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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client:
Apple Computer
Benchmark Report
Section:
Table of Contents
For further information contact: [email protected]
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Table of Contents
About the Benchmark Project
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5
Benchmark Overview
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6
Hardware and Configuration: Details
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6
About the Performance Benchmarks
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7
System Performance Benchmarks: Details
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8
Application Performance Benchmarks
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8
Workflow Integration Benchmarks (InDesign CS2, QuarkXPress 6.5)
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9
Multitasking—Multiprocessing Benchmark
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10
System Tests
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12
System Tests: Complete Results
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13
System Tests: Application Launch
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15
System Tests: File Copy
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17
System Tests: File Open/Save
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18
System Tests: Average of All Tests
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Application Performance Benchmarks
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20
Results: Adobe Photoshop Performance Benchmarks
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (50MB File)
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (100MB File)
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (200MB File)
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25
Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (RAW Acqusition)
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks: Average
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Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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28
Results: Workflow Benchmarks
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29
Workflow Integration: QuarkXPress 6.5
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31
QuarkXPress 6.5 Performance..................................................................................................... 34
Workflow Integration: InDesign CS2 .......................................................................................... 35
InDesign CS2 Performance ........................................................................................................ 39
Workflow Integration: Average ................................................................................................... 40
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Multitasking Benchmarks .............................................................................. 41Results Multitasking Benchmarks................................................................................................ 42
Multitasking Benchmarks (2 Tasks)............................................................................................. 44
Multitasking Benchmarks (3 Tasks)............................................................................................. 49
Multiprocessing Benchmark (Photoshop) ..................................................................................... 50
Multitasking Benchmarks: Average.............................................................................................. 51
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Section: About the Benchmark Project
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About the Benchmark Project
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Client: Apple Computer Benchmark Report
Section: Benchmark Overview
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1 Benchmark Overview
This benchmark project was conducted by Pfeiffer Consulting for Apple Computer and analyzes the performance and productivity of the 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad introduced in October 2005, as compared with the dual 1.42GHz Power Mac G4 and the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.
1.1 Performance Benchmarks
The performance benchmarks included system performance and application performance benchmarks.
1.2 Productivity Benchmarks
Productivity benchmarks were conducted using a set of workflow integration measures, executed with Adobe InDesign CS2, Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1, and QuarkXPress 6.5.
1.3 Multitasking-Multiprocessing Benchmarks
Multitasking/multiprocessing benchmarks were conducted to assess the impact of multiple processors on workflow performance in commonly executed tasks.
2 Hardware and Configuration: Details
2.1 Computers Tested
• 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad• Dual 1.42GHz Power Mac G4• Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5
2.2 Hardware Configuration
• Standard hardware configurations were used.• All systems were equipped with the standard hard drives shipped with the computer. • All hard drives were reformatted using a single partition before testing.
2.3 Memory Configurations
• All computers were tested with 4GB of RAM, except for the dual 1.42GHz Power Mac G4 which only supports a maximum of 2GB of RAM
2.4 System Software
All benchmarks were run on a standard, unmodified installation of Mac OS X 10.4.2.
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3 About the Performance Benchmarks
The performance benchmarks were conceived to measure pure performance increase in system operations as well as in some of the more power-hungry applications that are used in the design and publishing workflow, namely Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator.
3.1 System Setup
• All tests were performed using the standard system installation and configuration.• All systems were completely reinitialized before tests,
using the default values for installation. • All hard drives were reformatted using a single partition.• All software was installed from scratch, using default settings.• No peripherals were connected to the systems during performance benchmarks.
3.2 Benchmark Basics
• All application software was used in its most recent commercially available release: Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1, QuarkXPress 6.5.
• All performance benchmarks were conducted in an identical fashion, and were executed several times to ensure stabilized, reliable results. In Photoshop, the Undo buffer was purged after every individual benchmark.
3.3 Application Settings
• All applications were installed specifically for the benchmark project, and used in their standard configurations.
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4 System Performance Benchmarks: Details
4.1 Performance Benchmarks: System Operations
The following operations were benchmarked:• System startup• Application launch (initial launch and relaunch)• File copy (local): single file, 50MB• File copy (local): single file, 100MB• File copy (local): single file, 200MB• File copy (local): folder 100MB, 4000 files and subfolders• File open (Adobe Photoshop)• File save (Adobe Photoshop)
5 Application Performance Benchmarks
5.1 Performance Benchmarks: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Photoshop benchmarks consisted of a variety of common operations, drawing on different aspects of computer performance. All tests were performed on files of three different sizes: 50MB, 100MB, and 200MB. After each test, the Undo buffer was purged.
