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12" and 14" iBook G4s vs. 1 GHz 12" PB
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WICKEDfour
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Oct 24, 2003, 08:19 PM
 
At the store. Did Xbench on an 800 MHz 12" and the 1 GHz 12" PB so far. Going to do it on the 14" ASAP. Here's the Xbench info:

12" iBook 800 MHz G4:
http://homepage.mac.com/kohlmannj/12ibook800.txt

12" PowerBook 1 GHz G4:
http://homepage.mac.com/kohlmannj/121ghzpb.txt

Rock on. Enjoy people.

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Oct 24, 2003, 08:21 PM
 
Crud. The only 14" iBook they have here is a 900 MHz G3. I'm not going to Xbench it then.

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Oct 24, 2003, 08:41 PM
 
You've got the same numbers and specs under both links!!
     
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Oct 24, 2003, 10:36 PM
 
Crap! Well, it seems that no one cares...

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Oct 25, 2003, 03:34 AM
 
Originally posted by WizOSX:
You've got the same numbers and specs under both links!!
bummer
     
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Oct 25, 2003, 03:37 AM
 
I wouldn't mind a look - at the moment two identical sets of data isn't really all that interesting, though

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Crap! Well, it seems that no one cares...
     
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Oct 26, 2003, 03:19 AM
 
Based on these iBook results, my 12" powerbook still wrecks it in every category on the xBench tests. Not to mention that the iBook was tested with Panther, and my PB is still running Jaguar, and by most accounts Panther has been improving xBench scores. There is still a healthy gap between the PB and the iBook, so no more whining about the new iBooks being 12" powerbook killers.
     
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Oct 26, 2003, 02:38 PM
 
Originally posted by popstand:
Based on these iBook results, my 12" powerbook still wrecks it in every category on the xBench tests. Not to mention that the iBook was tested with Panther, and my PB is still running Jaguar, and by most accounts Panther has been improving xBench scores. There is still a healthy gap between the PB and the iBook, so no more whining about the new iBooks being 12" powerbook killers.
You did notice that these are two sets of identical numbers right? I mean, I agree with you that your PB is faster, but you certainly didn't come to that conclusion from looking at the above numbers.
     
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Oct 26, 2003, 03:04 PM
 
also, seems the processor was not set to "highest"....
     
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Oct 26, 2003, 03:41 PM
 
can anyone with a Panther Rev. B 12in PBG4 upload the XBench results so we can compare them ?
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Oct 26, 2003, 04:28 PM
 
12" rev b results

http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge....setCookie=true


768 ram and panther
     
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Oct 26, 2003, 04:57 PM
 
Originally posted by videian28:
12" rev b results

http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge....setCookie=true

768 ram and panther
thx !
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Oct 26, 2003, 06:38 PM
 
Originally posted by fraeone:
You did notice that these are two sets of identical numbers right? I mean, I agree with you that your PB is faster, but you certainly didn't come to that conclusion from looking at the above numbers.
I ran my own xBench test, and compared it to the two identical results posted above which are both from the iBook. Give me some credit...sheesh!
     
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Oct 26, 2003, 07:08 PM
 
Originally posted by popstand:
I ran my own xBench test, and compared it to the two identical results posted above which are both from the iBook. Give me some credit...sheesh!
got them anywhere ?
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Oct 26, 2003, 09:15 PM
 
xBench of my Rev. B 12" 1 GHz AlBook running Panther. Still running with its stock ram 256MB (Still waiting for my 512MB from OWC)

http://ladd.dyndns.org/xbench/merge.xhtml?doc2=42691
12" 1GHz AL PowerBook G4 768MB RAM 40GB/APX
     
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Oct 27, 2003, 02:36 AM
 
The new 12" PowerBook should walk all over a new 1 GHz iBook G4 as the iBook is using the G4 (MPC 7455) processor from the older PowerBooks. The new PowerBooks have the MPC 7457 with 512KB level 2 cache and other improvements vs. the iBook G4's 256 KB level 2 cache.
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Oct 27, 2003, 06:59 AM
 
according to xBench scores, indeed it does.
The 12in Rev. B PBG4 beats the iBook in every test, so does the 867MHz Rev. A.
Apparently the iBook ain't all that good, though it will [with the G4 upgrade] suffice the needs of many.
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Oct 27, 2003, 08:30 PM
 
does anyone have xbench numbers for the ibook with 640megs of ram?
     
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Oct 27, 2003, 08:43 PM
 
follow the link someone posted above, there you should be able to get xBench scores for just about any mac.
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