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Mini-ITX Core i9-9900K Hackintosh Benchmarks Updated
Bill sent GeekBench 5.1 (vs 5.0.4) Benchmark (CPU, OpenCL, Metal) results with macOS Mojave 10.14.6 on his Intel 8 Core i9-9900K Hackintosh with dual 1TB NVMe SSDs, 32GB RAM, and RX580 Nitro+ graphics card. (If you missed it earlier, there's NVMe SSD Benchmarks and GFXBench Metal benchmark results down the page, also linked in the Benchmarks Menu.)

(BTW: Jman's said a HighPoint SSD7101A-1 NVMe M.2 RAID Controller card for in Mac Pro 5,1 will be replacing the more limited I/O Crest Syba Dual M.2 NVMe SSD PCIe card he reviewed earlier.)
 

Drive Scope and MachineProfile Updates
Micromat Drive Scope version 1.2.8 (use in-app update check) lists these changes/fixes:
    - Added additional support for NVMe revision 1.2 or greater.
    - Added a localized version of the SAT SMART Driver Installer.
    - Added additional drive manufacturer company logos.
    - Other minor fixes and enhancements.

Micromat also released MachineProfile 1.3.12 update (use in-app update check)
    - Added 2019 Mac Pro support.
    - Fixed L3 Cache size issue for iMac Pro (2017).
    - Updated artwork for UPS battery.
    - Updated machine and location identification strings.
    - Other minor fixes and enhancements.
Apple/Products related News, Updates, PR
  • Apple Extends Rally, Solidifying 2019 as Best Year in a Decade (bloomberg)

  • Geekbench 5.1 update (geekbench blog)
    "This update improves the performance of the CPU and Compute Benchmarks across all systems, and is a recommended update for all Geekbench 5 users...
    Geekbench 5.1 is built with new compilers, and includes changes to both the CPU and Compute Benchmarks. These changes mean Geekbench 5.1 scores will be higher than Geekbench 5.0 scores. As a result, we recommend users not compare Geekbench 5.0 and Geekbench 5.1 results."
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