Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 11th Jan 2008 11:57 UTC, submitted by anonymous
"Earlier this week Apple released updated Mac Pros that use Intel's new Penryn processors. Also new is the fact that the standard Mac Pro configuration now comes with eight (instead of four) cores. Of course, what I've been wondering (as I sit here and think about getting a new Mac Pro) is how does the new standard eight-core Mac Pro perform compared to the old high-end Mac Pro? I've gathered Geekbench 2 results for both Mac Pros to find out."
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RE[2]: Quad Core Laptop
by Matt Giacomini on Fri 11th Jan 2008 21:07
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Quad Core 64-bit capable processors will benefit software used by digital artists such as game designers, compositors, editors, etc. Example Mental Ray used for rendering large amounts of data for film, etc is capable of using multiple processors across a LAN. I currently use Maya with Mental Ray on a MacBook Pro using a Core 2 Duo processor and can clearly see the time saved than using a single core processor. As for the laptop versus desktop question it really depends on the user requirements. I like having the mobility to bring the laptop with me whether for working on a project in my spare time at the cottage or on location (ie: film set). Anyone who multi-tasks several applications at once will benefit from multiple core processors.
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I can understand a Quad core server or quad professional desktop (maybe), but what is the point of a quad laptop?
I have a dual core laptop and honestly I like the extra core as I an be compiling an app while surfing the web or doing another task. But how many times do you need to kick of 4 different heavy tasks on your laptop? Is it worth losing MHZ on the cores you are going to be using all the time, to have extra cores that you probably don't need.
I must be missing the point of a quad laptop.