Functions tested:• Gaussian Blur (radius 40 pixels)• RGB-CMYK Conversion• Unsharp Mask (50%, 10 pixels)• Lighting Effects (default values)• Resample Image (150%)
In addition, a seperate test measured the time necessary to batch-convert four 11-megapixel RAW digital camera files using Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw.
5.2 Performance Benchmarks: Adobe InDesign CS2/QuarkXPress 6.5
InDesign Benchmarks consisted of five common tasks, such as importing images and large text documents, and exporting PDF files. (See also: Workflow Integration Benchmarks)
Functions tested:• Export PDF • Switch to high-resolution display (complex file)
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Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks (InDesign CS2, QuarkXPress 6.5)
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6 Workflow Integration Benchmarks (InDesign CS2, QuarkXPress 6.5)
6.1 Overview
The workflow integration benchmarks measured the time necessary to perform an edit operation for a placed picture in a page layout application. The benchmark included triggering the editing operation in InDesign CS2 or QuarkXPress 6.5, opening the file in the native application, performing a simple edit operation, saving the changes, and returning to the page layout environment to update the placed picture.
6.2 Tests performed
Photoshop Round-trip• Photoshop Round-trip, 20MB file (Photoshop already launched)• Photoshop Round-trip, 50MB file (Photoshop already launched)• Photoshop Round-trip, 100MB file (Photoshop already launched)• Photoshop Round-trip, 20MB file (including Photoshop launch)• Photoshop Round-trip, 50MB file (including Photoshop launch)• Photoshop Round-trip, 100MB file (including Photoshop launch)
Illustrator Round-trip• Illustrator Round-trip, complex graphic (Illustrator already launched)• Illustrator Round-trip, complex graphic (including Illustrator launch)
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Section: Multitasking—Multiprocessing Benchmark
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7 Multitasking—Multiprocessing Benchmark
7.1 Overview
To measure the productivity impact of multitasking on the real-world creative workflow, Pfeiffer Consulting defined a set of six specifically conceived multitasking benchmarks.
First, six frequently encountered, time-consuming tasks of the creative workflow (conversion of a page layout to PDF, backup of a project folder on the Finder level, conversion of RAW image files, and so on) were defined and individually timed.
Using these individual tasks, six multitasking sets were then defined, combining two (and in one case, three) of the six predefined operations.
Execution of the benchmarks was performed by triggering the longest operation first, then switching to the second application, and triggering the second task, measuring the total time to complete both operations.
7.2 Individual Tasks
• Bridge/Camera RAW: Convert and save 12 Raw files• Bridge/InDesign: Create Contact Sheet of 50 Digital images• Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125 MB file• Finder/System: Copy 340 MB of image files from CD to Computer• Finder/System: Copy 650 MB of files and folders• QuarkXPress 6.5: Create PDF file• Illustrator: Apply Warp/fisheye filter to complex postscript file
7.3 Multitasking Benchmarks — Two Tasks
• Multitasking Set 1 (2 Tasks)
Task 1: Bridge/Camera RAW: Convert and save 12 RAW files Task 2: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file
• Multitasking Set 2 (2 Tasks)
Task 1: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file Task 2: Bridge/InDesign: Create contact sheet of 50 Digital images
• Multitasking Set 3 (2 Tasks)
Task 1: QuarkXPress 6.5: Create PDF file Task 2: Finder/System: Copy 650MB of files and folders
• Multitasking Set 4 (2 Tasks)
Task 1: Illustrator: Apply Warp/Fisheye filter to complex drawing Task 2: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file
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• Multitasking Set 5 (2 Tasks)
Task 1: Bridge/Camera RAW: Convert and save 12 RAW files Task 2: Finder/System: Copy 650MB of files and folders
• Multitasking Set 6 (3 Tasks)
Task 1: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file Task 2: Illustrator: Apply Warp/Fisheye filter to complex drawing Task 3: Finder/System: Copy 650MB of files and folders
7.4 Multiprocessing Benchmark
Un additional benchmark measured multiprocessing performance, to assess performance differences between the new 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad and older models using dual processors.
