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'Real World' Photoshop Benchmark - Speed Test

ChrisGretsch said:
Bring up Actions with Alt + F9, Click the triangle and go to "Retouch Artists"

Boom ;-)
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and

Chuck said:
Go to the Actions palette.

Open the Photoshop Test Action folder.

Click on the action within it (there's only one) and hit the 'play' button.

Chuck.
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Thanks, but no way. Maybe because I am on a PowerMac G4/500 (AGP) and does not support it. The play triangle does not come active. In fact, I see a forbiden sign if I place the mouse pointer over the play arrowhead.

Oops! I have now three "Video Actions" and seven "Retouch Artist" items in the Actions palette. How to delete them?

Thanks.
 
3:13

Ran the test with Safari and Mail applications open. Photoshop CS1.

Powermac G5 1.8 GHz
Bus Speed 600MHz
OS 10.4.7
2.5 GB SDRAM
200 GB SATA Hard Drive
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 (AGP 64MB)

Ok, with no apps running except Photoshop CS1 I improved my speed to 3:01
 
So I'm guessing a MacPro 3GHz, load of ram (>4Gb), FAST dedicated scratch disk, running latest versin of PS under WIN XP in BootCamp, History at 1, etc etc... will be the fastest machine. Or is WinXp so **** that it is still slower than the Quad G5s??

Anyone know?
 
3min 52sec

1.8 single processor G5 5Gb RAM CS2

I think I'll wait until next spring before buying an Intel Mac Pro then Adobe PS will be universal and iLife 07 & 10.5 will be bundled.
 
It was nice to find this test, is the first time I can really compare my PB with a MBP running rosetta.
I read most of the replies, and yes, in my case is also true that the HD had a big influence on results.
Running on my old but trusty Powerbook 1ghz, 1.25 ram:
With my 80gb 5400 HD as cache disk, (only 8gb free): 12:02 long minutes
With a Lacie 250gb 7200, FW800 (150 gb free) as cache disk: 9:08 minutes

Most MBP are around 5 minutes under rosetta, much less than I expected. I don't know if it was me, but most tests/reviews I read about rosetta made me think that the speed would be worst.

Great news. Anyway, I'm still waiting for the merom upgrade bf getting my MBP.
 
Dual 2.5G5 PPC Results

2 minutes, 4 seconds
(History States:20, Cache Levels:4, 70% of Max RAM)

G5 Dual 2.5 (PowerPC)
OS X 10.3.9
6.5GB RAM
PSCS2

(just noticed I had left Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, and Quark open)

-------
1 minute 7 seconds on second try
(History States:1, Cache Levels:4, 70% of Max RAM)
 
11 minutes flat.

PowerBook 1,5 GHz, 1 GB RAM, OS X10.4.7.

No restart, some other apps running in the background.


I'm longing for next spring; New MBP's and ACS3! :p
 
PS. Will someone make a sum-up of all this, and draw some intelligent conclusions...? DS
 
Marx55 said:
Thanks, but no way. Maybe because I am on a PowerMac G4/500 (AGP) and does not support it. The play triangle does not come active. In fact, I see a forbiden sign if I place the mouse pointer over the play arrowhead.
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The Retouch Artist is a folder. You have to flip it up (ie, press the triangle on the right side of it) so you can see the action Speed Test!

fwiw
 
enda1 said:
So I'm guessing a MacPro 3GHz, load of ram (>4Gb), FAST dedicated scratch disk, running latest versin of PS under WIN XP in BootCamp, History at 1, etc etc... will be the fastest machine. Or is WinXp so **** that it is still slower than the Quad G5s??

Anyone know?
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I did this test (minus Image size) in Tiger under Rossetta and in XP2 in Boot Camp on same machine (MBP) and it was THREE times faster in WinXP. I guess you don't have to wait for CS3 to buy MacPro. It is the fastest machine if you manage to run the apps natively.
 
An 'old' homebuilt PC...

OK - I'm in the market for a new 20" iMac or Mac Pro so thought I'd run this on my PC to get a benchmark...

XP Pro, CS2 , AMD 2200+ 1.8ghz, 2gb RAM, 64mb graphics card (home built)

100% RAM (1761mb), 20 history states = 12m 16s :eek:

75% RAM, 10 histroy states = 11m 23s :mad:

100% RAM, 1 history state = 4m 42s :confused:

No other programmes open but no restarts. Now I need to see how this compares? The last time seems so much better than the others despite the unreal config, I have to assume I should compare the other times as being more like those used by other testers here, unless stated otherwise?

Update - did the other PS test - radial blur, 100, best quality - 100% RAm & 1 history state = 5m 47s s l o w...
 
iMac G5 vs. iMac Core Duo. Round 1

4:28

Rev. B iMac G5 2.0Ghz, 20" - 2GB RAM (crucial), 250GB HD, Photoshop CS2.

