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Application Performance

Video

Final Cut Pro. HDV rendering.

Video on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.8x

Up to 1.8x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.4x

Up to 1.4x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Final Cut Pro. ProRes rendering.

Video on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.8x

Up to 1.8x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.4x

Up to 1.4x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Final Cut Studio. HDV encoding.

Video on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 2.5x

Up to 2.5x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Content was encoded using the Compressor H.264 for iPod Video 640x480 preset and Qmaster with 8 instances for the 8-core system and 4 instances for the quad-core system. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.9x

Up to 2.3x greater with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Content was encoded using the Compressor H.264 for iPod Video 640x480 preset and Qmaster with 8 instances for the 8-core system and 4 instances for the quad-core system. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.1x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Content was encoded using the Compressor H.264 for iPod Video 640x480 preset and Qmaster with 8 instances. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Final Cut Studio. ProRes encoding.

Video on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 2.0x

Up to 2.0x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Content was encoded using the Compressor H.264 for iPod Video 640x480 preset and Qmaster with 8 instances for the 8-core system and 4 instances for the quad-core system. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.3x

Up to 1.3x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Content was encoded using the Compressor H.264 for iPod Video 640x480 preset and Qmaster with 8 instances for the 8-core system and 4 instances for the quad-core system. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.1x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Content was encoded using the Compressor H.264 for iPod Video 640x480 preset and Qmaster with 8 instances. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

After Effects CS3. Nightflight benchmark.

 
Mac Pro 2008: Performance and Productivity for Creative Pros.

Report by Pfeiffer Consulting. Download PDF

 

 

Video on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 2.8x

Up to 2.8x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. After Effects test file = nightflight.aep from http://images.digitalmedianet.com/2005/Week_25/dy0j31w2/story/nightflight.aep. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.9x

Up to 2.3x greater with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. After Effects test file = nightflight.aep from http://images.digitalmedianet.com/2005/Week_25/dy0j31w2/story/nightflight.aep. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.1x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. After Effects test file = nightflight.aep from http://images.digitalmedianet.com/2005/Week_25/dy0j31w2/story/nightflight.aep. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Imaging and Graphics

Photoshop CS3. 45-filter function.

 
Mac Pro 2008: Performance and Productivity for Creative Pros.

Report by Pfeiffer Consulting. Download PDF

 

 

Imaging and Graphics on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.6x

Up to 1.6x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Photoshop test file size = 400MB. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.3x

Up to 1.3x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Photoshop test file size = 400MB. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Photoshop test file size = 400MB. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

3D

Maya 2008. Mental Ray 3D rendering.

3D on Mac Pro

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 2.1x

Up to 2.1x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Test file = Benchmark_Maya.mb from www.zoorender.com/benchmark. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Test file = Benchmark_Maya.mb from www.zoorender.com/benchmark. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

modo 301. 3D rendering.

3D on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 4.0x

Up to 4.0x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Test files = BathFaucet.lxo and Couch.lxo. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 2.0x

Up to 2x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Test files = BathFaucet.lxo and Couch.lxo. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.1x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Test files = BathFaucet.lxo and Couch.lxo. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Cinebench 10.1. Multiple-processor rendering.

3D on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 3.0x

Up to 3.0x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.9x

Up to 1.9x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.1x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Sound

Logic Pro 8.0.1. Number of concurrently playing Platinum Verb reverb plug-ins.

Sound on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 2.6x

Up to 2.6x greater than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 2.3x

Up to 2.3x greater with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Logic Pro 8.0.1. Number of concurrently playing sculpture modeling synths.

Sound on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.9x

Up to 1.9x greater than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.8x

Up to 1.8x greater with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Science

OsiriX 2.7.5. Volume and surface render.

Science on Mac Pro

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.2x

Up to 1.2x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Test file = DICOM sample image set MANIX. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.1x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-Core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Test file = DICOM sample image set MANIX. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

PyMOL 1.0. Wizard benchmark CPU-based tests.

Science on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 2.1x

Up to 2.1x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. PyMOL results are based on ray trace–based tests from the built-in PyMOL Wizard Benchmark, modified for 4 threads for the quad-core system and 8 threads for the 8-core system. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.4x

Up to 1.4x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. PyMOL results are based on ray trace–based tests from the built-in PyMOL Wizard Benchmark, modified for 4 threads for the quad-core system and 8 threads for the 8-core system. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. PyMOL results are based on ray trace–based tests from the built-in PyMOL Wizard Benchmark, modified for 4 threads for the quad-core system and 8 threads for the 8-core system. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Technical Computing

Mathematica 6.0.1 Personal Grid Edition. MathematicaMark6.

Technical Computing on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 2.9x

Up to 2.9x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.8x

Up to 1.8x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.3x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Xcode 3.0. Build project.

Technical Computing on Mac Pro

Power Mac G5 Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 2.8x

Up to 2.8x faster than Power Mac G5 Quad

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Results based on build time of Adium 1.2. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.6x

Up to 1.6x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Results based on build time of Adium 1.2. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 3.2GHz 1.2x

8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro performance

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Results based on build time of Adium 1.2. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Hardware Performance

Synthetic Performance Tests

CINT2006 Rate and CFP2006 Rate. Integer and floating-point calculation results.

Up to 1.9x faster with standard 8-core system

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. SPEC® is a registered trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); see www.spec.org for more information. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Compared to previous generation

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro units and shipping 8-core 3.0GHz Mac Pro units. SPEC® is a registered trademark of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); see www.spec.org for more information. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

STREAM. Memory throughput.

Mac Pro Quad-core 2.66GHz Baseline
Mac Pro 8-core 2.8GHz 1.6x

Up to 1.6x greater than previous Mac Pro


 

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro units and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Results are based on the STREAM v. 5.6 benchmark (www.cs.virginia.edu/stream/ref.html) using OMP support for multiprocessor-compiled builds. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Performance Title Graphicscards20080108

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT (previous standard) vs. ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

graphic card NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 64 fps
graphic card ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 88 fps
graphic card NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 141 fps

Doom 3 frames per second

Testing conducted by Apple in December 2007 using preproduction 8-core 3.2GHz Mac Pro, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, and ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT units; and shipping quad-core 2.66GHz Mac Pro NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT units. All systems were configured with 4GB of RAM. Tested using Doom 3 v1.3.1 TimeDemo 1, high video quality, at 1024 by 768. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro.

Performance Title Raid20080108

SAS RAID 5 vs SATA RAID 5. Read and write performance.

graphic card