This test measured the time necessary to process a Radial Blur filter on a 125MB Photoshop file.
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System Tests
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System Tests: Complete Results
System Tests 1: Application Launch
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Launch Illustrator 29.7 24 19
Relaunch 7.4 5.2 4.3
Launch Photoshop 17.4 13.3 11.6
Relaunch 7.4 4.4 3.8
System Tests 2: Application Launch
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Launch InDesign 20.9 14.7 13.9
Relaunch 5 3.7 3.1
App Launch Acrobat 7.8 5.7 4.7
App Launch QuarkXPress 11.9 8.8 9.5
Relaunch 4.4 4.1 4
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Results in seconds. Shorter/lower is better.
System Tests 3: File Copy (Local)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
50MB (Single File) 4.5 3 4
100MB (Single File) 7.6 5.1 5.3
200MB (Single File) 14.8 9 10.1
100MB (Folder Copy) 24.5 18.3 16
System Tests 4: File Open/Save (Photoshop)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Open 100MB File 6.4 3.9 3.3
Save 100MB File 4.6 3.6 2.9
Open 200MB File 9.1 6.8 5.5
Save 200MB File 8.3 5.1 5
System Tests: Average of All Tests
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Average 11.28 8.16 7.41
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System Tests: Application Launch System Tests 1: Application Launch 1
29.7
7.4
17.4
7.4
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5.2
13.3
4.4
19
4.3
11.6
3.8
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Launch Illustrator
Relaunch
Launch Photoshop
Relaunch G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Results in seconds. Shorter/lower is better.
System Tests 2: Application Launch 2
20.9
5
7.8
11.9
4.4
14.7
3.7
5.7
8.8
4.1
13.9
3.1
4.7
9.5
4
0 5 10 15 20 25
Launch InDesign
Relaunch
App Launch Acrobat
App Launch QuarkXPress
RelaunchG4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Results in seconds. Shorter/lower is better.
System Tests: File Copy
System Tests 3: File Copy (Local)
4.5
7.6
14.8
24.5
3
5.1
9
18.3
4
5.3
10.1
16
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
50MB (Single File)
100MB (Single File)
200MB (Single File)
100MB (Folder Copy)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Results in seconds. Shorter/lower is better.
System Tests: File Open/Save
System Tests 4: File Open/Save (Photoshop)
6.4
4.6
9.1
8.3
3.9
3.6
6.8
5.1
3.3
2.9
5.5
5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Open 100MB File
Save 100MB File
Open 200MB File
Save 200MB File
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Results in seconds. Shorter/lower is better.
System Tests: Average of All Tests
System Tests 4: Average of All Tests
11.28
8.16
7.41
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00
Average
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Application Performance Benchmarks
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Results: Adobe Photoshop Performance Benchmarks
Photoshop Performance (50MB File)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Gaussian Blur (radius 40) 3.2 1.6 1.2
RGB -> CMYK 2.5 2.1 1.2
Unsharp Mask (50%, 10 pix) 3.1 1.5 1.1
Lighting Effects (default) 2.7 1.3 1.2
Resample 150% 2.3 1.1 1
Photoshop Performance (100MB File)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Gaussian Blur (radius 40) 5.6 2.7 2
RGB -> CMYK 3.9 3.3 1.6
Unsharp Mask (50%, 10 pix) 5.9 2.7 2
Lighting Effects (default) 5 2.5 1.9
Resample 150% 3.5 1.9 1.5
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Photoshop Performance (200MB File)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Gaussian Blur (radius 40) 11.71 5.2 3.7
RGB -> CMYK 6.7 5.4 2.7
Unsharp Mask (50%, 10 pix) 13.1 5.1 3.8
Lighting Effects (default) 9.4 4.1 3.9
Resample 150% 8.3 3.3 2.8
Photoshop Performance (Acquisition of RAW files)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Camera RAW Acquire(4 x 11MP) 23 20.2 11.6
Photoshop Performance (Average of all Benchmarks)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Photoshop Performance (Average) 6.87 4.00 2.70
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (50MB File)
Photoshop Performance (50MB File)
3.2
2.5
3.1
2.7
2.3
1.6
2.1
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Gaussian Blur (radius 40)
RGB -> CMYK
Unsharp Mask (50%, 10 pix)
Lighting Effects (default)
Resample 150% G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (100MB File)
Photoshop Performance (100MB File)
5.6
3.9
5.9
5
3.5
2.7
3.3
2.7
2.5
1.9
2
1.6
2
1.9
1.5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Gaussian Blur (radius 40)
RGB -> CMYK
Unsharp Mask (50%, 10 pix)
Lighting Effects (default)
Resample 150%G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (200MB File)
Photoshop Performance (200MB File)
11.71
6.7
13.1
9.4
8.3
5.2
5.4
5.1
4.1
3.3
3.7
2.7
3.8
3.9
2.8
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Gaussian Blur (radius 40)
