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Testing computer performance and benchmarking
speed comparisons between Macintosh G5 dual-processor compared with Dell
Precision Workstation Windows PC using Adobe Photoshop CS and version
7 too
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FLAAR personnel testing
the PC DELL equipment |
Professor Nicholas Hellmuth at the FLAAR digital imaging facility affiliated
with the Center for Applied Technology lab at Bowling Green State University
has organized a comprehensive speed comparison testing and benchmarking
of performance of Adobe Photoshop.
Brent Cavanaugh, Technical Lab Manager at BGSU has put together the
benchmarking suite together with BGSU graduate student in computer sciences,
Roshita Mukhia. They are using industry standardized testing procedures.
The difference between this and other tests is that both FLAAR and BGSU
are independent, neutral and use both Mac and PC within their facilities.
Although the PC equipment is provided by Dell, the testing personnel
are not paid by Dell, or Apple, but by the University (no money is received
from any computer company for these evaluations).
Results so far suggest that the Dell Precision Workstations do quite
well against the 64-bit Mac G5. The Macintosh G5 is equipped with dual
processors and a full 8 GB of RAM.
Tests last month showed that the Dell Precision Workstations whipped
a dual processor Mac G4 in virtually all tests.
Tests are on-going since we are evaluating both Adobe Photoshop version
7 and Adobe Photoshop CS (which has not yet arrived). So if you wish
to learn the truth about whether the Mac G5 can handle Adobe Photoshop
files better than Dell, you might want to obtain the FLAAR reports on
the testing in the BGSU lab.
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| Adobe CS, Creative Suite, just arrived this
week. We are now adding an entire chapter to the benchmarking of the
Mac G5 and the Dell Precision Workstations based on the Photoshop
CS version. |
Dr Hellmuth is beta tester for BetterLight large format tri-linear scanning
back cameras. He went out and shot some special files for the test. This
BetterLight digital camera has 48 megapixels in stationary mode; in rotating
panorama mode Nicholas was able to acquire a 921.5 MB file for a single
photograph. Other photos were 628 MB. The minimum shot is 137 MB for
a single picture. So if the Mac G5 is really the planet's fastest computer,
as Steve Jobs so loudly and repeatedly claimed, Professor Hellmuth has
the digital imaging files to find out.
If a 32-bit Dell computer can hold its own, just calculate what the
next generation can do. And calculate what the AMD processor or future
64-bit Intel processors will do.
But we will admit, the Apple Macintosh G5 wins the design award. If
the sides were scratchproof transparent it would be the ultimate office
discussion piece.
Additional computer evaluations product comparisons, reviews and reports
FLAAR and BGSU also evaluate digital imaging hardware and software,
especially RIP software for wide format inkjet printers. Overall this
university research center is the largest independent testing facility
of its kind in the US . Over 1000 pages are on the Internet ( www.FLAAR.org )
and an additional 1200 pages are available in more than 80 titles in
Adobe PDF format on www.wide-format-printers.NET .
DOWNLOAD
THESE THREE REPORTS NOW... (PDF
FILES) |
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reports are made by Dr. Nicholas M Hellmuth |
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First posted Dec. 8, 2003
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