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phuong · Sep-16-2006, 01:49 AM #81

ok, i just tried to do the 8 bit Retouch test. dont know what the FM test is, cause i dont have an account there.

MP dual 2.66GHz, 4GB ram
under OSX: 23.1 secs
under XP in Boot Camp: 23.3 secs

on my 4 year old windows machine, dual Intel xeon 2.8GHz, 2GB ram: 57 secs

***DavidTO*** · Nov-02-2006, 12:32 PM #82

I asked a friend with a new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, 2.16ghz, 2GB RAM to run these tests, this is what he got:

Fred Miranda: 22 seconds

RetouchPro (8bit file): 68 seconds

**pathfinder** · Nov-08-2006, 06:53 PM #83

For comparison, I use a Dual 2.5 PowerPC G5 desktop with 4 Gb RAM - it is about 1 or 2 (?) years old OS X 10.4.8

FM 23 sec

Re Touch Pro 8bit 58 sec

The new MacBooks are getting more interresting.... If only they held more RAM

Andy · Nov-10-2006, 07:14 AM #84

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

Prior Test:

Power Mac G5 Quad Results

Originally Posted by Andy
Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Quad
Fred Miranda Test: 11 seconds
Retouch Pro Test: 23 seconds (8 bit file); 28 seconds (16 bit file)

Mac Pro results. Mac Pro, 3.0ghz, 5gb ram. Photoshop CS2 running under Rosetta.

Fred Miranda Test: 8bit file: 9 seconds
Retouch Pro Test: 20 seconds (8 bit file); 33 seconds (16 bit file)

I reran the tests, according to this article OS X 10.4.8 should run stuff under Rosetta a bit faster now.

Indeed, I'm seeing a 10% performance improvement.

Mac Pro, 3Ghz, 4gigs of Ram.

Retouch Pro Test
8-bit: 18 seconds
16-bit: 30 seconds

Fred Miranda Test
8-bit: 8 seconds
16-bit: 13 seconds

***DavidTO*** · Nov-10-2006, 07:50 AM #85

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

I reran the tests, according to this article OS X 10.4.8 should run stuff under Rosetta a bit faster now.

Indeed, I'm seeing a 10% performance improvement.

Mac Pro, 3Ghz, 4gigs of Ram.

Retouch Pro Test
8-bit: 18 seconds
16-bit: 30 seconds

Fred Miranda Test
8-bit: 8 seconds
16-bit: 13 seconds

Wow. Either way, that's fast! Nice to see that your computer is getting faster, just sitting there!

Andy · Nov-10-2006, 08:01 AM #86

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidTO

Wow. Either way, that's fast! Nice to see that your computer is getting faster, just sitting there!

Yeah, I guess wearing Turtlenecks pays off!

gus · Nov-10-2006, 11:01 AM #87

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

Yeah, I guess wearing Turtlenecks pays off!

Only in a room full of other turtlenecks. Your still going to get a wedgie if you walk into any locker room across the world.

***DavidTO*** · Nov-10-2006, 11:08 AM #88

Quote:

Originally Posted by gus

Only in a room full of other turtlenecks. Your still going to get a wedgie if you walk into any locker room across the world.

thebigsky · Nov-10-2006, 12:11 PM #89

I ran the Retouch Pro test at 8bit on a Mac Pro 2.66 with 5 gig Ram:-

20 Secs

Charlie

**wxwax** · Nov-10-2006, 12:19 PM #90

That's $400 per second.

Andy · Nov-10-2006, 12:22 PM #91

Quote:

Originally Posted by wxwax

That's $400 per second.

?

**wxwax** · Nov-10-2006, 02:02 PM #92

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

?

The 3mghz Mac Pro costs $800 more than the 2.66.

So the 2 second edge over Charlie cost $800, or $400 per second.

Hey, are you eyeing the octopus?

Andy · Nov-10-2006, 02:34 PM #93

Quote:

Originally Posted by wxwax

The 3mghz Mac Pro costs $800 more than the 2.66.

So the 2 second edge over Charlie cost $800, or $400 per second.

Hey, are you eyeing the octopus?

I'd like to see a 2.66 box vs. mine, running:

* CS2
* Bridge
* Firefox 2
* Thunderbird
* Apple Mail
* Safari
* Excel
* Parallels, with IE6 or IE7 going, and i2e

Octopus ?

gus · Nov-10-2006, 02:43 PM #94

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

Octopus ?

Hmmmmm........very nice.

Andy · Nov-10-2006, 02:53 PM #95

Quote:

Originally Posted by gus

Hmmmmm........very nice.

