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Geekbench-results of the new iMacs (Mid 2010) compared to the old ones (Late 2009)
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The i5 680 as good as the i5 750 quad core. Not on your life.
Geekbench is not the end all of tests. Geekbench does not use all four cores of the i5 750, only stresses two of them. So you are not going to get realworld results.
As for speaking for the so called "experts' that say that the i5 680 is not worth it. Guess what, it isn't judging by the benchmarks.
Say it scores 7400, and the highest score for the i3 3.2 is 6700 in 64 bit mode, that would make the i5 680 about 10% faster than the i3 3.2 judging by the geekbench scores alone.
Exactly what I said it probably would be. I guess I am a expert.
If a 10% performance increase is worth it to you and your 200.00 go for it. It is all a matter of how much that extra 10% makes a difference to you.
geekbench doesn't tell the whole tale. Most people not recommending I cannot say. But I back up what I say with benchmarks and make a opinion based on that. But at the end of the day thats all it is a opinion. Read these articles and judge for yourself.
The difference between the i3 540 and the i5 661 is about the same as the i3 550 vs the i5 680.
"There isn't a single Core i5 I'd recommend, but the i3s are spot-on. "
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2901
Here you can see the difference between the i5 550 and the i5 660.
The difference between the two is about 7% in all bench marks. The difference between the i5 660 and i5 680 is about three percent. That would make the difference between the i3 550 and i5 680 just judging by the bench marks give or take a few percentage points around %10 percent.
Which is what the geekbench scores indicate. A 10 % difference.
http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2010/2010052401_Core_i3-550_mini-review.html
I guess we need the experts to tell us what this 10% increase in performance means in real-life. For example, people have been using that Youtube-clip of a person playing Crysis with his 21.5" i3 550 iMac (native resolution, everything on high except shadows on medium) as an example -- in that clip the game lagged. Had this guy opted for the i5 680 iMac.... Do you think the 10% increase in performance would mean no more lagging in Crysis?
I may have made a mistake in looking into the results of the Geekbench scores of i3 550. I previously said that it can get scores as low as 5800-5900 and as high as 6600-6700 in the 32-bit test. Well that turns out to be wrong. For some reason I thought those 6600-6700 scores were 32-bit as well when in fact they were 64-bit scores.
This means that, after all, i3 550 scores are around 6000 and the variotion is not that big (I previously wondered why one person can get 5800 and the other 6700 from the same test with the same model). Anyway, this would again mean that at least in Geekbench the i5 is bang for the buck (the difference between the two i3 cpus is around 300 points while the difference between i3 550 and i5 680 seems to be around 800-1000 points.
This means that, after all, i3 550 scores are around 6000 and the variotion is not that big (I previously wondered why one person can get 5800 and the other 6700 from the same test with the same model). Anyway, this would again mean that at least in Geekbench the i5 is bang for the buck (the difference between the two i3 cpus is around 300 points while the difference between i3 550 and i5 680 seems to be around 800-1000 points.
This thread is about Geekbench-results and related talk only, nothing else... There are so many "will the imac ix fit my usage?"-threads out there, you'll surely find your answer elsewhere.
Spec..
Here's my Corei7 2009 27" iMac:
[updated 8/13/10]
UPDATED ATI drivers (for the mid 2010 refreshed models but works fine in mine).
2560x1440:
Big improvement. I recommend everyone do this.
1920x1080:
Likewise.
See the gaming benchmark thread for the before/after shots of these specs. These are the after of course.
Here's my Corei7 2009 27" iMac:
[updated 8/13/10]
UPDATED ATI drivers (for the mid 2010 refreshed models but works fine in mine).
2560x1440:
Big improvement. I recommend everyone do this.
1920x1080:
Likewise.
See the gaming benchmark thread for the before/after shots of these specs. These are the after of course.
Well, a difference of 600-800 points in Geekbench, will be noticeable in games or photo editing?
This benchmarking thing is totally new to me, so I decided to give the geekbench test a try. I submitted my score a few hours ago and can be seen with the poll results in this thread for a 2010 27" iMac 3.2 i3. So can someone actually tell me what these values mean? I take alot of photos with my Nikon D90 in raw mode. Right now I use Photoshop Elements 8.0, but I'm considering giving Aperture 2.1 a try (only $99 on newegg.com). I've also been playing around with iMovie. I'm not a serious gamer, but I'd like to know if this machine will be able to play all these new games. If you check out the results page, my score is at the top with a score of 6025 on a 32bit scale.
Thoughts...
My old G5 2.5 dual benched 2312 which was the highest bench of any 2.5 - it benched as high as the dual 2.7 machines.
