Computer Systems
| PowerMac G4 733 Rev 1 |
PowerMac G4 533 dual |
1x 733MHz with 1MB L3 cache
PPC 7450
768MB RAM
60GB HardDisk (IBM 75GXP)
GeForce2MX |
2x 533MHz with 1MB L2 cache each
PPC 7410
512MB RAM
75GB HardDisk (IBM 75GXP)
GeForce3 |
Application Launch Time I.
Time for an application to launch, measured in "bounces" of its icon in the dock.
| Machine |
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 533 dual
|
G4 533 dual
|
OS Version
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
| Internet Explorer |
5
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
| iTunes |
5
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
| Quicktime Player |
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
| Mail |
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| System Prefs |
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| Preview |
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
| CPU Monitor |
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
| Netinfo Manager |
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
| Process Viewer |
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
| Text Edit |
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Comment: In Mac OS 10.0.4 the PowerMac 733 had a clear advantage when opening a single application due to its higher clockspeed. Mac OS 10.1 generally decreases launching time by a factor of 2 or 3 making it almost even.
Application Launch Time II.
Time to open 5 documents of 5 different applications all at once:
Explorer (URL), iTunes (MP3 Track), Quicktime Player (Movie Trailer), TextEdit (ReadMe file), Preview (Picture)
Time in seconds until the last application is ready to use
|
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 533 dual
|
G4 533 dual
|
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
|
12 seconds
|
10 seconds
|
8 seconds
|
4 seconds
|
Comment: Here you clearly see the advantage of multiple CPU's:
OS X spreads the tasks to both CPU's resulting in considerably faster launching time.
Login Time
Time that passes after you hit the login button on the login panel until the Finder is ready to use.
|
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 533 dual
|
G4 533 dual
|
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
|
6 seconds
|
4 seconds
|
6 seconds
|
5 seconds
|
Boot Time
Time that to boot, measured from the boot chime until the login panel appears.
|
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 733 Rev 1
|
G4 533 dual
|
G4 533 dual
|
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
|
58 seconds
|
51 seconds
|
66 seconds
|
51 seconds
|
Quake3 1.29f-2 Timedemo scores
FPS of demo "four".
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Machine
|
G4 733 Rev 1
GeForce2MX
|
G4 733 Rev 1
GeForce2MX
|
G4 533 dual
GeForce3
|
G4 533 dual
GeForce3
|
|
OS Version
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
10.0.4
build 4Q12
|
10.1
build 5F24
|
Default (fresh) config
+ 32bit color
+ 32bit textures |
46.5
|
53.6
(+15%)
|
67.1
|
74.9
(+12%)
|
same as above
+ s_mixahead 0.06
+ s_chunksize 2048 |
57.8
|
70.1
(+14%)
|
101.9
|
121.6
(+19%)
|
Locki's config
+ 32bit color
+ 32bit textures
+ s_mixahead 0.06
+ s_chunksize 2048
+ r_fastsky 0
+ r_finish 0 |
118.3
|
146.2
(+14%)
|
162.8
|
205.6
(+26%)
|
Comment: No tests from me without Quake3. 
Quake3's multiprocessing support was enabled (r_smp 1 - as by default). No excessive tests today because a new version (1.29g) is supposed to come out on Monday (according to IMG).
Notes: The "feel" of Mac OS 10.1 is really nice: snappy menus, pretty fast window resizing in the Finder, streamlined SystemPreferences with better ornanized interface and more options, short application launching tme, sleep (even deep sleep) now works even when PCI cards are installed (of course the cards still have to be deep sleep compatible to support that feature - same as in Mac OS 9.x).
Of course there are still some quirks in this preview version, and the DVD Players is not there yet. But it does look VERY promising. I'm really looking forward to the final release - it should rock!
For discussion about 10.1 head to http://bbs.xlr8yourmac.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000892.html.
And finally a big Thank You to Mike for all his work on this awesome site!
-Oliver
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