Welcome to the most recent installment of Primate Labs’ Mac Performance chart, a carefully crafted compilation of Mac performance that’s generated from the user-submitted results in the Geekbench Browser.
Like other updates, this update includes the latest Apple hardware (in this case the MacBook, the MacBook Air, and the MacBook Pro Apple released in November). Unlike other updates, this update doesn’t just present all of the Macs together in one large chart; it also splits the Macs into four different categories making the results easier to view and understand:
- Pro Laptops (MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and PowerBooks)
- Pro Desktops (Mac Pros and PowerMacs)
- Consumer Laptops (iBooks and MacBooks)
- Consumer Desktops (eMacs, iMacs, and Mac minis)
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.
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.
Pro Laptop Performance
| MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8 GHz (2 cores) |
3598 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
3304 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7800 2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
3271 | |
| MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53 GHz (2 cores) |
3254 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz (2 cores) |
3167 | |
| MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3090 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3059 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3045 | |
| MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
2949 | |
| MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
2917 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2836 | |
| MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2734 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel T2600 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2656 | |
| MacBook Pro (17-inch) Intel T2600 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2626 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2444 | |
| MacBook Air (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 1.86 GHz (2 cores) |
2382 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel T2400 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2261 | |
| MacBook Air (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo L9300 1.6 GHz (2 cores) |
2229 | |
| MacBook Air Intel Core 2 Duo P7700 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2137 | |
| MacBook Air Intel Core 2 Duo P7500 1.6 GHz (2 cores) |
1981 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
851 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD, 15-inch) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
850 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD, 17-inch) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
843 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
822 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
774 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
741 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
740 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
721 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
694 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
693 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
677 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
660 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
568 | |
| PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
547 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
542 | |
| PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 867 MHz (1 core) |
507 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
468 | |
| PowerBook G4 (DVI) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 800 MHz (1 core) |
462 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 867 MHz (1 core) |
427 | |
| PowerBook G4 (DVI) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 667 MHz (1 core) |
407 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 667 MHz (1 core) |
353 | |
| PowerBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7410) 500 MHz (1 core) |
322 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 550 MHz (1 core) |
279 | |
| PowerBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7410) 400 MHz (1 core) |
265 | |
| PowerBook G3 (FireWire) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
256 | |
| PowerBook G3 (FireWire) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 400 MHz (1 core) |
215 |
What strikes me every time I look at this chart is how stable (or stagnant, depending on how charitable you’re feeling) PowerBook performance was after the introduction of the aluminum PowerBooks; it’s a reminder of how out-of-date the PowerPC G4 was then. When Apple switched to Intel processors, Pro laptop performance almost tripled overnight. Even the slowest MacBook Air, which many people regard as “too slow” to do “real work” on, is over twice as fast as the fastest PowerBook.
Pro Desktop Performance
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz (8 cores) |
8853 | |
| Mac Pro (8-core) Intel Xeon X5365 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8516 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon X5472 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8475 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5472 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8283 | |
| Xserve (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (8 cores) |
8203 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (8 cores) |
8091 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5160 3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
5508 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
5395 | |
| Xserve (Late 2006) Intel Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz (4 cores) |
5107 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz (4 cores) |
4940 | |
| Xserve (Late 2006) Intel Xeon 5130 2.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3883 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5130 2.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3847 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 (970MP) 2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
3244 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.7 GHz (2 cores) |
2256 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.5 GHz (2 cores) |
2092 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 (970MP) 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
2075 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1953 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 (970MP) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1805 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1735 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1704 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1684 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1581 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970) 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1571 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1547 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.42 GHz (2 cores) |
1167 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1078 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (2 cores) |
1051 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1042 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 1.6 GHz (1 core) |
950 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (2 cores) |
867 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (2 cores) |
830 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 867 MHz (2 cores) |
730 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
704 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (2 cores) |
650 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
581 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 933 MHz (1 core) |
541 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 (7410) 533 MHz (2 cores) |
527 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 867 MHz (1 core) |
478 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7400) 450 MHz (2 cores) |
458 | |
| Power Mac G3 (Blue and White) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 449 MHz (1 core) |
449 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
428 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 733 MHz (1 core) |
369 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 (7410) 533 MHz (1 core) |
354 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 (7400) 467 MHz (1 core) |
310 | |
| Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) PowerPC G4 (7400) 450 MHz (1 core) |
285 | |
| Power Mac G4 Cube PowerPC G4 (7400) 450 MHz (1 core) |
284 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7400) 400 MHz (1 core) |
256 | |
| Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) PowerPC G4 (7400) 350 MHz (1 core) |
233 | |
| Power Mac G3 (Blue and White) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 349 MHz (1 core) |
207 |
Pro desktops weren’t held back by the PowerPC G4 because they were able to take advantage of IBM’s PowerPC G5. While the PowerPC G5 never reached the 3GHz promised by Steve Jobs in 2003, they did provide better performance than the PowerPC G4 and served the PowerMac well until Apple switched to Intel.
