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Apple 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra

World’s fastest desktop?.

  1. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Overview
  2. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Testing Notes
  3. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Memory Bandwidth
  4. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Per CPU Performance Variation
  5. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: SHA512 Hashing Speed
  6. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: IntegrityChecker Java, Verify
  7. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Maven Build Java App
  8. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
  9. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Adobe Camera Raw AI Denoise
  10. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Assemble Panorama
  11. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  12. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Photoshop Filters
  13. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  14. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Lightroom Import/Export
  15. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R IV)
  16. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  17. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (PhaseOne IQ4)
  18. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX100)
  19. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
  20. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Image Scaling, Topaz Gigapixel AI
  21. 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Recommended Models and Accessories

Apple 2022 Apple Studio M1 Ultra

Fastest Mac Yet?..

  1. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Overview
  2. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Recommended Models and Accessories
  3. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Test Notes
  4. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Memory Bandwidth
  5. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: SHA512 Hashing Speed Scalability
  6. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Java Web Server Startup
  7. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Maven Build Java App
  8. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: SSD Speed
  9. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: IntegrityChecker Java, Verify
  10. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
  11. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Assemble Panorama
  12. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  13. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Photoshop Filters
  14. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  15. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Lightroom Import/Export
  16. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R IV)
  17. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  18. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  19. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (PhaseOne IQ4)
  20. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX100, Fujifilm GFX50S)
  21. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
  22. 2022 Mac Studio M1 Ultra: CPU Core Scalability (Focus Stacking, Zerene Stacker)

Apple 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max

World’s fastest laptop, beats nearly all desktops..

  1. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Overview
  2. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Testing Notes
  3. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Memory Bandwidth
  4. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: SHA512 Hashing Speed
  5. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Maven Build Java App
  6. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  7. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: IntegrityChecker Java, Verify
  8. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
  9. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Assemble Panorama
  10. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  11. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Photoshop Filters
  12. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  13. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Lightroom Import/Export
  14. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R IV)
  15. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  16. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (PhaseOne IQ4)
  17. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX100)
  18. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
  19. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Image Scaling, Topaz Gigapixel AI
  20. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Reliability
  21. 2022 MacBook Pro M2 Max: Recommended Models and Accessories

Apple 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max

World’s fastest laptop, beats nearly all desktops..

  1. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Overview
  2. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Intolerably Loud Fan Noise
  3. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Testing Notes
  4. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Memory Bandwidth
  5. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: SHA512 Aggregate Hashing Speed
  6. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: SHA512 per-CPU Hashing Speed
  7. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Maven Build Java App
  8. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: IntegrityChecker Java, Verify
  9. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Adobe Camera Raw AI Denoise + Enhance Details
  10. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Photoshop Assemble Panorama
  11. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: PTGui Assemble Panorama
  12. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  13. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Photoshop Filters
  14. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  15. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Lightroom Import/Export
  16. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R IV)
  17. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  18. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (PhaseOne IQ4)
  19. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX100)
  20. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
  21. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Image Scaling, Topaz Gigapixel AI
  22. 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: Recommended Models and Accessories

Apple 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max

Trouncing Intel-based laptops and desktops alike..

  1. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Overview
  2. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Memory Bandwidth
  3. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: SHA512 Hashing Speed
  4. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Maven Build Java App
  5. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Java Web Server Startup
  6. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  7. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: IntegrityChecker Java, Verify
  8. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
  9. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Assemble Panorama
  10. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  11. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Photoshop Filters
  12. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  13. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Lightroom Import/Export
  14. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R IV)
  15. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  16. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (PhaseOne IQ4)
  17. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX100)
  18. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Convert RAW Files to JPEG, Iridient Developer
  19. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
  20. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Helicon Focus
  21. 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max: Recommended Models and Accessories

Apple iMac 5K (October 2020)

Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..

