~/stream-1 Intel Core 2 Duo testing with a Apple MacBook Pro and NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) via the Phoronix Test Suite. Memory_after_8gb_ram_update: Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Apple MacBook Pro, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP79, Memory: 2048 x 4 GB DDR3-1067MHz, Disk: 320GB ST9320421ASG, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB OS: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549), Kernel: 10.8.0 (i386), Display Server: X Server 1.12.0.901 (1.12.1 RC 1), OpenGL: 2.1, Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 1.7 + Xcode 3.2.6, File-System: Journaled HFS+, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Copy MB/s > Higher Is Better Memory_after_8gb_ram_update . 3299.31 |======================================== Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Scale MB/s > Higher Is Better Memory_after_8gb_ram_update . 3214.76 |======================================== Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Add MB/s > Higher Is Better Memory_after_8gb_ram_update . 3549.74 |======================================== Stream 2009-04-11 Type: Triad MB/s > Higher Is Better Memory_after_8gb_ram_update . 3626.38 |========================================