At 9:01 AM -0700 1/2/09, Bruce Johnson posted: > On Jan 2, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Steve R wrote: > >> >> With Apple going the Intel chip route, I'm wondering if the chip on a >> purely Mac OS (and not being used for Windows) is faster/better for >> Mac apps? > > Huh?? I'm not at all sure what it is you're asking... > > Programs run on the CPU they're compiled for; execution speed depends > on the CPU and the rest of the system. and the Intel Macs are faster > than PPC Macs they have faster memory and CPU, but it doesn't have > anything per se to do with the particular architecture X86 versus PPC.
It is a vague question I admit because I don't know Intel. I have no intention of running Windows applications and the thought came to mind that if I wasn't going to be running Windows, does the Intel chip run Mac apps faster than the PPC (all things being equal with CPU speed, applications optimised for the CPU, and the rest of the system)? It appears from your answer that a 2.4 GHz PPC would be slower than a 2.4 GHZ Intel, with the same "universal" application ? Steve R --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