In contrast the Corei7 iMac is VASTLY faster - it's immediately perceivable. 9882 is the highest bench I've gotten thus far and I started around 9650 with this machine. I haven't really started with my optimization but I feel it's possible to break 10,000 with tight optimization.
That being said, I felt a HUGE and IMMEDIATE difference when I used Pascifist to upgrade the ATI drivers from the originals bought with this machine in June 26, 2010 to the new ones for the Mid-2010 updates. Cinebench showed immediate improvements.
One immediate effect was X-Plane seems extremely fluid at full resolution.
Does anyone have any benchmarking or testing apps they want me to download if you're curious? Point me to some links and I'll be happy to help.
My old G5 2.5 dual benched 2312 which was the highest bench of any 2.5 - it benched as high as the dual 2.7 machines.
In contrast the Corei7 iMac is VASTLY faster - it's immediately perceivable. 9882 is the highest bench I've gotten thus far and I started around 9650 with this machine. I haven't really started with my optimization but I feel it's possible to break 10,000 with tight optimization.
That being said, I felt a HUGE and IMMEDIATE difference when I used Pascifist to upgrade the ATI drivers from the originals bought with this machine in June 26, 2010 to the new ones for the Mid-2010 updates. Cinebench showed immediate improvements.
One immediate effect was X-Plane seems extremely fluid at full resolution.
Does anyone have any benchmarking or testing apps they want me to download if you're curious? Point me to some links and I'll be happy to help.
Here's my Corei7 2009 27" iMac:
UPDATED ATI drivers (for the mid 2010 refreshed models but works fine in mine).
2560x1440:
Big improvement. I recommend everyone do this.
1920x1080:
Likewise.
See the gaming benchmark thread for the before/after shots of these specs. These are the after of course.
how did you install those drivers?
Any guide?
thanks!
Ah!
I just took a look at some of the models and you can tell the hackintoshes from the real machines by looking at the FSB. If the FSB isn't 4.8 ghz on the iMacs it's probably a hackintosh. Some of the over 10,000 machines were not real. Some of them were though.
I just took a look at some of the models and you can tell the hackintoshes from the real machines by looking at the FSB. If the FSB isn't 4.8 ghz on the iMacs it's probably a hackintosh. Some of the over 10,000 machines were not real. Some of them were though.
Ah
Not yet. I'm still working on it. Someone clued me into a potential boost so stay tuned.
@aliensporebomb: Thanks, the result is one of the higher ones of the old i7 2.8. But still with the tweaking, it's just 88 above average, so no wonders are happening here
Not yet. I'm still working on it. Someone clued me into a potential boost so stay tuned.
One bit...
I should mention by the way to anyone running geekbench that the improved updated ATI drivers aren't going to change your geekbench number - your graphics don't come into play there - in fact the only things that do seemingly are memory (how fast is it?) and processor (how good was the fab that day?).
How to install the new ATI drivers?
Here we go again:
1. Download the Mid 2010 iMac update.
2. Download Pacifist.
3. Locate System/Library/Extensions in the iMac update.
4. Highlight all ATI kexts.
5. Select "install" in the masthead of Pacifist.
6. Reboot.
7. You're done.
8. If you bricked your machine it's not my fault.
I should mention by the way to anyone running geekbench that the improved updated ATI drivers aren't going to change your geekbench number - your graphics don't come into play there - in fact the only things that do seemingly are memory (how fast is it?) and processor (how good was the fab that day?).
How to install the new ATI drivers?
Here we go again:
1. Download the Mid 2010 iMac update.
2. Download Pacifist.
3. Locate System/Library/Extensions in the iMac update.
4. Highlight all ATI kexts.
5. Select "install" in the masthead of Pacifist.
6. Reboot.
7. You're done.
8. If you bricked your machine it's not my fault.
My beauty arrived today (finally, after much ado with UPS, it got left behind in the depot and when I called chasing it, they discovered their error and sent a van especially, a 90 mile round trip!).
The screen is looking fine and there are virtually no sounds from it at all, it's almost like I've gone deaf since unplugging my aged G5
I've transferred almost all my files from the old girl and run my first Geekbench test .... results below:
Two words: well pleased!
The screen is looking fine and there are virtually no sounds from it at all, it's almost like I've gone deaf since unplugging my aged G5
I've transferred almost all my files from the old girl and run my first Geekbench test .... results below:
Two words: well pleased!
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My beauty arrived today (finally, after much ado with UPS, it got left behind in the depot and when I called chasing it, they discovered their error and sent a van especially, a 90 mile round trip!).
The screen is looking fine and there are virtually no sounds from it at all, it's almost like I've gone deaf since unplugging my aged G5
I've transferred almost all my files from the old girl and run my first Geekbench test .... results below:
Two words: well pleased!
Thanks!