Also running Mail, Safari, iChat, Stickies, iTunes (although not playing), Sound Studio, Real Player (not playing), Preview, and Bittorrent (not active).... Should probably run the test again with all those things quit shouldn't I?

Looking forward to comparing with my iMac 20" 2Ghz Core Duo, 2Gb RAM, 250GB HD, Photoshop CS2.

I've definitely noticed CS2 Suite running a lot slower on the Core Duo. Frustratingly slow at times.
 
test speed: 2:00
test speed before restart: 2:12
system:
G5 dual 2.0 GHZ
4 GB RAM
Photoshop CS2 (9.0.1)
OS 10.4.7
ATI Radeon 9650 (256 MB VRAM) running dual 17" CRTs @ 1024x768x75hz
Using my 250GB Maxtor as a main scratch disc, 400GB Hitachi as a secondary
 
Remember folks...History states you are using (20 and 1 are the most common...do both), memory allocated to PS, and location of scratch disk is essential to making the results intelligable. These 3 variables will have a significant effect on the results.

I'm putting together a table and need the following data for me to include it:

CPU
Total RAM
scratch disk specs (if there is one)
RAM allocated to PS
History states (run it at 20 and 1...just more data)


Also, if you delete the image size step it makes it much less memory and disk sensitive. Another good way to look at it. Put all three together and you'll start seeing just how the system works with different files and how important disks are and when.
 
photony said:
test speed: 2:00
test speed before restart: 2:12
system:
G5 dual 2.0 GHZ
4 GB RAM
Photoshop CS2 (9.0.1)
OS 10.4.7
ATI Radeon 9650 (256 MB VRAM) running dual 17" CRTs @ 1024x768x75hz
Using my 250GB Maxtor as a main scratch disc, 400GB Hitachi as a secondary
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how much RAM in PS? History states?

Also, is your Maxtor or your Hitachi the system disk? Which has PS installed on it?
 
CTYankee said:
how much RAM in PS? History states?

Also, is your Maxtor or your Hitachi the system disk? Which has PS installed on it?
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CTYankee (in King Arthur's Court? LOL),

Since CS2 can only recognize 3 GB of RAM, I have it set to use 95%, or 2918 MB. I'm using the boot drive (Maxtor) as the main. I had to force quite PS, which reset all my preferences (I hate that), and hadn't switched it to the other way around. All other history, etc. are at default.
 
CTYankee said:
Remember folks...History states you are using (20 and 1 are the most common...do both), memory allocated to PS, and location of scratch disk is essential to making the results intelligable. These 3 variables will have a significant effect on the results.

I'm putting together a table and need the following data for me to include it:

CPU
Total RAM
scratch disk specs (if there is one)
RAM allocated to PS
History states (run it at 20 and 1...just more data)


Also, if you delete the image size step it makes it much less memory and disk sensitive. Another good way to look at it. Put all three together and you'll start seeing just how the system works with different files and how important disks are and when.
Click to expand...

And maybe people should quit all other apps, just like they would if they actually had to work with Photoshop .... ;)
 
carlsson said:
The Retouch Artist is a folder. You have to flip it up (ie, press the triangle on the right side of it) so you can see the action Speed Test!

fwiw
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I finally did it! Thanks (triangle on the left; the one on the top right allows to delete actions). These are my results (do not laugh)... :)

PowerMac G4/500 AGP
1 MB RAM
Booting from external FireWire disk
Photoshop CS2 9.0
Time: 11 min : 35 sec

Wow!
 
photony said:
CTYankee (in King Arthur's Court? LOL),

Since CS2 can only recognize 3 GB of RAM, I have it set to use 95%, or 2918 MB. I'm using the boot drive (Maxtor) as the main. I had to force quite PS, which reset all my preferences (I hate that), and hadn't switched it to the other way around. All other history, etc. are at default.
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set your scratch disk to your non system disk and you should see a better time.
 
Here are some updates on my results.

Earlier, when I posted, I ran my tests using Photoshop 7.0.1

I installed CS2 and actually saw a slow down on both my iMac G5 and MacBook Pro...weird.

I adjusted my preferences, boosting RAM to 90% and using 1 History State

iMac G5: 2:52
MacBook Pro: 8:02

When I take out the Image size:

iMac G5: 22sec
MacBook Pro: 1:54

Some people are saying that when you take out the Image Size the test becomes Rosetta independent, but this is clearly not true. If that were the case, it should stomp my G5, and it does not.

Super disappointed with the performance or Rosetta.
 
Horst said:
And maybe people should quit all other apps, just like they would if they actually had to work with Photoshop .... ;)
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Yes and no. Yes, its certainly best for the test. No in that I always have something going on in the background. Working in PS for 8 hours at a time can get boring and its nice to have safari showing me the baseball scores, scanning the buy and sell for deals on camera gear etc...

I know, I need to focus on my work. My boss lets me (me).
 
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