Performances of MacIntel with FCP5.1

Thanks to Philippe for this info.

I have just read an article from a German website describing the performances of Macs with the last version of FCP (Universal Binaries).
Computer tested:
Apple G5 Dual 2Ghz, 1.5GB, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE 128MB
iMac G5 20" 2.1 GHz, 1.5GB, 128MB
iMac Intel 20" 2GHz Core Duo, 1.5GB, X1600 128MB
MacBook Pro 2GHz Core Duo, 1.5GB, Mobility X1600 128MB
Results obtained with MacIntels are quite impressive!

(results in seconds)
Source: http://www.final-cut-pro.de/stage/_inhalte/berichte/019_fcp_ub_test.shtml?navid=1
In summary, with FCP5.1, the MacBook Pro is simply 3 times faster than a PMG5 Dual 2.0GHz!
On the forum of http://www.final-cut-pro.de, a user has reported that a PMG5 Quad with 4.5GB of RAM has carried the task in 63seconds!
It seems quite clear, that even a Mac mini powered by a Core Duo will be able to run FCP with overall performance not so far of those ones obtained with a PMG5 Quad...
Another video application - ffmpegX - will soon be updated to Universal Binaries:
http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=294844&sid=844a090090e619b154b7503518b3b64c
I am starting to regret the recent acquisition of a PMG5 Dual 2.3GHz...

So imagine the performance that can be expected with the Intel CPU that will be used to the replace the PPC970MP in the Power Mac.