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Mac Pro 1,1 still viable?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1663339" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>The biggest "relevancy" difference between a 2009 MacBook and a 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 is the newest OS each can run. </p><p></p><p>- The 2009 MacBook is capable of running the newest Mac OS "Yosemite".</p><p>- The newest Mac OS a 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 (officially) is 10.7.5 "Lion". There are supposed to be some workarounds to run newer OS versions…but they are not supported.</p><p></p><p>If the OS aspect is not a problem…yes (in my opinion) a 2006 can still be relevant compared to a 2009 MacBook. There's a benchmark program called Geekbench. The Geekbench 3 CPU score for a:</p><p></p><p>- 2009 2.26ghz MacBook = 2368</p><p>- Stock 2006 quad-core 2.66ghz Mac Pro = 5272</p><p>- Upgraded 2006 8-core 2.66ghz Mac Pro = 10,000+</p><p></p><p>As you can see. An 8-core upgraded 2006 2.66ghz Mac Pro has a CPU benchmark score that's over 4x a 2009 2.26ghz MacBook.</p><p></p><p>So. If the OS 10.7.5 limitation is not a problem…and…if you have computing tasks that use software that can take advantage of 8-cores…then a 2006 Mac Pro would "kick-butt" vs. a 2009 MacBook!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- 2006 Mac Pro (with the appropriate graphics card) would also "kick-butt" compared to a 2009 MacBook with graphics & video type tasks.</p><p>- 2006 Mac Pro can have 4 internal hard drives.</p><p>- 2006 Mac Pro can run up to 8 monitors (with 4 graphics cards installed).</p><p></p><p>But again. The biggest limitation to a 2006 Mac Pro is the OS (10.7.5 being the newest supported OS version).</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1663339, member: 56379"] The biggest "relevancy" difference between a 2009 MacBook and a 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 is the newest OS each can run. - The 2009 MacBook is capable of running the newest Mac OS "Yosemite". - The newest Mac OS a 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 (officially) is 10.7.5 "Lion". There are supposed to be some workarounds to run newer OS versions…but they are not supported. If the OS aspect is not a problem…yes (in my opinion) a 2006 can still be relevant compared to a 2009 MacBook. There's a benchmark program called Geekbench. The Geekbench 3 CPU score for a: - 2009 2.26ghz MacBook = 2368 - Stock 2006 quad-core 2.66ghz Mac Pro = 5272 - Upgraded 2006 8-core 2.66ghz Mac Pro = 10,000+ As you can see. An 8-core upgraded 2006 2.66ghz Mac Pro has a CPU benchmark score that's over 4x a 2009 2.26ghz MacBook. So. If the OS 10.7.5 limitation is not a problem…and…if you have computing tasks that use software that can take advantage of 8-cores…then a 2006 Mac Pro would "kick-butt" vs. a 2009 MacBook!:) - 2006 Mac Pro (with the appropriate graphics card) would also "kick-butt" compared to a 2009 MacBook with graphics & video type tasks. - 2006 Mac Pro can have 4 internal hard drives. - 2006 Mac Pro can run up to 8 monitors (with 4 graphics cards installed). But again. The biggest limitation to a 2006 Mac Pro is the OS (10.7.5 being the newest supported OS version). - Nick [/QUOTE]
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