  1. 2020 iMac 5K: Overview
  2. 2020 iMac 5K: Memory Bandwidth
  3. 2020 iMac 5K: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  4. 2020 iMac 5K: IntegrityChecker Java, Verify
  5. 2020 iMac 5K: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
  6. 2020 iMac 5K: Assemble Panorama
  7. 2020 iMac 5K: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  8. 2020 iMac 5K: Photoshop Filters
  9. 2020 iMac 5K: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  10. 2020 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R IV)
  11. 2020 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  12. 2020 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (PhaseOne IQ4)
  13. 2020 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX100)
  14. 2020 iMac 5K: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
  15. 2020 iMac 5K: Helicon Focus
  16. 2020 iMac 5K: Recommended Models and Accessories

Apple iMac 5K (March 2019)

Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..

  1. 2019 iMac 5K: Memory Bandwidth
  2. 2019 iMac 5K: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  3. 2019 iMac 5K: Adobe Camera Raw Enhance Details
  4. 2019 iMac 5K: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  5. 2019 iMac 5K: Photoshop Filters
  6. 2019 iMac 5K: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  7. 2019 iMac 5K: IntegrityChecker Verify
  8. 2019 iMac 5K: Server Startup
  9. 2019 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R III)
  10. 2019 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  11. 2019 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  12. 2019 iMac 5K: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX)
  13. 2019 iMac 5K: Zerene Stacker Focus Stacking
  14. 2019 iMac 5K: Helicon Focus
  15. 2019 iMac 5K: Recommended Models and Accessories

Apple Mac mini (November 2018)

True desktop-class performance..

  1. 2018 Mac mini: Memory Bandwidth
  2. 2018 Mac mini: SSD Speed with Large Sustained Transfers
  3. 2018 Mac mini: Photoshop Filters
  4. 2018 Mac mini: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  5. 2018 Mac mini: Photoshop Filters
  6. 2018 Mac mini: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  7. 2018 Mac mini: IntegrityChecker Verify
  8. 2018 Mac mini: Adobe Lightroom Import/Export
  9. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R III)
  10. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  11. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Canon 5DS R)
  12. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  13. 2018 Mac mini: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX)
  14. 2018 Mac mini: Buying Recommendations and Accessories

Apple Mac Pro (December 2019)

Workhorse desktop tower..

  1. 2019 Mac Pro: Memory Bandwidth
  2. 2019 Mac Pro: OWC Accelsior 4M2 PCIe SSD
  3. OWC Accelsior 8M2 PCIe SSD
  4. 2019 Mac Pro: IntegrityChecker Verify
  5. 2019 Mac Pro: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  6. 2019 Mac Pro: Photoshop Filters
  7. 2019 Mac Pro: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  8. 2019 Mac Pro: Lightroom Import/Export
  9. 2019 Mac Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R III)
  10. 2019 Mac Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  11. 2019 Mac Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Canon 5DS R)
  12. 2019 Mac Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  13. 2019 Mac Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX)
  14. Phase One Capture One 20: Export to JPEG (Phase One IQ4)
  15. 2019 Mac Pro: Focus Stacking with Helicon Focus, 28 X 45-Megapixel Nikon D850 TIF
  16. 2019 Mac Pro: Focus Stacking with Zerene Stacker, 28 X 45-Megapixel Nikon D850 TIF
  17. 2019 Mac Pro: Image Scaling with Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI

Apple MacBook Pro Retina 16-inch (October 2019)

Desktop Class Performance, memory, SSD..

  1. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Sustained CPU Usage vs Performance
  2. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Memory Bandwidth
  3. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: SSD Speed with Large Sustained Transfers
  4. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  5. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  6. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Photoshop Filters
  7. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  8. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: IntegrityChecker Verify
  9. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R III)
  10. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  11. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Canon 5DS R)
  12. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  13. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX)
  14. Capture One 20: Export to JPEG (Phase One IQ4)
  15. 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch: Focus Stacking with Zerene Stacker, 28 X 45-Megapixel Nikon D850 TIF
  16. Configuring the 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch as as Desktop Replacement

Apple MacBook Pro Retina (July 2018)

Vastly improved performance over 2017 model, 6 CPU Cores..

