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Let1KWindowsBloom, AltiVec Fractal Carbon, MacBench 5 and CineBench 2000 testing
Let1KWindowsBloom - Shorter bars are better (time in seconds) - A test of how fast your system can open and close 1000 windows. This shows performance of both the video card and also the processor. This test was performed with Thousands of colors, 1024x768 resolution, all other windows closed on the desktop. To enhance performance even further, you can download a shareware program from Unsanity called ShadowKiller that removes the drop shadow from the windows that Mac OS X uses - it boosts speeds by about 25% usually. AltiVec Fractal Carbon - Longer bars are better. Look at the score the Sonnet card achieved! AltiVec is REALLY enhanced with the use of the PowerPC G4 7455 processor! A version of the Interactive Fractal Demo, a numerically-intensive parallel graphics application, that uses the Velocity Engine, a.k.a. AltiVec, and multiple processors (MP) for its computations. MacBench 5. Longer bars are better. Once again, the Sonnet card is an awesome performer under Mac OS 9. It just runs away from the PowerLogix card in the raw processor performance test, and even enhances the overall speed of the machine with dedicated graphics tests, just like you would expect it to. A "classic" benchmarking utility that still shows it's ability as an invaluable tool for Mac OS 9 users. This test was performed under Mac OS 9.1, and it clearly shows the benefits from upgrading both the processor, and the video card. MAXON CINEBENCH 2000 - the Cinema4D Speedtest. longer bars are better, the top score is a total of the bottom 3 scores (all 3 tests compiled). This is a benchmarking tool using the CINEMA 4D engine - here's more information about that program from the MAXON website- "CINEMA 4D is the revolutionary and lightning fast 3D raytracing and animation tool. With lots of high end features at a low-budget price, the repeatedly awarded CINEMA 4D versions give everyone the possibility to enter the fascinating world of 3D modelling and animation. The powerful and comfortable interface makes it possible to produce high quality images and animations after a few hours of work with the program. CINEMA 4D is also very flexible and supports over a dozen of external file formats (like DXF, VRML, Lightwave, 3DStudio, etc.)." |