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Finder tests

Mac model	Copy 6GB Folder	Compress 6GB Folder	Decompress 6GB Folder
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	23.46	324.8	39.10
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	113.22	396.43	96.52
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	147.35	329.67	129.44
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	40.89	*241.25*	33.62
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	*21.42*	272.67	*33.01*

Results are times in seconds. Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

iMovie 10.0.1 enhance/export

Mac model	Result (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	170
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	225.00
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	290.33
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	*47.33*
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	63.00

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

iPhoto 9.5.1 import

Mac model	Results (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	43.00
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	80.00
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	101.00
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	70.33
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	78.00

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

iTunes 11.1 AAC to MP3 encode

Mac model	Results (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	60.3
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	96.00
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	78.00
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	*56.00*
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	65.67

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

HandBrake 0.9.5 encode

Mac model	Results (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	63.7
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	105.67
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	119.67
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	82.67
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	96.33

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Photoshop CC action script

Mac model	Results (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	81.3
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	117.33
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	116.33
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	94.00
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	102.00

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Photoshop CC OpenCL

Mac model	Results (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	162
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	258
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	310
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	233
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	195

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Aperture 3.5.1 import/process

Mac model	Results (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	72
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	127.00
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	112.00
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	70.67
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	75.67

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Cinebench R15 CPU

Mac model	Results (seconds)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	37
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	41.33
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	83.00
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	61.00
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	70.00

Lower results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

MathematicaMark 9

Mac model	Results (score)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	8.13
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	5.70
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	2.76
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	3.72
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	4.22

Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Parallels 9-PCMark 8 Office

Mac model	Results (score)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	3338.00
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	1768.67
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	1917.33
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	3511.67
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	3294.33

Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Unigine Heaven and Valley 1280-by-720

Mac model	Heaven 1280x720	Valley 1280x720
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	103.70	80.30
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	43.40	42.15
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	43.01	43.39
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	90.46	*80.84*
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	37.35	38.08

Results are frames per second. Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Unigine Heaven and Valley 1920-by-1080

Mac model	Heaven 1920x1080	Valley 1920x1080
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	31.50	31.70
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	10.35	13.21
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	10.16	13.20
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	24.62	26.98
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	16.49	16.56

Results are frames per second. Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Unigine Heaven and Valley 2560-by-1600

Mac model	Heaven 2560x1600	Valley 2560x1600
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	14.40	18.20
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	1.15	1.25
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	1.09	1.17
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	11.91	14.98
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	11.87	14.80

Results are frames per second. Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

Cinebench R15 OpenGL

Mac model	Results (score)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	87.4
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	53.45
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	58.58
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	*90.17*
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	53.80

Results are frames per second. Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

GeekBench 3 single-core 64-bit

Mac model	Results (score)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	3599
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	2142
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	2430
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	*3854*
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	3486

Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

GeekBench 3 multi-core 64-bit

Mac model	Results (score)
Mac Pro 8-Core/3.0GHz (Late 2013)	25997
Mac Pro 6-Core/2.4GHz (Mid 2012)	22873
Mac Pro quad-core/3.2GHz (Mid 2012)	9720
27-inch iMac quad-core/3.5GHz CTO (Late 2013)	14694
15-inch Retina MacBook Pro quad-core/2.3GHz (Late 2013)	13648

Higher results are better. Best result in bold. Reference models in italics.

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