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Apple Mac Hardware - Photoshop Test
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eMac 1.42 64Mb Radeon 9600 768ram PS8
2min 25
funnily enough just yesterday I searched for an old thread on the photoshop forum running the same test (but with a smaller self made image at 1750 x 1750) http://tinyurl.com/83jrt to check how my new eMac compared to my old eMac and today I find this thread. Spooky.
2min 25
funnily enough just yesterday I searched for an old thread on the photoshop forum running the same test (but with a smaller self made image at 1750 x 1750) http://tinyurl.com/83jrt to check how my new eMac compared to my old eMac and today I find this thread. Spooky.
G4 667 1 Gig RAM Photoshop 7
5 min 10 seconds
Its funny to compare numbers...
a dual 2 G5 averaged around 50 seconds which is approximately 5.17 times faster than my computer. If you multiply pure numbers (I know it's flawed but bare with me) a dual 2 G5 would be equivalent to a 3.446 Ghz G4. Megahertz to megahertz I thought that I dual 2 would be closer to 6 times as fast rather than 5.
(Yes I did a pointless calculation. I'm looking at buying a new computer and I want to get the most for my money...
)
5 min 10 seconds
Its funny to compare numbers...
a dual 2 G5 averaged around 50 seconds which is approximately 5.17 times faster than my computer. If you multiply pure numbers (I know it's flawed but bare with me) a dual 2 G5 would be equivalent to a 3.446 Ghz G4. Megahertz to megahertz I thought that I dual 2 would be closer to 6 times as fast rather than 5.
(Yes I did a pointless calculation. I'm looking at buying a new computer and I want to get the most for my money...
)
Folding
G5 Dual 1.8
1.5GB Ram
Radeon 9800XT
At first I ran the test while folding. Result: 1min 23sec
Running Photoshop CS only: 52 sec
G5 Dual 1.8
1.5GB Ram
Radeon 9800XT
At first I ran the test while folding. Result: 1min 23sec
Running Photoshop CS only: 52 sec
****, that IBM Thinkpad t42p is a nice laptop, almost 50% faster than the PB, far better video card, same price, high res display, but horrible!!!
PLEASE APPLE, make us a PB fast as that computer.
Am gonna try tomorrow on my PB and G5, now is 2 am...
PLEASE APPLE, make us a PB fast as that computer.
Am gonna try tomorrow on my PB and G5, now is 2 am...
PB G4 1.5ghz 17"
1Gb ram
80 GB 4.2k rpm HD
-->2:03 minutes
Tomorrow PMG5 D2.3ghz 4gb ram, raptor 10k rpm
and Athlon dual core....
1Gb ram
80 GB 4.2k rpm HD
-->2:03 minutes
Tomorrow PMG5 D2.3ghz 4gb ram, raptor 10k rpm
and Athlon dual core....
latest ibook ; 1.5 g ram
2:37 according to "watch it" from versiontracker -- which was running while the 'book was at the job, so...
Dashboard was running & as well Finder.
Which makes me wonder if the RAM upgrade really does any much good? (entry #176 above -- if Voidness is to be believed -- was 5 secnds quicker!)
2:37 according to "watch it" from versiontracker -- which was running while the 'book was at the job, so...
Dashboard was running & as well Finder.
Which makes me wonder if the RAM upgrade really does any much good? (entry #176 above -- if Voidness is to be believed -- was 5 secnds quicker!)
Photoshop CS2
2X1.8Ghz G5 (REV A)
OSX Tiger
energy settings allways on 'high'
1,5GB ram (@80% my standard setting: 1176 assigned to Photoshop)
running Safari, Mercury, Yahoo, Entourage & Photoshop
64 sec
as comparison:
same G5
1,5GB ram (100% 1471 assigned to photoshop)
only running photoshop
54 sec
2X1.8Ghz G5 (REV A)
OSX Tiger
energy settings allways on 'high'
1,5GB ram (@80% my standard setting: 1176 assigned to Photoshop)
running Safari, Mercury, Yahoo, Entourage & Photoshop
64 sec
as comparison:
same G5
1,5GB ram (100% 1471 assigned to photoshop)
only running photoshop
54 sec
chadwick said:
switching to OSX will make your G4 slower... but if you want to upgrade...
ram to 1,5GB (max) & add a SATA controller & WD raptor HD
the raptor will make read/write faster & the ram will help speed up Photoshop... and undo a little of the slowdown by OSX... I would reccomend OSX Panther... Tiger's Dashboard & Spotlight allso make it slower (yes I noticed that on my G5... )
if there is a need for speed... go G5...
1GB ram minimum, if you have the cash... get a raptor as bootdrive & to store work in progress... the other one as storage for older projects...
(I'm still saving to buy 2 raptors (Striped into RAID) for the G5 & transfer the one I have now to the G4 & add 3x500GB as FileServer...)
but since you're talking PowerBook I guess you want portability...
so for a Pb: don't be cheap when it comes to adding ram (Photoshop likes lots and lots of it) if you can go for a faster internal HD (at least 5200rpm or let someone build a 7200rpm drive in it...)
Danny B said:
wauw... 2x0.7 faster proc and 0,5GB more ram makes a big 4sec difference (to my max settings)... makes me feel good with my G5 ;-) and glad I did choose the 1.8 over the 2ghz and spend the price difference on ram etc...
One minute and seven seconds seems pretty good.Unga89 said:my pc :
amd 64 3400+
1 gb of ram
ati radeon 9600 pro 256 mb advantage edition
1.07.80
with every thing except photoshop closed down
(mac mini soonner o later
1'10" blure
14" resize
1'40" rotate
Photoshot elements 3
G4 1.25 DP MDD
1.5 GB Ram
10.4.2
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
Wow with all the G5 hype I was starting to doubt my G4 tower. Looks like its fast enough to get me to the Intel Macs
14" resize
1'40" rotate
Photoshot elements 3
G4 1.25 DP MDD
1.5 GB Ram
10.4.2
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
Wow with all the G5 hype I was starting to doubt my G4 tower. Looks like its fast enough to get me to the Intel Macs