PanoTools NG:
Re: Re: Processor Speedtest
Pat Swovelin 2007-Aug-03 07:00:06
On 8/2/2007 8:47 PM, #removed# rambled on about ...:
> On Aug 2, 2007, at 3:34 PM, JD Smith wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:33:10 +0000, Hans Nyberg wrote:
>>
>>> 3 more speedtests on Mac and Windows XP on Mac
>>>
>>> 1.
>>> Model Name: MacBook Pro 17"
>>> Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,2
>>> Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
>>> Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
>>> Speedtest results PTGui 7.2
>>> 1st run 1.08
>> vs.
>>
>>> Win XP run by Parallels on the same machine
>>> Memory set to 1064 mb
>>> PTGui 6.03
>>>
>>> 1st run 2.30
>> This test seems to counter that claim. Of course, it could be the
>> memory
>> limits you've imposed, or the older version of PTGui on the Win side.
>> Does anyone have bootcamp with the same PTGui version under both
>> OS's to
>> test?
>
> This doesn't counter my claim at all - you're comparing OSX running
> on bare metal, to XP running in a virtual machine on top of OSX. In
> that instance I wouldn't expect XP to outperform OSX. The overhead of
> virtualizing the disk interface alone would make me avoid such a
> comparison.
>
> Of course, I also tend to be of the opinion that the only benchmarks
> that matter are those that replicate how someone really works - so
> for those running XP in Parallels, that's a very useful benchmark.
>
> I run XP on the exact same hardware... some people say "in" Bootcamp,
> but Bootcamp is really just a bootloader. Same version of PTGUI Pro
> 7. Same exact hardware. Same memory, same CPU, same disks. Of course,
> different versions of PanoTools library, that I can't avoid.
>
> Waiting for the sample files so I can run the test. Quite curious
> myself!
They're here
http://lookineverydirection.com/projects/ptgui_speedtest/speedtest.zip
and they'll be posted here
http://lookineverydirection.com/projects/ptgui_speedtest
when you're finished. There's an explanation on the page about the test
itself.
> In the meantime, I did a quick test of my own. I tried to
> minimize the differences by not using a third-party blender (which I
> normally do) - I'll test enblend 3 performance differences in a later
> round. I also may well have very different output specs than many - I
> almost always output to blended+layers in PSB. I always use 16bit in/
> out.
>
> Existing project, created/optimized on another workstation:
> 6 frames, Sigma 8mm/Canon 20D
> 16 bit uncompressed TIFF
> Output to 16bit 6400x3200 PSB
> Blended with Layers, no layer color correction
> PTGUI blender
>
> Both instance, followed these steps:
> launched PTGUI
> Launched batcher from
> Added test project to batch
> Timed run of batch from second I clicked start, to second where batch
> completed end of "Save" step
>
> Tiger 10.4.10
> Intel Core Duo 1.83
> 2GB RAM
> Run after restart; logged in with no startup items
> OSX: 11:08
>
> XP SP2, all current patches
> same machine as above
> Run after restart
> OSX: 9:48
>
> There are so many variables one can change in a test like this. I
> decided to only test the first pass since I only run each project
> once anyway - I didn't want OS-level file caching, for instance, to
> sway the results. I didn't test optimization (yet). I felt this was a
> simple, straightforward test of how I actually work. The difference
> isn't HUGE, but it's substantial enough not to be a rounding error.
>
> Am going to try on a Mac Pro later. Will also run the same project on
> my G5 (8GB RAM, fast disks) and other systems just for kicks.
Pat Swovelin
Cool Guy @ Large
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