Now, with the switch to Intel, the latest Mac Pro is the fastest Mac available (and one of the fastest computers available) thanks to its two quad-core processors.
Consumer Laptop Performance
| MacBook (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3093 | |
| MacBook (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3088 | |
| MacBook (Late 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2862 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2741 | |
| MacBook (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 GHz (2 cores) |
2728 | |
| MacBook (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2691 | |
| MacBook (Late 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2651 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2566 | |
| MacBook Intel T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2449 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T5600 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2355 | |
| MacBook Intel T2400 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2289 | |
| iBook G4 (Mid 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.42 GHz (1 core) |
717 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
709 | |
| iBook G4 (Mid 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
668 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
614 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.07 GHz (1 core) |
560 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 933 MHz (1 core) |
500 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
486 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 800 MHz (1 core) |
425 | |
| iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM) PowerPC 750FX 800 MHz (1 core) |
379 | |
| iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM) PowerPC 750FX 700 MHz (1 core) |
362 | |
| iBook (Dual USB) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
226 | |
| iBook (FireWire) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 467 MHz (1 core) |
223 |
Much like Apple’s pro laptops, Apple’s consumer laptops were held back by the out-of-date PowerPC G4; switching to Intel almost tripled MacBook performance overnight.
Consumer Desktop Performance
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8435 3.06 GHz (2 cores) |
3984 | |
| 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) |
3626 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8335 2.66 GHz (2 cores) |
3553 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8135 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3190 | |
| iMac (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3138 | |
| iMac (24-inch) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
3007 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
2957 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2817 | |
| iMac (24-inch) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2792 | |
| iMac (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2665 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2615 | |
| Mac mini (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2580 | |
| iMac (Early 2006) Intel T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2509 | |
| iMac (17-inch Late 2006 CD) Intel Core 2 T5600 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2390 | |
| Mac mini (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 T5600 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2376 | |
| iMac (Early 2006) Intel T2400 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2324 | |
| Mac mini (Early 2006) Intel T2300 1.67 GHz (2 cores) |
2138 | |
| Mac mini (Early 2006) Intel T1200 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
1393 | |
| iMac G5 (iSight) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.1 GHz (1 core) |
1200 | |
| iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.0 GHz (1 core) |
1110 | |
| iMac G5 (iSight) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.9 GHz (1 core) |
1103 | |
| iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1032 | |
| iMac G5 PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1006 | |
| iMac G4 (20-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.92 GHz (1 core) |
1002 | |
| iMac G5 PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.6 GHz (1 core) |
839 | |
| Mac mini (Late 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
829 | |
| Mac mini PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.42 GHz (1 core) |
789 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.42 GHz (1 core) |
773 | |
| Mac mini (Late 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
756 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.4 GHz (1 core) |
718 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
713 | |
| Mac mini PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
704 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
691 | |
| iMac G4 (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
662 | |
| iMac G4 (20-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
633 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
534 | |
| iMac G4 (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
532 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
405 | |
| iMac (Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
405 | |
| iMac G4 (17-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
404 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 700 MHz (1 core) |
360 | |
| iMac (Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 700 MHz (1 core) |
351 | |
| iMac G3 (Early 2001) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 600 MHz (1 core) |
287 | |
| iMac G3 (Early 2001) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
255 | |
| iMac (Summer 2000) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
245 | |
| iMac (Slot Load) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 400 MHz (1 core) |
206 |
While the switch to Intel brought performance benefits to consumer desktops thanks to faster processors, they also brought performance benefits thanks to multi-core processors. Think about it; none of Apple’s PowerPC-based consumer desktops are multi-core, while almost all of Apple’s Intel-based consumer desktops are multi-core. With so much multi-core aware software available today for Mac OS X, running a single-core Mac seems almost quaint.
