XBench figures for Fall 2009 Macbook lineup

Here's just the results for the laptops, making the comparison more interesting. I may add Macbook data, once I get it. I think the faster MB Pro with an SSD would really kick butt.

green = best score for category, red = worst.

	MacBook 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	MacBook Pro 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	MacBook Pro 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	MacBook Air 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, SSD
RAM, gig	2	2	4	2
Overall Score	114.16	116.60	128.33	131.29
CPU	160.81	160.58	181.45	151.83
Thread	250.11	244.86	309.72	218.52
Memory	184.56	183.66	190.57	177.25
Quartz Graphics	169.17	177.97	197.14	157.63
OpenGL Graphics	77.98	82.69	90.44	70.70
User Interface	201.94	241.03	278.42	217.89
Disk, Overall	45.46	44.61	47.99	87.94
Disk, Sequential	87.52	83.58	95.06	76.62
Disk, Random	30.71	30.42	32.09	103.17

update: added the results from the gf's MacBook. the first time I ran XBench on her machine, it scored in the low 120's (overall score). This time it was lower. Just goes to show the variance of XBench results from run-to-run.

the MacBook and the low-end MBPro are really on par with one another, speed-wise. The $200 extra for the MBPro get you a firewire port, a better case, a backlit keyboard, and a smaller hard drive. hm.