Both of them got the same X5670 (both of them upgraded to 5,1) - basically the same machines - the one difference is single and dual CPU.
In Geekbench 4:
6 Core got about 14.000 points
12 Core got barely 19.000 points
I was expecting around 28.000 or with some loss 27.000 - it is stunning 8000 points less - this is the speed of the latest MacBook Pro 13 TouchBar.
Mac Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2), 2009 but 5,1
It is very difficult to keep that many cores busy at once. You will not likely see a doubling in processing power just by doubling the number of cores.
But DO compare your results to other users' results on the geekbench web site. This may tell you whether your results are out of line.
You may be running too much invasive software at the same time. If you run etrecheck, its reports will tell you want is eating your processing power:
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Thank You for reply.
My two Mac Pros got freshly installed latest macOS High Sierra so cannot be problem where other app is "taking" processing power.
I thought benchmark thing is - to put whole system under full load - not just ie. 50% or something.
Thats about right,
I had an HP z800 with Dual xeon x5670 and 48gb ram and it geek benched only about 22,000 running Windows-10.
OSX will score lower, But OS X is very stable and reliable . Where Win-10 updates always require reboots.
And Win-10 browser ( edge ) has memory utilization problems.
You can configure boot camp and install MS-Win-10 on your computer and see for yourself.
MacOS Sierra is more reliable and stable.
So a geek bench score of 19,000 to 22,000 is about right for those CPU's
My OEM 2009 Mac Pro with dual quad cores ( 8-cores, 16-threads ) only score about 16,000
I was considering updating the CPU buy did not because it did not appear worth the money.
Did you flash the firmware to 5,1 and put faster ram?
PC-1333 ram ?
32GB Kit 4X 8GB DIMM Apple Mac Pro Mid 2010 A1289 MacPro5,1 Memory Ram 5053772970984 | eBay
More ram and a good graphics card is however.
32gb of ram and an AMD RX580
Check here:
It looks only Geekbench cannot take advantage of this 12 core - Cinebench can.
And it is proving that it is bit slower than..... latest iMac Pro.
And I've learned that every single application/game which need such a power - will take it - no matter what.
Apps like Safari will not take advantage of 12 core because... it does not need such a power
12-core 2010 Mac Pro
Yes, If you would have used the x5690's you might reach 30,000
add an RX580 and you will have a better computer than the 2014 Mac Pro.
I am pretty sure there is something wrong with Geekbench as Cinebench shows about 700cb in 6 core and 1400 in 12 core giving EXACT 100% speed increase
I had a 12-core Mac Pro running Sierra that only scored about 19,000
28,000 is NOT possible with those CPU's and computer.
Anyways most apps and games can not take advantage of more than 6-8 cores.
correct - I've got 6870 and it is enough
If I would put GeForce 1080Ti in it I would have quicker Mac Pro than latest and top iMac Pro with Vega 64 🙂
Mac Pro 2009 12 core slow compared to 2009 6 core
