The first two tests here both happen to be multi-threaded so you'll see results from both the Core Solo and Core Duo setups.
Not only is this interesting to look at, but there's also a good possibility that the future iBook replacement will have Core Solo as a processor option.
Just like in my iMac Core Duo review, wherever benchmarks/applications were multi-threaded I tried turning off the second core on the MacBook Pro to give you a good idea of what a Core Solo would be performing like up against the PowerBook G4. Although personally I keep my notebook on almost as much as my desktop, boot time is important for traveling where I'm constantly turning my machine on and off. While the PowerBook G4 boots (from power on to desktop fully loaded) in just under 50 seconds, the MacBook Pro does it in just over 30 seconds. The MacBook Pro boots much quicker than the old PowerBook G4, much like the iMac Core Duo boots faster than the iMac G5. First off, we've got the good ol' boot test: Obviously the MacBook Pro has an advantage there because of its newer hard drive, however most of my tests aren't very disk bound minimizing the impact of differing hard drives. a MacBook Pro 2.0GHz.īoth systems are configured the way they were from Apple, with 1GB of memory but the original hard drives in each.
That being said, I can't get away without putting it to the test so here we have it - a PowerMac G4 1.5GHz vs. Everything is a lot more responsive and the system as a whole feels desktop-fast. Just scrolling through a Finder window is so much faster on the MacBook Pro than on the old G4. Before I get to the actual numbers comparing my PowerBook G4 1.5GHz to the MacBook Pro 2.0GHz, I should say that actually using the machine felt a lot faster.