Mac Pro 2009 early 2009 vs 2010 vs new ivybridge quad core i7

[Aleymeow]

Hello everybody

I had a few questions about Mac Pro early 2009 2.26ghz 8 core and how it compares to a 2010 Mac Pro quad core 2.8ghz, I do a lot of 3d rendering so I do use a lot of program's that are multi threaded.

I would also like to know how these two systems would compare to a single brand new

Intel Core i7 3770K, Ivy Bridge, 3.5GHz, Quad Core + Hyperthreading, 8MB Cache that is overclocked to 4.5ghz

Thanks for any help.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Mac Benchmarks by Geekbench + 3D Fluff Cinebench 11.5 Database + EveryMac for processor model numbers could help.

 

[Aleymeow]

Hi thanks for the info makes some interesting reading, so how do you think the rendering power of these machines would compare to a new quad core i7?

Another question I have is that mountain lion now supports the new 600 series gpu will a gtx 670 fit into a 2009 and 2010 Mac Pro?

Thanks.

 

[avemestr]

Hi thanks for the info makes some interesting reading, so how do you think the rendering power of these machines would compare to a new quad core i7?

Poorly.

PassMark CPU scores for the processors in question:

E5520: 4,389
W3530: 5,221
3770K: 10,367

The difference doesn't necessarily translate directly into rendering speed, but it's an indication. The i7 will also have other benefits, since it's a newer platform.

Another question I have is that mountain lion now supports the new 600 series gpu will a gtx 670 fit into a 2009 and 2010 Mac Pro?

Yep, you can insert a GTX 670 with no problem in both a 2009 and 2010 MP.

 

[Aleymeow]

Thanks for the great info looks like the i7 trounces the old xeons but if I had two xeons then would this make up for that? Also not sure how that translates into real world 3d rendering.

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Also what are the quad core proecessors like in the latest Mac Pro how do they compare to the new I7?

 

[wallysb01]

Thanks for the great info looks like the i7 trounces the old xeons but if I had two xeons then would this make up for that? Also not sure how that translates into real world 3d rendering.

Rendering is well threaded so it will handle those 8 2.26 cores well, but they are slow. Just look at the "dumb" clock multiplication for the Nehalem Map Pro (8*2.2.6=18.08) vs the ivy bridge 3770K (4*3.5=14), then adjust for the 3 architecture changes that are all ~15% increases in clock for clock performances (14*1.15^3=21.29) and the Ivy Bridge 3770 comes out well ahead (about 18%).

And that's just on well threaded stuff assuming perfect efficiency between 4 and 8 cores. In less well threaded apps the Ivy Bridge 3770 is going to crush that old Mac Pro.

 

[Aleymeow]

Thanks everyone for the great info, can I just ask one more question on what you all think of the quad core processor in the current Mac Pro and how it compares to the i7 I mention above?

Thank you.

 

[avemestr]

Passmark for W3565: 6,027.

 

[Aleymeow]

Ok great thanks for the info you all been very helpful I guess i7 it is then because I can't afford the 6 or 12 core Mac Pro

Thanks.