RGB -> CMYK
Unsharp Mask (50%, 10 pix)
Lighting Effects (default)
Resample 150%G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks (RAW Acqusition)
Photoshop Performance (Acquisition of RAW Digital Camera Files)
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20.2
11.6
0 5 10 15 20 25
Camera RAW Acquire (4 x 11MP)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks: Average
Photoshop Performance (Average of All Benchmarks)
6.87
4.00
2.70
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00
Photoshop Performance(Average)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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Results: Workflow Benchmarks QuarkXPress 6.5
Photoshop Round-trip (Photoshop already launched)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
20MB file 10.4 7.1 6.350MB file 12.8 8.8 7.3100MB file 20.9 12.9 9.9
QuarkXPress 6.5
Photoshop Round-trip (including Photoshop launch)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
20MB file 17.2 11.8 10.250MB file 20.3 13.5 10.3100MB file 26.2 17.6 14.6
QuarkXPress 6.5
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Illustrator Round-trip (Illustrator already launched) 24.3 15.6 15.2Illustrator Round-trip (including Illustrator launch) 31.1 19.9 19.4
QuarkXPress 6.5
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Preview EPS Image 10.9 7.0 6.5Create PDF file for client approval 38.8 25.9 25.1
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Adobe InDesign CS2
Photoshop Round-trip (Photoshop already launched)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
20MB file 7.7 5.8 4.650MB file 10.9 7.1 6.0100MB file 12.8 8.4 7.5
Adobe InDesign CS2
Photoshop Round-trip (including Photoshop launch)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
20MB file 15.6 10.3 9.350MB file 17.2 12.3 10.8100MB file 19.4 12.7 12.3
Adobe InDesign CS2
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Illustrator Round-trip (Illustrator already launched) 25.7 17.8 16.9Illustrator Round-trip (including Illustrator launch) 35.7 21.1 20.2
Adobe InDesign CS2
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Preview Complex Page 3.8 1.7 1.7Create PDF file for client approval 28.2 16.1 16.0
Creative Workflow Tests 4: Average of All Tests
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Creative Workflow (Average) 19.49 12.67 11.5
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Workflow Integration: QuarkXPress 6.5
QuarkXPress-Photoshop Round-trip (Photoshop already launched)
10.4
12.8
20.9
7.1
8.8
12.9
6.3
7.3
9.9
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
20MB file
50MB file
100MB file
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G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
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QuarkXPress-Photoshop Round-trip (including Photoshop launch)
17.2
20.3
26.2
11.8
13.5
17.6
10.2
10.3
14.6
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0
20MB file
50MB file
100MB file
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
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Consulting
QuarkXPress-Illustrator Round-trip
24.3
31.1
15.6
19.9
15.2
19.4
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0
Illustrator Round-trip(Illustrator already launched)
Illustrator Round-trip (includingIllustrator launch)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
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Consulting
QuarkXPress 6.5 Performance
QuarkXPress 6.5 Performance
10.9
38.8
7.0
25.9
6.5
25.1
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0
Preview EPS Image
Create PDF file for clientapproval
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Workflow Integration: InDesign CS2
InDesign-Photoshop Round-trip (Photoshop already launched)
7.7
10.9
12.8
5.8
7.1
8.4
4.6
6.0
7.5
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0
20MB file
50MB file
100MB file
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
InDesign-Photoshop Round-trip (including Photoshop launch)
15.6
17.2
19.4
10.3
12.3
12.7
9.3
10.8
12.3
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0
20MB file
50MB file
100MB file
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
InDesign-Illustrator Round-trip
25.7
35.7
17.8
21.1
16.9
20.2
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0
Illustrator Round-trip(Illustrator already launched)
Illustrator Round-trip (includingIllustrator launch)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
InDesign-Illustrator Round-trip
25.7
35.7
17.8
21.1
16.9
20.2
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0
Illustrator Round-trip(Illustrator already launched)
Illustrator Round-trip (includingIllustrator launch)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
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Consulting
InDesign CS2 PerformanceInDesign Performance
3.8
28.2
1.7
16.1
1.7