Mac Performance
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon X5482 3.2 GHz (8 cores) |
8853 | |
| Mac Pro (8-core) Intel Xeon X5365 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8516 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon X5472 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8475 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5472 3.0 GHz (8 cores) |
8283 | |
| Xserve (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (8 cores) |
8203 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (8 cores) |
8091 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5160 3.0 GHz (4 cores) |
5508 | |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) Intel Xeon E5462 2.8 GHz (4 cores) |
5395 | |
| Xserve (Late 2006) Intel Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz (4 cores) |
5107 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz (4 cores) |
4940 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8435 3.06 GHz (2 cores) |
3984 | |
| Xserve (Late 2006) Intel Xeon 5130 2.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3883 | |
| Mac Pro Intel Xeon 5130 2.0 GHz (4 cores) |
3847 | |
| 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) |
3626 | |
| MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8 GHz (2 cores) |
3598 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8335 2.66 GHz (2 cores) |
3553 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
3304 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7800 2.6 GHz (2 cores) |
3271 | |
| MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53 GHz (2 cores) |
3254 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 (970MP) 2.5 GHz (4 cores) |
3244 | |
| iMac (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo E8135 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3190 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz (2 cores) |
3167 | |
| iMac (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3138 | |
| MacBook (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3093 | |
| MacBook Pro (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3090 | |
| MacBook (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3088 | |
| MacBook Pro (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3059 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4 GHz (2 cores) |
3045 | |
| iMac (24-inch) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
3007 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
2957 | |
| MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
2949 | |
| MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 T7600 2.33 GHz (2 cores) |
2917 | |
| MacBook (Late 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2862 | |
| MacBook Pro (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz (2 cores) |
2836 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2817 | |
| iMac (24-inch) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2792 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2741 | |
| MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) Intel Core 2 T7400 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2734 | |
| MacBook (Early 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1 GHz (2 cores) |
2728 | |
| MacBook (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2691 | |
| iMac (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2665 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel T2600 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2656 | |
| MacBook (Late 2007) Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2651 | |
| MacBook Pro (17-inch) Intel T2600 2.16 GHz (2 cores) |
2626 | |
| iMac (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2615 | |
| Mac mini (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2580 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T7200 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2566 | |
| iMac (Early 2006) Intel T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2509 | |
| MacBook Intel T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2449 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel T2500 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
2444 | |
| iMac (17-inch Late 2006 CD) Intel Core 2 T5600 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2390 | |
| MacBook Air (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 1.86 GHz (2 cores) |
2382 | |
| Mac mini (Mid 2007) Intel Core 2 T5600 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2376 | |
| MacBook (Late 2006) Intel Core 2 T5600 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2355 | |
| iMac (Early 2006) Intel T2400 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2324 | |
| MacBook Intel T2400 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2289 | |
| MacBook Pro Intel T2400 1.83 GHz (2 cores) |
2261 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.7 GHz (2 cores) |
2256 | |
| MacBook Air (Late 2008) Intel Core 2 Duo L9300 1.6 GHz (2 cores) |
2229 | |
| Mac mini (Early 2006) Intel T2300 1.67 GHz (2 cores) |
2138 | |
| MacBook Air Intel Core 2 Duo P7700 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
2137 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.5 GHz (2 cores) |
2092 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 (970MP) 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
2075 | |
| MacBook Air Intel Core 2 Duo P7500 1.6 GHz (2 cores) |
1981 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.3 GHz (2 cores) |
1953 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) PowerPC G5 (970MP) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1805 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1735 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1704 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 2.0 GHz (2 cores) |
1684 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1581 | |
| Power Mac G5 (June 2004) PowerPC G5 (970) 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1571 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 1.8 GHz (2 cores) |
1547 | |
| Mac mini (Early 2006) Intel T1200 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
1393 | |
| iMac G5 (iSight) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.1 GHz (1 core) |
1200 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.42 GHz (2 cores) |
1167 | |
| iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 2.0 GHz (1 core) |
1110 | |
| iMac G5 (iSight) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.9 GHz (1 core) |
1103 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1078 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (2 cores) |
1051 | |
| Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1042 | |
| iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1032 | |
| iMac G5 PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.8 GHz (1 core) |
1006 | |
| iMac G4 (20-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.92 GHz (1 core) |
1002 | |
