06-05-2011, 05:51 AM

This will run along the same lines as the other How does your Mac stack up threads.
This one is for NovaBench Test

NovaBench lets you test the main components of your Mac quickly.

Testing generally takes only 1-2 minutes, and produces detailed information and an overall system score.Features:
Floating Point Test - Tests CPU's floating point arithmetic speed
Integer Test - Tests CPU's integer arithmetic speed
MD5 Hashing Speed - General CPU test
3D Graphics Test - Tests GPU with a heavily shader dependent 3D scene
RAM Speed - Tests RAM read and write speed
Disk Write Speed - Test write speed of primary or selected storage device

There is a pretty cool 3D image to watch in part of the test . . . .

Let it begin . .

06-05-2011, 06:21 AM

Not as flash as im using Excel so if Rob or Brian can inform me of there graph making App ill upgrade it lol

06-05-2011, 08:53 AM

We need a "how do the benchmark programs stack up against each other" thread...

My 'graphics' skills are incredibly limited - all I did was create an Excel table - and then put it on top of an Omnigraffle object - partly as an experiment since I had just gotten Omnigraffle around the time I started the Geekbench thread. You could get the same or similar net effect using Powerpoint, Visio or Keynote. I just played around with shadowing and gradients until I had something I thought was ok.

06-05-2011, 09:11 AM

Here is a quick test.

06-05-2011, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by BrianLachoreVPI

We need a "how do the benchmark programs stack up against each other" thread...

My 'graphics' skills are incredibly limited - all I did was create an Excel table - and then put it on top of an Omnigraffle object - partly as an experiment since I had just gotten Omnigraffle around the time I started the Geekbench thread. You could get the same or similar net effect using Powerpoint, Visio or Keynote. I just played around with shadowing and gradients until I had something I thought was ok.

Thanks mate. Will have a look around. Not a huge excel worker but ill play around and seee what i can come up with

Cheers

06-05-2011, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by TattooedMac

Thanks mate. Will have a look around. Not a huge excel worker but ill play around and seee what i can come up with

Cheers

I'll send you my excel file if you give me an e-mail address. I'll send both formats.

06-05-2011, 03:02 PM

PM Sent ^^^^^^^

06-05-2011, 03:09 PM

Brian, i'd also love a template.

TattoedMac, good find. will upload scores soon. Loving this new "series" of threads we have going

06-05-2011, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by robduckyworth

Brian, i'd also love a template.

TattoedMac, good find. will upload scores soon. Loving this new "series" of threads we have going

LOL good 'ole Brian with his geekiness

Yea i have had this for quite a while and dont know why i didnt think when the first round of "Stack Ups" came around. Was just cruising through my external with the 298 Apps and it jumped out at me . . . .

06-05-2011, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by robduckyworth

Brian, i'd also love a template.

TattoedMac, good find. will upload scores soon. Loving this new "series" of threads we have going

Happy to send the excel table - nothing special about it really. If you have omnigraffle - I can send both pieces of the puzzle if you like.

06-05-2011, 03:26 PM

Funnily enough I considered Novabench when I created the original Xbench one. cant remember why I decided against it now, Xbench was probably the worst one to pick.

Ill just take the excel one brian, i have got omnigraffle.

06-05-2011, 03:30 PM

Sent. For best results find something in your favorite drawing program to put the table on. The table itself is nothing special. Disregard the outermost columns - those are there for some graphs I was experimenting with in Excel.

06-05-2011, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by robduckyworth

Funnily enough I considered Novabench when I created the original Xbench one. cant remember why I decided against it now, Xbench was probably the worst one to pick.

Ill just take the excel one brian, i have got omnigraffle.

I think i got it originally bc someone recommended it when i had my WhiteBook to check out the system . . . . All 3 test are here now

Originally Posted by BrianLachoreVPI

Sent. For best results find something in your favorite drawing program to put the table on. The table itself is nothing special. Disregard the outermost columns - those are there for some graphs I was experimenting with in Excel.

Very good. Ill let you know when i return home from work how i go as i havnt received anything as yet.
I dl omnigraph TRIAL so will look at that later too.

06-05-2011, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by TattooedMac

I think i got it originally bc someone recommended it when i had my WhiteBook to check out the system . . . . All 3 test are here now



Very good. Ill let you know when i return home from work how i go as i havnt received anything as yet.
I dl omnigraph TRIAL so will look at that later too.

Check your spam folder - it probably filed me there. I'll send you the omnigraffle file since you downloaded the trial. Once you get everything the way you like it. Export the object as a picture.

06-05-2011, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by BrianLachoreVPI

Check your spam folder

Was going to report you Got it and will play tonight
Thanks mate