  1. 2018 MacBook Pro: Sustained CPU Usage vs Performance
  2. 2018 MacBook Pro: Memory Bandwidth
  3. 2018 MacBook Pro: SSD Speed with Large Sustained Transfers
  4. 2018 MacBook Pro: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  5. 2018 MacBook Pro: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  6. 2018 MacBook Pro: Photoshop Filters
  7. 2018 MacBook Pro: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  8. 2018 MacBook Pro: IntegrityChecker Verify
  9. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Sony A7R III)
  10. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D850)
  11. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Canon 5DS R)
  12. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Hasselblad X1D)
  13. 2018 MacBook Pro: Convert RAW Files to JPEG With Adobe Camera Raw (Fujifilm GFX)
  14. 2018 MacBook Pro: Focus Stacking with Helicon Focus, 28 X 45-Megapixel Nikon D850 TIF
  15. 2018 MacBook Pro: Focus Stacking with Zerene Stacker, 28 X 45-Megapixel Nikon D850 TIF
  16. 2018 MacBook Pro: Video Presentation: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement 📹

Apple MacBook Pro Retina (June 2017)

Improved performance over 2016 model..

  1. 2017 MacBook Pro: Display Quality
  2. 2017 MacBook Pro: Severely Degraded Performance for More than Short Usage
  3. 2017 MacBook Pro: SSD Peak Speed
  4. 2017 MacBook Pro: SSD Speed vs Transfer Size
  5. 2017 MacBook Pro: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  6. 2017 MacBook Pro: Photoshop Filters
  7. 2017 MacBook Pro: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  8. 2017 MacBook Pro: Grep (Search)
  9. 2017 MacBook Pro: IntegrityChecker Verify
  10. 2017 MacBook Pro: Convert 50-Megapixel RAW Files to JPEG (Adobe Camera Raw)

Apple MacBook Pro Retina (late 2016)

Touchbar, wide gamut, unrivalled SSD..

  1. 2016 MacBook Pro: Overview
  2. 2016 MacBook Pro: SSD Performance
  3. 2016 MacBook Pro: Model Cannot Sustain Performance
  4. 2016 MacBook Pro: diglloyd Adobe Photoshop Benchmarks
  5. 2016 MacBook Pro: Photoshop Filters
  6. 2016 MacBook Pro: Adobe Photoshop Create Size Variants
  7. 2016 MacBook Pro: Adobe Lightroom Import RAW Files with 1:1 Previews
  8. 2016 MacBook Pro: IntegrityChecker Verify
  9. 2016 MacBook Pro: Grep
  10. 2016 MacBook Pro: Display Color Gamut

Apple 12-Inch MacBook (2016)

An iPad-sized laptop, refreshed..

  1. 2016 Apple MacBook: Overview
  2. 2016 Apple MacBook: SSD / Flash Drive Performance
  3. 2016 Apple MacBook: CPU Utilization during Network File Copying
  4. 2016 Apple MacBook: Photoshop Speed: Size Variants from 42-Megapixel Images
  5. 2016 Apple MacBook: Photoshop Benchmarks
  6. 2016 Apple MacBook: IntegrityChecker Verify Hashes

Apple MacBook Pro Retina (2015)

Evolving the platform with a hyper fast SSD..

  1. Overview of 2015 Apple MacBook Pro Retina
  2. Internal Flash Drive / SSD Performance vs Late 2013 MacBook Pro
  3. Real World Shootout: IntegrityChecker Verify
  4. Real World Shootout: diglloydHuge Photoshop Benchmark
  5. Photoshop Speed: diglloydSpeed1 and diglloydMedium Photoshop Benchmarks
  6. Search Speed (grep)
  7. Photoshop Speed: Create Size Variants from 36-Megapixel Images

Apple 2017 iMac Pro

High-end computing moves to the iMac form factor..

  1. 2017 iMac Pro: Introduction
  2. 2017 iMac Pro: Scalability with CPU-Intensive, Memory-Intensive and Mixed Workload
  3. 2017 iMac Pro: CPU Cores, Clock Speed, Turbo Boost
  4. 2017 iMac Pro: Power Usage (Watts)
  5. 2017 iMac Pro: Flash Drive (SSD)
  6. 2017 iMac Pro: APFS vs HFS SSD Speed
  7. 2017 iMac Pro: Grep (Search)
  8. 2017 iMac Pro: Integrity Checker Verify
  9. 2017 iMac Pro: diglloyd Photoshop Benchmarks
  10. 2017 iMac Pro: Photoshop Filters
  11. 2017 iMac Pro: RAW to JPEG
  12. 2017 iMac Pro: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  13. 2017 iMac Pro: Lightroom Import and Export
  14. 2017 iMac Pro: Phase One Capture One Pro
  15. 2017 iMac Pro: Iridient Developer
  16. 2017 iMac Pro: Zerene Stacker
  17. 2017 iMac Pro: Helicon Focus
  18. 2017 iMac Pro: XCode Build C++ Project
  19. 2017 iMac Pro: Recommended Configurations
  20. 2017 iMac Pro: Usage Observations and Conclusions

Apple 2017 iMac 5K

Even better than the 2015 model..

