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Panther to Tiger on a mac mini
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<blockquote data-quote="Kokopelli" data-source="post: 116591"><p>Not much difference in speed on the Mini. Context switching is improved though, i.e. it seems a little "smoother." Playing DVD and doing some other task at the same time, window resizing, etc... The difference was more perceptible on my PB, but even there it was not awe inspiring.</p><p></p><p>The lack of a 64bit processor is not that significant. Most performance improvements for 64bit processors existed in 10.3. What Tiger introduces is the ability to access larger memory space, which will make no difference for 99% of the programs out there. 64bit binaries in Tiger are for buzz word compliance not performance. Most improvements in speed when switching to x86-64 are not due to 64bit memory space (what is added in Tiger) but because of the increased number of registers (already available in Panther). </p><p></p><p>Now the compiler might have improved optimizations for the G5, but that is again not due to one version having 64bit apps and the other not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kokopelli, post: 116591"] Not much difference in speed on the Mini. Context switching is improved though, i.e. it seems a little "smoother." Playing DVD and doing some other task at the same time, window resizing, etc... The difference was more perceptible on my PB, but even there it was not awe inspiring. The lack of a 64bit processor is not that significant. Most performance improvements for 64bit processors existed in 10.3. What Tiger introduces is the ability to access larger memory space, which will make no difference for 99% of the programs out there. 64bit binaries in Tiger are for buzz word compliance not performance. Most improvements in speed when switching to x86-64 are not due to 64bit memory space (what is added in Tiger) but because of the increased number of registers (already available in Panther). Now the compiler might have improved optimizations for the G5, but that is again not due to one version having 64bit apps and the other not. [/QUOTE]
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