quagmire Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Ok, since I didn't get to spend a whole lot of time exploring the new macbook when I went to the applestore last time (see this thread) I went back into the apple store to check things out in more detail. Thankfully the screens aren't as "blown out" as I stated in my initial impression, they are quite nice actually (and i'm sure with a good screen calibration they'd be even better). Just out of curiosity I downloaded and ran xbench on 3 separate laptop models and the results were -to say the least- confusing. Here's how things ended up: MBP core duo 2.0 w/256 ati graphics: 44.83 Black MB cd2.0: 50.76 White MB 1.83: 50.25 I've attached a folder with the full xbench test results from each system, along with a copy of each system's exact specifications as shown in system profiler. I've read some mixed reviews of xbench's ability to determine the true speed of a system, anyone have any thoughts? if these systems are indeed so close (about 6 points on the xbench between the low end 1.83 MB and the top of the line 2.0 MBP) is it really worth it to spend the extra $1000-$1400 to get a MBP over a MB, or even the extra $200 to get the 2.0 MB over the 1.83 MB? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Well, XBench isn't exactly the greatest program to benchmark stuff with.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-115906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icebreaker Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Is the MB maybe less underclocked than the MBP? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-115910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
quagmire Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Is the MB maybe less underclocked than the MBP? ... could be possible... but it still begs the question... is it worth the price difference based apple's configuration? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-115930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 ... could be possible... but it still begs the question... is it worth the price difference based apple's configuration? Xbench scores aren't everything, and the MacBook Pro has many features that aren't available on the MacBooks, and I believe that these make up for most of the difference in price. Remember, MacBooks don't meet the minimum graphical requirements for Aperture, the MacBook Pro does. Gaming wouldn't be quite as nice on a MacBook either, under OS X or Windows. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-115936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooki Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 xbench realy does give odd results. Ie my hackintosh was consistant returning scores of roughly 60 then i did a few tweeks and the xbench score jumped to 80, and this is all with one core disabled. Still good to see some back to back tests. PS i presume higher is betetr for xbench? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-116261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pakoto Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Are both xbench running with same screen resolution? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-116275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I've read some mixed reviews of xbench's ability to determine the true speed of a system, anyone have any thoughts? Xbench is useful for some things, but it is not a high precision tool. Considering, how similiar the hardware is between the MB and MBP, I guess I am not too surprised. Otherwise, ArsTechnica has posted similiar results: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook.ars/5 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-116365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
quagmire Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 Are both xbench running with same screen resolution? no, the macbook is smaller. I didn't think about it, but this could affect the xbench score in the graphics category. Thanks pakoto Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17845-xbench-says-new-macbooks-are-faster-than-the-macbookpro/#findComment-116391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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