  1. 2017 iMac 5K: Flash Drive (SSD)
  2. 2017 iMac 5K: Grep (Search)
  3. iMac 5K: Integrity Checker Verify
  4. 2017 iMac 5K: diglloyd Photoshop Benchmarks
  5. 2017 iMac 5K: Photoshop Filters
  6. 2017 iMac 5K: Photoshop Benchmarks, 64GB vs 8GB Memory
  7. 2017 iMac 5K: Real World Photoshop: Make Multi-Res Image Series
  8. 2017 iMac 5K: Lightroom Import and Export
  9. 2017 iMac 5K: XCode Build C++ Project

Apple 2015 iMac 5K

5K Display, blazingly fast SSD.

  1. iMac 5K (Late 2015): Flash Drive (SSD)
  2. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: 64GB Memory Supported
  3. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: Real World Photoshop Performance
  4. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: Integrity Checker Verify
  5. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: diglloyd Photoshop Benchmarks
  6. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: Photoshop Filters
  7. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: Convert 50-Megapixel RAW Files to JPEG (Adobe Camera Raw)
  8. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: Convert 50-Megapixel RAW Files to TIFF (Iridient Developer)
  9. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: PhotoZoom Pro
  10. iMac 5K (Late 2015) vs Mac Pro: XCode Build diglloydTools
  11. iMac 5K (Late 2015): Color Gamut
  12. iMac 5K: Bridges the Gap to the Mac Pro
  13. iMac 5K: Building a High-Performance Configuration

Apple 2014 iMac 5K

World’s first 5K Display.

  1. iMac 5K (late 2014): Introduction
  2. iMac 5K (late 2014): Memory
  3. iMac 5K Flash Drive (SSD)
  4. iMac 5K Display Quality
  5. iMac 5K Display Color Gamut
  6. iMac 5K Display Resolution Scaling
  7. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Photoshop Benchmarks
  8. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Photoshop Filters
  9. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Make Multi Resolution Image Series
  10. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Photoshop Assemble Panorama
  11. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: ACR 36MP Raw to High Quality JPEG
  12. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Phase One Capture One Pro Raw to High Quality JPEG
  13. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Focus Stack (Helicon Focus)
  14. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Image Scale (PhotoZoom Pro)
  15. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Unigine Valley (GPU test)
  16. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro: Cinebench
  17. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro, Video Transcode 4K to 1080P 📹
  18. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro, Integrity Checker Verify
  19. iMac 5K vs Mac Pro, XCode build diglloydTools
  20. iMac 5K: Heat and Fan under Heavy CPU/GPU Usage
  21. iMac 5K: Adding a 4K External Display

Apple Dec 2013 Mac Pro

Choosing among 4/6/8/12 cores, GPUs, memory, flash..

  1. 2013 Mac Pro: Introduction
  2. 2013 Mac Pro: Choosing the CPU
  3. 2013 Mac Pro: How Many Cores for Your Workflow?
  4. 2013 Mac Pro: 4 CPU Cores Can Constrain Your Workflow
  5. 2013 Mac Pro: CPU Upgrades
  6. 2013 Mac Pro: Choosing the GPU (Graphics)
  7. 2013 Mac Pro: Algorithms and Performance
  8. 2013 Mac Pro: Choosing PCIe Flash Drive Capacity
  9. 2013 Mac Pro: How and Why to Partition the PCIe Flash Drive

Memory Configuration in 2013 Mac Pro

32GB, 64GB or 128GB?.

