X bench - MBA 11.6 vs Macbook 1,1

[wfielder84246]

I currently have a MacBook 1,1 but I've been contemplating the 11.6 inch / 1.6ghz / 4gb MBA for a while now. In an attempt to twist my arm even more in to dropping the cash for one I decided to compare the X bench results:

http://db.xbench.com/merge.xhtml?doc2=478705

As expected, overall the MBA beat my Macbook 1,1 but my current laptop beat the MBA in the following categories by quite a considerable amount:

OpenGL Graphics Test
Spinning Squares
User Interface Test
Elements

Why is this so and what does it mean?

I tried searching the forum but couldn't gain a good answer.

 

[newdeal]

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xbench is like a 4 year old benchmark software. its hard to really trust its tests when things have changed so much in that time

 

[wfielder84246]

In that case, how come Engadget used it to test and compare the new MBA?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/26/macbook-air-review-late-2010/

My geekbench score is 2407 - over 400 more than the engadget result!

 

[dime21]

xbench is like a 4 year old benchmark software. its hard to really trust its tests when things have changed so much in that time

I don't think you understand what these benchmarks do. You wouldn't make a bizarre claim like this if you did.

 

[maz94protege]

just did a comparison myself with my 2GB 1.83ghz MB 1,1. I did however upgrade my HDD from the 5400rpm 60gb to a 320GB 7200prm. So my read/write speeds might be marginally faster, however i still see the 1.6 and 1.86ghz MBA models will be a great upgrade.

This 5year old macbook has served me well, and after 2 batteries its a desktop computer for now....the MBA will be my next Mac.

http://db.xbench.com/merge.xhtml?doc1=478705&doc2=255132