duo core vs core 2 duo any results?

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:35 am

Tarekith wrote: I'll have a Live 5 performance test on a C2D MBP up in a little bit.

where are you mr. T

can't wait for this

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:30 am

Sorry, working on it. OSX is like an alien planet after USING WINDOWS ALL my life. If I could just find where my plug ins installed...

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:44 am

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % 19-20%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model - Apple MacBook Pro 15"
3) Operating System - OSX 10.4.8
4) CPU Make Model and Speed - Intel 2.16ghz C2D
5) Amount of Ram / Speed of Ram (if you know) - 1 GB 667 SDRAM
6) Soundcard (Stock or add on?, usb/firewire/pci ?) - MOTU Ultralite
7) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know) - 5400rpm, 120GB

I fully admit I need more time to get comfortable with OSX, I may have something set incorrectly. Though as far as I can tell, I followed the Live 5 performance test to the T.

glitchrock-buddha · Post by **glitchrock-buddha** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:03 am

So on p51 of the performance test, there's someone claiming 15-16% on a macbook pro 2.16 Ghz core duo, and further down a core 2 duo macbook 2.16 at 19-20%.

?

What's that all about? Older macbook outperforming a newer one?

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:24 am

It could be user error on my part, still playing with OSX for the first time ever.

glitchrock-buddha · Post by **glitchrock-buddha** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:36 am

Tarekith wrote:It could be user error on my part, still playing with OSX for the first time ever.

I doubt it. There really isn't that much to configure in OSX.
Besides, I get 28% with a 2Ghz macbook, so I'm thinking that 15-16% figure is a little suspect for 2.16 core1duo.

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:04 am

who posted up that core 1 duo macbook pro?

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:06 am

thanks alot Tarekith, alot of folks really need to get to the bottom of this, if you're percentages change please let us know....

besides that so how do you like it.... and please you don't have to sugarcoat it for us, alot of us xp users are thinking of going hybrid so bring it on cons first pros last

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:11 am

just checked the last 3 post on the performance test.... very ohh i dunno..
what to do...what to do

Winterpark · Post by **Winterpark** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:37 am

done a search through the performance thread.... these are the macbook pro ones i can find... pretty sure the first was done on live 5...

friendselectric wrote:1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % 37%
2) Laptop/Desktop? MacbookPro 15 inch Intel Core Duo 2.16ghz
3) Operating System 10.4.6
4) CPU Make Model and Speed Intel Core Duo 2.16ghz
5) Amount of Ram / Speed of Ram (if you know) 2gb
6) Soundcard (Stock or add on?, usb/firewire/pci ?) Presonus Firebox
7) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know) 7200RPM Internal

lowmax wrote:Live 6

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % - 15-16%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model - Apple MacBook Pro
3) Operating System - OSX 10.4.8
4) CPU Make Model and Speed - Intel 2.16ghz
5) Amount of Ram / Speed of Ram (if you know) - 2 GB 667 SDRAM
6) Soundcard (Stock or add on?, usb/firewire/pci ?) - Stock
7) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know) - 7200rpm

Tarekith, are you doing the test with Live 5.2 or 6?

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:34 am

bump for posterity

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:23 am

am wrote:done a search through the performance thread.... these are the macbook pro ones i can find... pretty sure the first was done on live 5...

friendselectric wrote:1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % 37%
2) Laptop/Desktop? MacbookPro 15 inch Intel Core Duo 2.16ghz
3) Operating System 10.4.6
4) CPU Make Model and Speed Intel Core Duo 2.16ghz
5) Amount of Ram / Speed of Ram (if you know) 2gb
6) Soundcard (Stock or add on?, usb/firewire/pci ?) Presonus Firebox
7) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know) 7200RPM Internal

lowmax wrote:Live 6

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % - 15-16%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model - Apple MacBook Pro
3) Operating System - OSX 10.4.8
4) CPU Make Model and Speed - Intel 2.16ghz
5) Amount of Ram / Speed of Ram (if you know) - 2 GB 667 SDRAM
6) Soundcard (Stock or add on?, usb/firewire/pci ?) - Stock
7) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know) - 7200rpm

Tarekith, are you doing the test with Live 5.2 or 6?

Also, if it is 6, do you have double processor support on?

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:29 pm

Live 6.01, and yes, dual processor support is on.

What do I think of OSX? Man, that's hard to say right now! THings are VERY different from uising an XP machine, so I'm still learnign what's what and trying to find my way around. Repartitioning and installing the OS is dead easy compared to XP, that much I can say.

The hard part now is just learning how to navigate and such in OSX, thigns are a lot different. I'm used to XP's key commands, and MAcs have entirely different ways of doing things related to alt, cmd, and ctrl buttons. Heck, the delete key works like a XP backspace key, not like the XP delete key, so even type is difficult at times still. Jst things to get used to though.

Overall from what I can tell so far, it's all much more intuitive. Installing apps and plug ins is different, but much more logical once you grasp the organization in OSX. there's no hidden files, or registry crap to deal with. I'll post more later after I spend more time learning things.

The hardware is AWESOME though, everything about the MBP is class. Mine doesn't get hot at all, no idea why people were making such a big deal about that. had mine on my lap all night, didn't get any warmer than my HP one did. even playing with the Live peformance test.

muscleandhate · Post by **muscleandhate** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:34 pm

Yes, when it goes right apple's hardware really is second to none.

Regarding OSX, it will take you around a month to get used to it fully. I recommend downloading Quicksilver and reading up a little about to use it. It's amazing, totally change the way you think about an operating system. Spotlight is also brilliant, i use it for everything from finding files to running programs.

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:36 pm

Tarekith wrote:What do I think of OSX?

just remember .. navigation is easir then you would expect!!

just a matter of being orginized ..
did you find those plugs?

WOOO HOOO

i'v been waiting for this thing