Bruce, as an IT professional, I would have thought that you'd be aware of 'real world' testing vs. benchmarks. I could write a benchmarking app that runs better on Intel, hence would give better results, than PPC, or vice versa. Benchmarking on "clock" makes no sense with a reduced instruction set.......
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Johnson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:14:06 PM Subject: Re: iCloud vs. G4 > I'm using x86 system (i7 quad core) on work. And it is slower > (everywhere: browsing web, watching movies) than my G5 dual 2.3GHz > made back in "late" 2005. ORLY? Actual benchmarking begs to differ: <http://browse.geekbench.ca/mac-benchmark/> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