  1. 2013 Mac Pro: Memory Configuration
  2. 2013 Mac Pro: How Much Memory for Performance?
  3. OWC 128GB Memory Kit: Bandwidth
  4. OWC 128GB Memory Kit: Photoshop CC diglloyd Benchmarks
  5. OWC 128GB Memory Kit: Photoshop CC With Too Little Memory
  6. OWC 128GB Memory Kit: Photoshop CC Filters
  7. OWC 128GB Memory Kit: Convert Raw to JPEG
  8. OWC 128GB Memory Kit: Assemble Panoramic Image

Understanding Thunderbolt and USB3 Performance with the 2013 Mac Pro

Using the right ports is critical to performance..

  1. 2013 Mac Pro: Thunderbolt Performance Tips
  2. 2013 Mac Pro: USB3 Performance Limitations

2013 Mac Pro Performance

Performance of the 2013 Mac Pro..

  1. Test Machine Configurations
  2. 2013 Mac Pro: Power Usage (Watts)
  3. 2013 Mac Pro: SSD / Flash Drive Speed
  4. 2013 Mac Pro: SHA1 Cryptographic Hash Speed
  5. 2013 Mac Pro: Photoshop CC Performance (diglloydSpeed1, diglloydMedium)
  6. 2013 Mac Pro: Photoshop CC Performance (diglloydHuge)
  7. 2013 Mac Pro: Photoshop CC Performance (Many Filters)
  8. 2013 Mac Pro: Lightroom Import
  9. 2013 Mac Pro: Photoshop Raw to JPEG
  10. 2013 Mac Pro: Aperture Import Raw
  11. 2013 Mac Pro: Capture One Pro: D800E Raw to JPEG
  12. 2013 Mac Pro: Iridient Digital Raw-to-TIF
  13. 2013 Mac Pro: Sigma Photo Pro X3F Raw-to-TIF
  14. 2013 Mac Pro: DxO Optics Pro Raw-to-TIF
  15. 2013 Mac Pro: Assemble Panorama in Photoshop
  16. 2013 Mac Pro: Image Sizing with Photozoom Pro
  17. 2013 Mac Pro: Focus Stacking with Helicon Focus
  18. 2013 Mac Pro: Assemble Panorama in PTGuiPro
  19. 2013 Mac Pro: Unigine Valley 3D Rendering
  20. 2013 Mac Pro: Cinebench
  21. 2013 Mac Pro: Performance Graphs

2013 Mac Pro GPU Benefits

GPU vs CPU Performance..

  1. 2013 Mac Pro: GPU and Sharpening
  2. 2013 Mac Pro: Photoshop CC Filters: CPU vs GPU
  3. 2013 Mac Pro: Capture One Pro: CPU vs GPU on D800E Raw to JPEG
  4. 2013 Mac Pro vs 2010 Mac Pro with Sapphire HD 7950 Video Card

Quick Links for Buying

Where to go to buy Macs and related items..

  1. Upgrading a Mac Pro to More Cores or Faster CPU

Apple Mac Pro Westmere 4/6/8/12-Core (Aug 2010)

Choosing among 4/6/8/12 cores, and is 2010 Mac Pro faster or better than 2009 model?.