16.0
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0
Preview Complex Page
Create PDF file for clientapproval
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Workflow Integration Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
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Consulting
Workflow Integration: Average
Creative Workflow Tests 4: Average of All Tests
19.49
12.67
11.5
0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00
Creative Workflow (Average)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark Report
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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Pfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Benchmarks
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
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Consulting
Results Multitasking Benchmarks
Multitasking Set 1 (2 Tasks)G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Task 1: Bridge/Camera RAW: Convert and save 12 RAW files
Task 2: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file159 110 44
Multitasking Set 2 (2 Tasks)G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Task 1: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file
Task 2: Bridge/InDesign: Create Contact Sheet of 50 Digital 126 68 40
Multitasking Set 3 (2 Tasks)G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Task 1: QuarkXPress 6.5: Create PDF file
Task 2: Finder/System: Copy 650MB of files and folders94 66 64
Multitasking Set 4 (2 Tasks)G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Task 1: Illustrator: Apply Warp/Fisheye filter to complex drawing
Task 2: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file132 75 48
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
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Consulting
Multitasking Set 5 (2 Tasks)G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Task 1: Bridge/Camera RAW: Convert and save 12 RAW files
Task 2: Finder/System: Copy 650MB of files and folders111 83 47
Multitasking Set 6 (3 Tasks)G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Task 1: Photoshop: Radial Blur on 125MB file
Task 2: Illustrator: Apply Warp/Fisheye filter to complex drawing
Task 3: Finder/System: Copy 650MB of files and folders
191 117 66
Multiprocessing Performance: Photoshop FilterG4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Photoshop: Radial Blur (125MB file) 91 54 28
Multitasking Performance (Average of All Benchmarks)G4 1.42 Dual (2GB) G5 2.7 Dual (4GB) G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Multitasking (Average) 135.50 86.50 51.50
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Benchmarks (2 Tasks)
Multitasking Set 1 (2 Tasks)
159
110
44
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Task 1: Bridge/Camera RAW:Convert and save 12 RAW files
Task 2: Photoshop: Radial Bluron 125MB file
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Set 2 (2 Tasks)
126
68
40
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Task 1: Photoshop: Radial Bluron 125MB file
Task 2: Bridge/InDesign:Create Contact Sheet of 50
Digital images
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Set 3 (2 Tasks)
94
66
64
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Task 1: QuarkXPress 6.5:Create PDF file
Task 2: Finder/System: Copy650MB of files and folders
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Set 4 (2 Tasks)
132
75
48
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Task 1: Illustrator: ApplyWarp/Fisheye filter to complex
drawing
Task 2: Photoshop: Radial Bluron 125MB file
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Set 5 (2 Tasks)
111
83
47
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Task 1: Bridge/Camera RAW:Convert and save 12 RAW files
Task 2: Finder/System: Copy650MB of files and folders
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Benchmarks (3 Tasks)
Multitasking Set 6 (3 Tasks)
191
117
66
0 50 100 150 200 250
Task 1: Photoshop: Radial Bluron 125MB file
Task 2: Illustrator: ApplyWarp/Fisheye filter to complex
drawing
Task 3: Finder/System: Copy650MB of files and folders
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multiprocessing Benchmark (Photoshop)
Multiprocessing Performance: Photoshop Filter
91
54
28
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Photoshop: Radial Blur(125MB file)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)
Section: Multitasking Benchmarks
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The 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad Benchmark Project
Client: Apple Computer Benchmark ReportPfeiffer01001011
Consulting
Multitasking Benchmarks: Average
Multitasking Performance (Average of All Benchmarks)
135.50
86.50
51.50
0.00 20.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00 120.00 140.00 160.00
Multitasking (Average)
G4 1.42 Dual (2GB)
G5 2.7 Dual (4GB)
G5 2.5 Quad (4GB)