| Power Mac G5 PowerPC G5 (970) 1.6 GHz (1 core) |
950 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (2 cores) |
867 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
851 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD, 15-inch) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
850 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD, 17-inch) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
843 | |
| iMac G5 PowerPC G5 (970FX) 1.6 GHz (1 core) |
839 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (2 cores) |
830 | |
| Mac mini (Late 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
829 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.67 GHz (1 core) |
822 | |
| Mac mini PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.42 GHz (1 core) |
789 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
774 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.42 GHz (1 core) |
773 | |
| Mac mini (Late 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
756 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
741 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
740 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 867 MHz (2 cores) |
730 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.5 GHz (1 core) |
721 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.4 GHz (1 core) |
718 | |
| iBook G4 (Mid 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.42 GHz (1 core) |
717 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
713 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
709 | |
| Mac mini PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
704 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
704 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
694 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
693 | |
| eMac (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
691 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33 GHz) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
677 | |
| iBook G4 (Mid 2005) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.33 GHz (1 core) |
668 | |
| iMac G4 (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
662 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
660 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (2 cores) |
650 | |
| iMac G4 (20-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.25 GHz (1 core) |
633 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.2 GHz (1 core) |
614 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
581 | |
| PowerBook G4 (17-inch) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
568 | |
| iBook G4 (Early 2004) PowerPC G4 (7447A) 1.07 GHz (1 core) |
560 | |
| PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
547 | |
| PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
542 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 933 MHz (1 core) |
541 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
534 | |
| iMac G4 (USB 2.0) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
532 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 (7410) 533 MHz (2 cores) |
527 | |
| PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 867 MHz (1 core) |
507 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 933 MHz (1 core) |
500 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
486 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 867 MHz (1 core) |
478 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) PowerPC G4 (7447/7457) 1.0 GHz (1 core) |
468 | |
| PowerBook G4 (DVI) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 800 MHz (1 core) |
462 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7400) 450 MHz (2 cores) |
458 | |
| Power Mac G3 (Blue and White) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 449 MHz (1 core) |
449 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
428 | |
| PowerBook G4 (12-inch) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 867 MHz (1 core) |
427 | |
| iBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 800 MHz (1 core) |
425 | |
| PowerBook G4 (DVI) PowerPC G4 (7445/7455) 667 MHz (1 core) |
407 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
405 | |
| iMac (Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
405 | |
| iMac G4 (17-inch Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 800 MHz (1 core) |
404 | |
| iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM) PowerPC 750FX 800 MHz (1 core) |
379 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 733 MHz (1 core) |
369 | |
| iBook (Opaque 16 VRAM) PowerPC 750FX 700 MHz (1 core) |
362 | |
| eMac PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 700 MHz (1 core) |
360 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 (7410) 533 MHz (1 core) |
354 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 667 MHz (1 core) |
353 | |
| iMac (Flat-Panel) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 700 MHz (1 core) |
351 | |
| PowerBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7410) 500 MHz (1 core) |
322 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio) PowerPC G4 (7400) 467 MHz (1 core) |
310 | |
| iMac G3 (Early 2001) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 600 MHz (1 core) |
287 | |
| Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) PowerPC G4 (7400) 450 MHz (1 core) |
285 | |
| Power Mac G4 Cube PowerPC G4 (7400) 450 MHz (1 core) |
284 | |
| PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7441/7450/7451) 550 MHz (1 core) |
279 | |
| PowerBook G4 PowerPC G4 (7410) 400 MHz (1 core) |
265 | |
| Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) PowerPC G4 (7400) 400 MHz (1 core) |
256 | |
| PowerBook G3 (FireWire) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
256 | |
| iMac G3 (Early 2001) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
255 | |
| iMac (Summer 2000) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
245 | |
| Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) PowerPC G4 (7400) 350 MHz (1 core) |
233 | |
| iBook (Dual USB) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 500 MHz (1 core) |
226 | |
| iBook (FireWire) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 467 MHz (1 core) |
223 | |
| PowerBook G3 (FireWire) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 400 MHz (1 core) |
215 | |
| Power Mac G3 (Blue and White) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 349 MHz (1 core) |
207 | |
| iMac (Slot Load) PowerPC G3 (740/750) 400 MHz (1 core) |
206 |
Final Thoughts
I’m always amazed at the performance drought the PowerPC G4 inflicted on Apple in general and on Apple laptops in particular before the switch to Intel; laptop performance is generally unchanged between 2003 and 2006 (desktops were at least able to use the PowerPC G5).
Once Apple switched to Intel, performance has increased (and increased significantly) with almost every update. Apple shouldn’t have to worry about getting stuck in another performance drought again.