feeling nothing here will come close to the current high score as per their benchmark browser: a 48 core machine with 128GB RAM running Solaris that scored 49034. That one might just hold out.

vansmith said:

It'll be interesting to see what they come up with.

I get the feeling nothing here will come close to the current high score as per their benchmark browser: a 48 core machine with 128GB RAM running Solaris that scored 49034. That one might just hold out.

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Yeah...I don't think any current Macintosh will even come close to that score!!! I think that the fastest current shipping Mac (the 12-core 2010 model) gets a Geekbench score just a hair over 20,000.

- Nick

If we count the 64bit scores, there is a mid 2010 MP that scored 24333 (see here). The worst is a 32bit PB G3, 401Mhz which scored a whopping 205.

MacBook Pro (Late 2008)
Summary

3905

Section Description Score Geekbench Score
Geekbench 2.1.13 for Mac OS X x86 (32-bit)
Integer Processor integer performance 3257 3905
Floating Point Processor floating point performance 5842
Memory Memory performance 2724
Stream Memory bandwidth performance 1764
System Information

Operating System Mac OS X 10.6.7 (Build 10J869)
Model MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Motherboard Apple Inc. Mac-F42D86C8 Proto
Processor Intel Core2 Duo T9600
Processor ID GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Processor Frequency 2.80 GHz Processors 1
Cores 2 Threads 2
L1 Instruction Cache 32.0 KB L1 Data Cache 32.0 KB
L2 Cache 6.00 MB L3 Cache 0.00 B
Memory 4.00 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 FSB 1.06 GHz
BIOS Apple Inc. MBP51.88Z.007E.B05.0905051508

not too shabby....

however my new Sandy Bridge Windows build scored 7773!

both are using GB 32bit.

Here's mine - 2.4 Ghz Aluminum MacBook with SSD.

32-Bit mode.....

Mac Pro 1.1 Quad Core X5355


9115

For the life of me cannot get Geekbench window into forums using Command Shift 4, or Grab etc.

Lol, Am i the only one who knows about the share result feature?
Run test, wait for it to finish and click the Submit button on the top left.

My score - MacBook Pro (Late 2008) : Geekbench Result Browser