Mac Pro (Early 2008) Geekbench Benchmarks

Dazzling! Ahh yes, its good to be Mac, dont wanna go back!

I believe that the biggest benefits will be seen in SSE4 applications. Video editing sees big improvements in this department.

On another front 45nm is a heck of a lot cooler as well. I've seen the heatsinks for the new 45nm Core 2 Duo and they chopped it in half from the older 65nm Core 2 Duo! :eek:

Intel seems confident that these new processors are cool if they're doing that to their somewhat respectable stock fans.

I think that real-world benchmarks would be more useful than this synthetic test...

Pretty pleased that my year old 8-core MacPro still wins (just) on overall score with half the RAM...Was a bit more expensive though so £ for £ the new ones are a pretty good deal....

Of course, when apple releases an update to take advantage of the SSE4 instruction set, we'll see updates to these benchmarks and we should see some hefty improvements.

I think Apple did a good job updating an already beautiful workstation.

Of course, when apple releases an update to take advantage of the SSE4 instruction set, we'll see updates to these benchmarks and we should see some hefty improvements.

I think Apple did a good job updating an already beautiful workstation.

Rumor goes that 10.5.2 is Penryn enhanced. It was thought that this release was holding back the Mac Pros.

when you consider the fact that the new Mac Pro is so much more affordable than the old Mac Pro and it’s hard to call this upgrade anything less than impressive

For those who are not pleased by the fact that the box wasn't upgraded: the MacPro is a classic design that will never ever feel dated...

I believe that the biggest benefits will be seen in SSE4 applications. Video editing sees big improvements in this department.

On another front 45nm is a heck of a lot cooler as well. I've seen the heatsinks for the new 45nm Core 2 Duo and they chopped it in half from the older 65nm Core 2 Duo! :eek:

Intel seems confident that these new processors are cool if they're doing that to their somewhat respectable stock fans.

Yes, SSE4 is not even implemented yet at the OS-level, though I think we all expect that to change on Tuesday.

Will Geekbench need a rewrite to be able to correctly identify those gains or will the OS handle it.

In either case, given that SSE4 makes for MAJOR speed increases according to Intel, given these results today, when rendering we can expect the 2.8 to...dare I say it...blow away the old 3.0 octo. Frankly, video is the main reason I got this machine (or rather that my wonderful woman got it for me) and I am really impressed given what I have read.

I will be able to speak from real-world experience once the RAM and drives arrive!

what about this one? http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/32012 this person has a score of 13992 using a 1.83 GHz core duo with 2 gigs memory and Mac Pro mobo. is this for realyo?

what about this one? http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/32012 this person has a score of 13992 using a 1.83 GHz core duo with 2 gigs memory and Mac Pro mobo. is this for realyo?

Makes you wonder why we bought Mac Pros, eh? :confused: