Speed Tests

Does it make a difference if you use Mixed B/G mode on your wireless router vs. using G Only? Also, how effective is G Nitro?

Which is faster, a 2 GHz Dual Core Intel based MacBook Pro, or a Dual 2 Ghz IBM 970 based PowerMac G5?

How fast are my computers when running the distributed.net client?

What effect does bus slewing have on the performance of a G5?

See how the Radeon 7000 stacks up to the old powerhouse, Voodoo 3.

Finally, the truth is out on whether or not a low end G4, is faster than a high end G3.

These are some tests on a 4 GB hard drive that is partially fragmented

Here are some tests using different versions of Speed and RAM Doublers

Here are some tests to show how much faster native PowerPC code is that emulation of 68k code.

Here are some tests showing the difference between old and new ATI drivers.

Here are some tests showing the benefits of overclocking a G3

These tests show just how much faster a 500 MHz G3 is than a 266 MHz G3. Bonus: They also show what a 50 MHz increase in Backside Cache speed can do.

These tests show the speed gains after Optimizing the directory with Alsoft's DiskWarrior.

These tests show the speed benefit a 7200 RPM hard drive provides over a 5400 RPM hard drive.