Benchmark Duel: Mac vs. PC, Round II

~~David~~ · Jul 24, 2002, 11:28 AM

In our first round of head-to-head Mac vs. PC testing, we pitted a dual Athlon 1800+MP machine against a Mac dual 1GHz G4 using six Adobe After Effects benchmarks that tested all kinds of capabilities. For round two, by popular demand, we now compare a single-processor Dell Precision Workstation 320 with a 2.53GHz chip to the Dual 1GHz Mac, and also to the fastest machine we've tested here so far, a dual Athlon 2000+MP machine by BOXX. And we'll be testing all three machines using not only After Effects 5.5 benchmarks, but Adobe Photoshop 7.0 benchmarks as well. So which machine came out ahead?

Read for a good Laugh : HERE

Desert_Siege · Jul 24, 2002, 07:23 PM

I liked the comment about Apple's "Megahertz don't matter" marketing...lol. Yeah, but GigaHertz certainly do.

nForcer · Jul 27, 2002, 06:06 PM

heh, you're right... GHZ does matter! Along with an established name in computers...which apple hasn't had for a long time...and some argue...still don't

Shaith · Jul 27, 2002, 08:11 PM

There's a number of reasons that Apple only commands a 5-6% marketshare.

And this is yet another - marketing hype.

Put to the test, it just doesn't hold up.

ivan300 · Jul 27, 2002, 09:13 PM

macs suck !!!!!!!!!!

"And, as expected, the Mac dual 1GHz G4 could not even come close to keeping up with these two PCs"

Desert_Siege · Jul 29, 2002, 07:00 PM

Friends just don't let friends buy Macs.

Jul 24, 2002, 11:28 AM	#1
~~David~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 959 Rep Power: 0	Benchmark Duel: Mac vs. PC, Round II In our first round of head-to-head Mac vs. PC testing, we pitted a dual Athlon 1800+MP machine against a Mac dual 1GHz G4 using six Adobe After Effects benchmarks that tested all kinds of capabilities. For round two, by popular demand, we now compare a single-processor Dell Precision Workstation 320 with a 2.53GHz chip to the Dual 1GHz Mac, and also to the fastest machine we've tested here so far, a dual Athlon 2000+MP machine by BOXX. And we'll be testing all three machines using not only After Effects 5.5 benchmarks, but Adobe Photoshop 7.0 benchmarks as well. So which machine came out ahead? Read for a good Laugh : HERE

Jul 24, 2002, 07:23 PM	#2
Desert_Siege Professional Slacker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KY Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	Let me just run out and pay way too much for an underperforming machine!! I liked the comment about Apple's "Megahertz don't matter" marketing...lol. Yeah, but GigaHertz certainly do.

Jul 27, 2002, 06:06 PM	#3
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	Mhz... is Apple still stuck there? heh, you're right... GHZ does matter! Along with an established name in computers...which apple hasn't had for a long time...and some argue...still don't

Jul 29, 2002, 07:00 PM	#6
Desert_Siege Professional Slacker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KY Posts: 274 Rep Power: 0	I will agree with you there....Macs suck! Friends just don't let friends buy Macs.

Jul 27, 2002, 08:11 PM	#4
Shaith HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 916 Rep Power: 0	There's a number of reasons that Apple only commands a 5-6% marketshare. And this is yet another - marketing hype. Put to the test, it just doesn't hold up.

Jul 27, 2002, 09:13 PM	#5
ivan300 Booooo Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Vancouver Bc Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	macs suck !!!!!!!!!! "And, as expected, the Mac dual 1GHz G4 could not even come close to keeping up with these two PCs"