iMac Generic Benchmarks

[webpoet73]

My iMac is severely low on the scale when it comes to generic benchmarks (Geekbench, Cinebench, etc).

For example, the very best Geekbench 5 scores I got were 1341 Single-Core/7686 Multi-core. The average on the Geekbench browser is 1256 Single-core/8205 Multi-core. Many times, I score less than the best score I got...

I have 24GB of 2666MHz RAM now. Up from the standard 8GB and the (unfortunate) 16GB 2400MHz I was running. That is the only part that I have control over.

I am running Catalina public beta 2 (10.15.2 Beta (19C46a)). I can't imagine this is the reason since I was on the main release channel of Mojave and I wasn't getting high scores then, either.

Did I just lose the silicon lottery or are there tweaks I can do to the OS to obtain high scores?

Many people don't care about such benchmarks, but I feel like maybe I am leaving some performance on the floor that I could use....

 

[chabig]

You said the average score is 1256. You're getting 1341. I think you're doing ok.

 

[webpoet73]

You said the average score is 1256. You're getting 1341. I think you're doing ok.

True, that is not my average, but my multi-core is very low. Most days, around 7200-7400, clear 800 points below the Geekbench Browser average.

 

[chabig]

That's insignificant. Benchmarks vary. As you know, you can run them back to back and get different scores.

 

[webpoet73]

That's insignificant. Benchmarks vary. As you know, you can run them back to back and get different scores.

I understand and generic benchmarks are not the "be all end all" of system performance, but it is an indicator that my i9 lost the silicon lottery? They are, however, measuring sticks against other systems. There are scores in the 9000's while mine is in the 7000's. That is quite a difference, hence the average is around 8000....

Doing it just now, I got 1171/7570.

With Cinebench R15, I got 1669 with other i9 iMacs regularly getting 2000 points. I did use Macs FanControl to try and keep temps down but in many cases, it didn't help THAT much.