Macworld Speedmark Tests - are these available to the public ?

Paul P · 11-25-2012, 04:15 AM

Howdy everyone,

as a longtime Mac user, I have often read reviews published by Macworld, especially regarding new Mac models. The speed of new machines is typically tested using a suite that I suppose one could call the Speedmark Test suite. I have tried looking on the internet, but I can't seem to find this suite anywhere.

Can I assume that this test suite is for internal use only, and not available to the public ? I use Cinebench by Maxon, mainly because I don't know of any others.

Many thanks in advance.

acme.mail.order · 11-25-2012, 04:40 AM

Processor benchmark tests were useful in the past, but with today's machines the processor is rarely a dominant factor in overall performance. Therefore, one has to ask, what you you need the information for?

benwiggy · 11-25-2012, 08:11 AM

Do you want to run the software to test your own machine's performance? Or something else.

The Geekbench website is a well-used benchmark, and you can download their software. They have pretty solid stats for lots of Mac models.

11-25-2012, 04:15 AM	#1
Paul P Triple-A Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 94	Macworld Speedmark Tests - are these available to the public ? Howdy everyone, as a longtime Mac user, I have often read reviews published by Macworld, especially regarding new Mac models. The speed of new machines is typically tested using a suite that I suppose one could call the Speedmark Test suite. I have tried looking on the internet, but I can't seem to find this suite anywhere. Can I assume that this test suite is for internal use only, and not available to the public ? I use Cinebench by Maxon, mainly because I don't know of any others. Many thanks in advance.

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11-25-2012, 04:40 AM	#2
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,045	Processor benchmark tests were useful in the past, but with today's machines the processor is rarely a dominant factor in overall performance. Therefore, one has to ask, what you you need the information for?

11-25-2012, 08:11 AM	#3
benwiggy League Commissioner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,039	Do you want to run the software to test your own machine's performance? Or something else. The Geekbench website is a well-used benchmark, and you can download their software. They have pretty solid stats for lots of Mac models.