Back in April Apple released new iMacs which means the previous Mac Performance chart is out of date. Time for an update!
Setup
Results were collected from the Geekbench Browser for Macs with standard processors (i.e., no processor upgrades, overclocked processors, or Hackintoshes) with at least 512MB of RAM.
As always, I’ve reported the average overall score for each model and processor combination. If you’re unfamiliar with Geekbench and how it measures performance, a score of 1000 is the score a Power Mac G5 @ 1.6GHz would receive. Higher scores are better.
Also, keep in mind that Geekbench 2 only measures processor and memory performance which is why, for example, MacBook and MacBook Pro scores are so similar, despite both having radically different graphics adapters.
Results
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz (8 cores) |
8565 | |
| Mac Pro (8-core) Intel Xeon X5365 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8512 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5472 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8283 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon X5472 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8166 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (8 cores) |
7685 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5160 3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
5521 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
5317 | |
| Xserve (Late 2006) Intel Xeon 5150 2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
5107 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5150 2.7 GHz (4 cores) |
4949 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8435 3.1 GHz (2 cores) |
3973 | |
| Xserve (Late 2006) Intel Xeon 5130 2.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3884 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5130 2.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3855 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8235 2.8 GHz (2 cores) |
3714 | |
| iMac (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 2.8 GHz (2 cores) |
3634 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8335 2.7 GHz (2 cores) |
3561 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
3304 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
3290 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7800 2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
3241 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8135 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3206 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz (2 cores) |
3176 | |
| iMac (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3142 | |
| MacBook (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3112 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3059 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3046 | |
| iMac (24-inch) Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
3015 | |
| MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
2956 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
2955 | |
| MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
2936 | |
| MacBook (Late 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2869 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2835 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2824 | |
| iMac (24-inch) Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2806 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2752 | |
| MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2741 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo T2600 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2667 | |
| iMac (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2664 | |
| MacBook (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 GHz (2 cores) |
2661 | |
| MacBook (Late 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2657 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2628 | |
| MacBook Pro (17-inch) Intel Core Duo T2600 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2621 | |
| Mac mini (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2591 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2573 | |
| iMac (Early 2006) Intel Core Duo T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2525 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2456 | |
| MacBook Intel Core Duo T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2452 | |
| iMac (17-inch Late 2006 CD) Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2386 | |
| Mac mini (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2384 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2376 | |
| iMac (Early 2006) Intel Core Duo T2400 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2337 | |
| MacBook Intel Core Duo T2400 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2307 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo T2400 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2284 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 2.7 GHz (2 cores) |
2267 | |
| Mac mini (Early 2006) Intel Core Duo T2300 1.7 GHz (2 cores) |
2139 | |
| MacBook Air Intel Core 2 Duo P7700 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2122 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 2.5 GHz (2 cores) |
2088 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
2064 | |
| MacBook Air Intel Core 2 Duo P7500 1.6 GHz (2 cores) |
2012 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1962 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1799 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1741 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1702 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1691 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1580 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1576 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1558 | |
| Mac mini (Early 2006) Intel Core Solo T1200 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
1397 | |
| iMac G5 (iSight) PowerPC G5 2.1 GHz (1 core) |
1208 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 1.4 GHz (2 cores) |
1160 | |
| iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) PowerPC G5 2.0 GHz (1 core) |
1124 | |
| iMac G5 (iSight) PowerPC G5 1.9 GHz (1 core) |
1112 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1102 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1057 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (2 cores) |
1047 | |
| iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1037 | |
| iMac G5 PowerPC G5 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1008 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz (1 core) |
951 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.7 GHz (1 core) |
922 | |
| iMac G5 PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz (1 core) |
864 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (2 cores) |
864 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD, 17-inch) PowerPC G4 1.7 GHz (1 core) |
859 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD, 15-inch) PowerPC G4 1.7 GHz (1 core) |
854 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (2 cores) |
831 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.7 GHz (1 core) |
831 | |
| Mac mini (Late 2005) PowerPC G4 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
827 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 1.4 GHz (1 core) |
801 | |
| Mac mini PowerPC G4 1.4 GHz (1 core) |
784 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
771 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
768 | |
| Mac mini (Late 2005) PowerPC G4 1.3 GHz (1 core) |
752 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
749 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 867 MHz (2 cores) |
730 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
722 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 1.4 GHz (1 core) |
718 | |
| iBook G4 (Mid 2005) PowerPC G4 1.4 GHz (1 core) |
715 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
711 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 1.3 GHz (1 core) |
707 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.3 GHz (1 core) |
706 | |
| Mac mini PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
704 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
702 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.3 GHz (1 core) |
701 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
694 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 1.3 GHz (1 core) |
689 | |
| iBook G4 (Mid 2005) PowerPC G4 1.3 GHz (1 core) |
681 | |
| iMac G4 (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
662 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
657 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 800 MHz (2 cores) |
654 | |
| iMac G4 (20-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
630 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
607 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
579 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
566 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 1.1 GHz (1 core) |
559 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
550 | |
| PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
550 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 933 MHz (1 core) |
547 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
541 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 533 MHz (2 cores) |
533 | |
| iMac G4 (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
529 | |
| PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz) PowerPC G4 867 MHz (1 core) |
508 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 933 MHz (1 core) |
495 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 867 MHz (1 core) |
481 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
471 | |
| PowerBook G4 (DVI) PowerPC G4 800 MHz (1 core) |
469 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
462 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 500 MHz (2 cores) |
459 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 800 MHz (1 core) |
427 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch) PowerPC G4 867 MHz (1 core) |
425 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 800 MHz (1 core) |
424 | |
| iMac (Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 800 MHz (1 core) |
408 | |
| Power Mac G3 (Blue and White) PowerPC G3 449 MHz (1 core) |
407 | |
| iMac G4 (17-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 800 MHz (1 core) |
404 | |
| PowerBook G4 (DVI) PowerPC G4 667 MHz (1 core) |
403 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 800 MHz (1 core) |
395 | |
| iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM) PowerPC 750FX 800 MHz (1 core) |
386 | |
| iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM) PowerPC 750FX 700 MHz (1 core) |
362 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 733 MHz (1 core) |
362 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 533 MHz (1 core) |
361 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 700 MHz (1 core) |
358 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 667 MHz (1 core) |
354 | |
| iMac (Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 700 MHz (1 core) |
351 | |
| Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) PowerPC G4 450 MHz (1 core) |
341 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 467 MHz (1 core) |
307 | |
| iMac G3 (Early 2001) PowerPC G3 600 MHz (1 core) |
284 | |
| Power Mac G4 Cube PowerPC G4 450 MHz (1 core) |
283 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 550 MHz (1 core) |
276 | |
| PowerBook G4 PowerPC G4 400 MHz (1 core) |
265 | |
| Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) PowerPC G4 400 MHz (1 core) |
265 | |
| iMac G3 (Early 2001) PowerPC G3 500 MHz (1 core) |
255 | |
| PowerBook G3 (FireWire) PowerPC G3 500 MHz (1 core) |
254 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 400 MHz (1 core) |
253 | |
| iMac (Summer 2000) PowerPC G3 500 MHz (1 core) |
252 | |
| iBook (Dual USB) PowerPC G3 500 MHz (1 core) |
222 | |
| PowerBook G3 (FireWire) PowerPC G3 400 MHz (1 core) |
213 | |
| iMac (Slot Load) PowerPC G3 400 MHz (1 core) |
211 | |
| Power Mac G3 (Blue and White) PowerPC G3 349 MHz (1 core) |
206 |