**wxwax** · Nov-10-2006, 02:55 PM #96

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

Octopus ?

The quad dual, coming out in January or so.

Andy · Nov-10-2006, 03:01 PM #97

Quote:

Originally Posted by wxwax

The quad dual, coming out in January or so.

Oh. Well, probably not, since I only just got this one

**wxwax** · Nov-10-2006, 03:14 PM #98

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy

Oh. Well, probably not, since I only just got this one

Hey, that's two looong months away.

thebigsky · Nov-10-2006, 03:19 PM #99

I just tried the 16 bit Retouch Pro test.

Whilst also running:-

Lightroom (sharpened an image)
Eye TV live digital recording
Thunderbird (receive mail)
Firefox (just displaying smugmug)
Safari (did a google search)
Emptied the trash (10 raw files)

38 Seconds

Did it again with none of the above:-

37 Seconds (whoops. sorry, hadn't quit live TV recording)

Did it again without TV recording 34 Seconds

Wow, these MacPro's are some beasts, the fans didn't even speed up.

Charlie

cbmazur · Nov-12-2006, 04:28 PM #100

My results using my "field computer"

ACER - Acpire 3620 w/
XP SP2
Intel Celeron M 1.6GHz
40G HD w/60G external
512MB ram
Now im not sure if it makes that much time differance but I have my CS2 loaded on my external hd and have it running through the usb 2.0 port. But anyways the time I got on the RetouchPro 8 bit was............

3 Minutes 52.4 Seconds......

I guess its not too bad for a $400 laptop thats been to combat.....lol

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Sep-16-2006, 01:49 AM #81
phuong Big grins Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 67	ok, i just tried to do the 8 bit Retouch test. dont know what the FM test is, cause i dont have an account there. MP dual 2.66GHz, 4GB ram under OSX: 23.1 secs under XP in Boot Camp: 23.3 secs on my 4 year old windows machine, dual Intel xeon 2.8GHz, 2GB ram: 57 secs

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*DavidTO* Mod Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 19,021	I asked a friend with a new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, 2.16ghz, 2GB RAM to run these tests, this is what he got: Fred Miranda: 22 seconds RetouchPro (8bit file): 68 seconds __________________ Moderator Emiritus Dgrin FAQ \| Me \| Workshops

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pathfinder Drive By Digital Shooter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: western Indiana Posts: 13,181	For comparison, I use a Dual 2.5 PowerPC G5 desktop with 4 Gb RAM - it is about 1 or 2 (?) years old OS X 10.4.8 FM 23 sec Re Touch Pro 8bit 58 sec The new MacBooks are getting more interresting.... If only they held more RAM __________________ Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com Moderator of the Technique Forum and Finishing School on Dgrin

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thebigsky Cloudbusting Join Date: May 2006 Location: SE England Posts: 1,072	I ran the Retouch Pro test at 8bit on a Mac Pro 2.66 with 5 gig Ram:- 20 Secs Charlie __________________ thebigsky.smugmug.com Fine art flower photographs

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wxwax Immoderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 15,430	That's $400 per second. __________________ Sid. Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au

Nov-10-2006, 03:19 PM #99
thebigsky Cloudbusting Join Date: May 2006 Location: SE England Posts: 1,072	I just tried the 16 bit Retouch Pro test. Whilst also running:- Lightroom (sharpened an image) Eye TV live digital recording Thunderbird (receive mail) Firefox (just displaying smugmug) Safari (did a google search) Emptied the trash (10 raw files) 38 Seconds Did it again with none of the above:- 37 Seconds (whoops. sorry, hadn't quit live TV recording) Did it again without TV recording 34 Seconds Wow, these MacPro's are some beasts, the fans didn't even speed up. Charlie __________________ thebigsky.smugmug.com Fine art flower photographs

Nov-12-2006, 04:28 PM #100
cbmazur Just another Soldier.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Baghdad, Iraq / Tacoma, WA Posts: 26	My results using my "field computer" ACER - Acpire 3620 w/ XP SP2 Intel Celeron M 1.6GHz 40G HD w/60G external 512MB ram Now im not sure if it makes that much time differance but I have my CS2 loaded on my external hd and have it running through the usb 2.0 port. But anyways the time I got on the RetouchPro 8 bit was............ 3 Minutes 52.4 Seconds...... I guess its not too bad for a $400 laptop thats been to combat.....lol __________________ :rambo "So we're all dog-faces. We're all very very different. But, there is one thing we all have in common. We were all stupid enough to enlist in the army. W're mutants. There's something wrong with us. Something very very wrong with us. Something seriously wrong with us. We're soldiers. But, we're American soldiers.....":rambo