Intel Apple PC benchmarked

DJ_PAPA

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First Lab Tests: iMac with Intel Core Duo processor
Intel-based iMacs are fast, but gains don’t match Apple’s claims

Macworld.com has the first lab test of the Intel-based iMacs - I thought I'd never say that. On average, the 2.0GHz core duo iMac was 20% faster than the G5 iMac and that was even worse if your applications were not Intel's native, i.e. if you went through a code-translator software. Right now though, apart from the geek status that Dual core Intel Apples have, there's not much to it that previous generation Apple machines couldn't do and do better. You'd probably be better off waiting for truly optimised and stable version of your software designed for that new platform.

http://www.macworld.com/2006/01/features/imaclabtest1/index.php
 
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