Why is my 2.5GHz Macbook Pro slower than my 2.3GHz one?

Here you go. I should mention the new installation programs are a match to the existing 2012 Macbook, except for FCPX being trial version on the 2011. I also have Time Machine OFF on the 2012, but ON on the 2011, wonder if that was running itself during the renders?

Problem description:

Slow FCPX export speeds.

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Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)

MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,3

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

16 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 890 - SN = C0***********MA0

Video Information: (What does this mean?)

Intel HD Graphics 3000

AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB

Color LCD 1920 x 1200

System Software: (What does this mean?)

OS X 10.10.5 (14F27) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information: (What does this mean?)

Crucial_CT512MX100SSD1 disk0 : (512.11 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 511.25 GB (417.62 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

Hitachi HTS727575A9E362 disk1 : (750.16 GB) (Rotational)

Backup HD (disk1s1) /Volumes/Backup HD : 750.16 GB (547.76 GB free)

USB Information: (What does this mean?)

Generic USB Storage

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Thunderbolt Information: (What does this mean?)

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Configuration files: (What does this mean?)

/etc/sudoers, File size 2299 but expected 1275

Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)

Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: (What does this mean?)

/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (11.0.1 31277 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (11.0.1 31277 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (11.0.1 31277 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (11.0.1 31277 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.iokit.driver (10.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.iokit.framebufferdriver (10.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.multibridge.iokit.driver (10.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.blackmagic-design.driver.BlackmagicIO (10.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.blackmagic-design.driver.BlackmagicUsbIO (10.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.sony.pci.SxS (1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.sony.pci.XQD (1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

/Library/Extensions/DeckLink_Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.firmware (10.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.sandisk.driver.HSSDBlockStorage (1.5.0) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.sandisk.driver.JMB38X (1.5.0) [Click for support]

Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

[running] com.blackmagic-design.DesktopVideoFirmwareUpdater.plist [Click for support]

Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

[loaded] com.blackmagic-design.desktopvideo.XPCService.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.blackmagic-design.DesktopVideoHelper.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.blackmagic-design.streaming.BMDStreamingServer.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

User Login Items: (What does this mean?)

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

SpyderUtility Application (/Applications/Datacolor/Spyder4Elite HD/Support/SpyderUtility.app)

Android File Transfer Agent Application (~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)

Open in Internet Explorer

3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)

Blackmagic Desktop Video [Click for support]

Time Machine: (What does this mean?)

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 511.25 GB Disk used: 93.63 GB

Destinations:

Backup HD [Local]

Total size: 750.16 GB

Total number of backups: 5

Oldest backup: 2015-09-16 19:16:28 +0000

Last backup: 2015-09-17 00:33:42 +0000

Size of backup disk: Adequate

Backup size 750.16 GB > (Disk used 93.63 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)

6% WindowServer

3% fontd

2% Google Chrome Helper(12)

0% taskgated

0% watchdogd

Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)

1.49 GB Google Chrome Helper(12)

929 MB kernel_task

426 MB Final Cut Pro Trial

197 MB spindump

164 MB Google Chrome

Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)

9.70 GB Free RAM

6.29 GB Used RAM (10.09 GB Cached)

0 B Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)

Sep 16, 2015, 05:07:50 PM Self test - passed

Sep 16, 2015, 01:32:07 PM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CatalystRenderProcess_2015-09-16-133207_[redac ted].crash

Sep 16, 2015, 12:18:59 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-09-16-121859_[redacted].hang

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Also wanted to mention that overall OSX performance on the 2011 is noticeably faster, things switch, open, even boot up, much quicker on the 2011. Turned off Time Machine, let the Mac cool down for a half hour, but exact same export time of 2:25. I also forced the system to always use the ATI GPU, but no help there either.

Paul

Yeah, was testing that software speed while waiting for FCPX Trial to download.

I am exporting a graded 4K timeline at this moment, and CPU usage on Activity Monitor is only around 40-45% constant, fan blaring, case hot as heck. Should I have 60% idle during a 4K export/share??????

I ran a Geekbench 3 comparison of my fast 15 and slow 17 computers. The results were consistant with what was show online, that the 15 is only slightly faster than the 17. I am still a bit at a loss for the FCPX share speed discrepancies. Is there a chance that FCPX Trial vs is throttled at half speed, half cores, or some other way slowed down?

15" Macbook Pro scores 2794/10713

17" Macbook Pro scores 2771/9553

Well, I went ahead and upgraded to the PAID FCPX, and the huge export discrepancy is now gone. Exporting the identical 15 minute raw XDCAM EX timeline, the 15" did it in 5:45, the 17 in 6:45, which is only about 15% slower for the 17". That is about in line with what I expected, and thank goodness nowhere near the basically 50% reduction in speed. As an added benefit, the 17" Expresscard port ingested the footage from SxS card in 2:30, vs the 15" at 6:00 flat using USB3.0 (into USB3 on the Macbook) and the latest Sony USB3 SxS reader, which costs $350!

Paul