  1. Mac Pro Westmere Introduction
  2. Which Mac Pro CPU for Photography, Video, Sound?
  3. Mac Pro Westmere Clock Speed, Cores, and Cache
  4. 2014 Update: Adobe Photoshop CC Scalability
  5. When More Is Less: Photoshop Slower With 12 Cores Than 6
  6. Mac Pro Westmere Estimating CPU Performance
  7. Mac Pro Westmere Hits and Misses
  8. Mac Pro Westmere Ordering Tips: What to Get and What to Skip
  9. Mac Pro Westmere Solid State Drive Option
  10. Mac Pro Westmere How Much Memory and Where to Buy
  11. Mac Pro Westmere Value Compared to Quad-Core iMac
  12. Mac Pro Westmere Internal SATA Bandwidth
  13. Mac Pro Westmere Test Machine Configuration
  14. Mac Pro Westmere Photoshop Performance: diglloydSpeed1
  15. Mac Pro Westmere Photoshop Performance: diglloydMedium
  16. Mac Pro Westmere Photoshop Performance: diglloydHuge
  17. Mac Pro Westmere Photoshop CS5 Panorama (Auto Align and Auto Blend)
  18. Mac Pro Westmere Digital Camera RAW File Processing Speed (Bibble Pro)
  19. Mac Pro Westmere RAW-file Import with Adobe Lightroom 3
  20. Mac Pro Westmere RAW-file Import with Phase One Capture One
  21. Mac Pro Westmere RAW-file Import with Apple Aperture 3
  22. Mac Pro Westmere RAW-file Processing with Canon Digital Photo Professional
  23. Mac Pro Westmere RAW-file Processing with Nikon Capture NX2
  24. Mac Pro Westmere Performance with PhotoZoom Pro
  25. Mac Pro Westmere Performance with Helicon Focus
  26. Mac Pro Westmere Performance with PTGui Pro
  27. Mac Pro Westmere XCode C++ Build
  28. Mac Pro Westmere Real World Memory Bandwidth
  29. Mac Pro Westmere Performance with Apple Logic Studio
  30. Mac Pro Westmere Performance with Adobe After Effects
  31. Mac Pro Westmere Performance with Handbrake Video Encoding
  32. Mac Pro Westmere Cinebench CPU and GPU
  33. Mac Pro Westmere Conclusions

Apple Mac Mini (Late 2012)

Apple’s first USB3 MacMini..

  1. 2012 Mac Mini
  2. Mac Mini: Dual Drives Are Better than 'Fusion'
  3. Photoshop CS6 Performance — diglloydSpeed1
  4. Photoshop CS6 Performance — diglloydMedium
  5. Photoshop CS6 Performance — 16GB vs 8GB, SSD vs HDD
  6. Photoshop CS6 Performance — 36MP RAW to 16-bit TIF
  7. Photoshop CS6 Performance — 36MP RAW to JPEG

Apple iMac 3.4 GHz (Late 2012)

Apple’s fastest Mac as of Jan 2013?.

  1. Late 2012 Apple iMac
  2. Display Quality and is it a TV?
  3. Fan Noise and Heat
  4. iMac Fusion Drive Performance (Single Volume)
  5. iMac Fusion Drive Performance (Separate SSD / HDD)
  6. Photoshop CS6 Performance — diglloydSpeed1
  7. Photoshop CS6 Performance — diglloydMedium
  8. Photoshop CS6 Performance — diglloydHuge
  9. Photoshop CS6 Performance — Auto Align Layers
  10. Photoshop CS6 Performance — XCode Build
  11. Photoshop CS6 RAW Conversion

Apple MacBook Pro Retina Quad-Core (Late 2013, 'Crystal Well')

Higher performance Retina model..

  1. 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 'Crystal Well'
  2. PCIe Flash (SSD) Performance
  3. Photoshop CC Performance: diglloydSpeed1, diglloydMedium Benchmarks
  4. Photoshop CC Performance: diglloydHuge Benchmark

Apple 12-Inch MacBook (2015)

An iPad-sized laptop..

  1. 2015 Apple MacBook: Overview
  2. 2015 Apple MacBook: SSD vs 2015 MacBook Pro Retina
  3. 2015 Apple MacBook: IntegrityChecker Verify Hashes
  4. 2015 Apple MacBook: Photoshop Benchmarks
  5. 2015 Apple MacBook: Real-World Photoshop Work

Apple MacBook Pro Retina Quad-Core (June 2012)

Apple’s 2012 MacBook Pro Retina Display..

  1. 2012 MacBook Pro Retina
  2. Choosing a MacBook Pro Retina Configuration (IMPORTANT!)
  3. 2012 MBP Retina — Retina Display Scaling
  4. 2012 MBP Retina — Retina Display Size Comparison
  5. 2012 MBP Retina — Review Model Configuration
  6. 2012 MBP Retina — Memory not Upgradeable
  7. 2012 MBP Retina — Thunderbolt Ethernet Adapter
  8. 2012 MBP Retina — Apple 500GB SSD Performance
  9. 2012 MBP Retina — USB3 Performance
  10. 2012 MBP Retina — Photoshop CS6 Performance
  11. 2012 MBP Retina — RAW Conversion to JPEG
  12. 2012 MBP Retina — Memory Bandwidth
  13. 2012 MBP Retina and Photoshop CS5 / CS6

Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch Quad-Core (June 2012)

Apple’s 2012 MacBook Pro (non Retina)..

