Apple Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) - Manual (Page 23)

23 Technology Overview
Power Mac G5
E∂ ects and animation performance
Video editors and producers add innovative motion graphics and e∂ ects to fi lm, video,
DVD, and web projects using tools like Motion, Adobe After E∂ ects, LightWave 3D,
and Cinema 4D. To demonstrate the performance advantages of quad-core processors,
Apple measured the time to render e∂ ects using three application tests.
After E∂ ects 6.5.1 results
Visual e∂ects rendering
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz
Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline
69% faster
Percent faster than the previous model
The Power Mac G5 Quad performed the Nightflight rendering test 69 percent faster than the dual
2.7GHz Power Mac G5.*
LightWave 3D 8.2.1 results
3D rendering
Baseline
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 59% faster
Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5
Percent faster than the previous model
The Power Mac G5 Quad rendered the LightWave 3D scene 59 percent faster than the dual
2.7GHz Power Mac G5.*
Cinebench results
Multiple-processor rendering
Baseline
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 55% faster
Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5
Percent faster than the previous model
The Power Mac G5 Quad performed the Cinebench rendering test 55 percent faster than the
dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.*
* Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; all other systems were
shipping units. After E∂ ects test fi le was Nightfl ight. LightWave benchmark scene was Skull_Head_Newest.