  1. 2012 MacBook Pro 15-inch
  2. 2012 MBP 15-inch — Configuring
  3. 2012 MBP 15-inch — Review Model Configuration
  4. 2012 MBP 15-inch — USB3 Performance
  5. 2012 MBP 15-inch — SATA Performance with Both 6G Ports
  6. 2012 MBP 15-inch — Photoshop CS6 Performance
  7. 2012 MBP 15-inch — Photoshop CS6 Speed with Various SSDs
  8. 2012 MBP 15-inch — Memory Bandwidth

Apple MacBook Pro Quad-Core (February 2011)

A review of Apple’s first quad-core laptop..

  1. Introduction to the MacBook Pro Quad-Core
  2. Choosing which MacBook Pro Model
  3. How and Why I Configured my MacBook Pro
  4. Thunderbolt on the MacBook Pro
  5. Configuration As Tested
  6. Apple’s 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
  7. Mac OS X Support for SSD TRIM
  8. SATA Performance With OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD
  9. SSD Performance With Random Data
  10. MemoryTester SHA1 Performance
  11. MemoryTester CPU Performance
  12. MemoryTester Memory Performance
  13. Results With Photoshop CS5
  14. RAW Import with Adobe Lightroom 3
  15. RAW Import with Apple Aperture
  16. RAW to TIF with Bibble Pro
  17. RAW to TIF With Canon Digital Photo Professional
  18. RAW to TIF With PhaseOne Capture One Pro
  19. RAW to TIF With RAW Developer
  20. Focus Stacking with Helicon Focus
  21. Panorama With PTGui Pro 64-Bit
  22. Image Scaling With PhotoZoom Pro
  23. Encoding Video with Handbrake
  24. 2011 MacBook Pro: Will Apple Fix the 6G SATA BUGS?
  25. Conclusions on 2011 Apple MacBook Pro

2010 MacBook Air for Photographers?

How does the 2010 MacBook Air fare in the context of photography?.

  1. MacBook Air 2010 Overview
  2. MacBook Air 2010 Ergonomics
  3. MacBook Air 2010 — A Photographer’s View
  4. MacBook Air 2010 Performance vs MacBook Pro
  5. MacBook Air 2010 SSD Performance
  6. Even Better SSD Performance with Mercury Aura
  7. MacBook Air 2010 Configuration vs MacBook Pro
  8. MacBook Air 2010 Conclusions

Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 (April 2010)

A review of Apple’s first Core i7 laptop..

  1. Introduction to the MacBook Pro i7
  2. MacBook Pro i7 Features and Changes
  3. MacBook Pro i7 Ergonomics and Usability
  4. MacBook Pro i7 Test Configurations
  5. MacBook Pro i7 CPU Performance and Memory Speed
  6. MacBook Pro i7 System Boot and Application Launch
  7. MacBook Pro i7 SATA performance With Solid State Drives
  8. MacBook Pro i7 SATA performance With Solid State Drives: BIZARRE
  9. MacBook Pro i7 Performance with Photoshop CS4
  10. MacBook Pro i7 Performance with RAW File Processing
  11. MacBook Pro i7 Software Development Performance (XCode)
  12. MacBook Pro i7 Recommendations

Mac Pro Early 2009 (Nehalem)

Configuring and optimizing..

  1. Introduction to Mac Pro Nehalem
  2. Mac Pro Nehalem Memory Overview
  3. Mac Pro Nehalem Scalability
  4. Mac Pro Nehalem: Dual vs Single CPU
  5. Mac Pro Nehalem Tests: Introduction
  6. Mac Pro Nehalem Tests: Memory and Compute Speed
  7. Mac Pro Nehalem Tests: Photoshop CS4
  8. Mac Pro Nehalem Tests: RAW-file Converters
  9. Mac Pro Nehalem Tests: Scaling/stacking Images
  10. Mac Pro Nehalem Tests: Software Development
  11. Mac Pro Nehalem Power Usage Spike Playing Music
  12. Mac Pro Nehalem Recommendations


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