Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) vs Power Mac G3 (Minitower, Mid 1998)
Mac Studio
(M2 Max, Mid 2023)
$1,999
Power Mac G3
(Minitower, Mid 1998)
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
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CPU
M2 Max (12C30G)
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CPU
PowerPC 750 233MHz
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GPU
30-Core M2 Max
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GPU
3D Rage II
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Memory
32GB
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Memory
32MB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
4GB
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Display
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Display
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10.74 TFLOPS FP32
21%
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N/A
0%
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32GB
LPDDR5-6400
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32MB
SDR-66
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120 Tabs
24%
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Unknown # Tabs
0%
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
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4GB
3.5"
PATA
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954 min 4K Video
24%
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
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No Optical Drive
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24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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3.5" Floppy 1.44MB
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Not Included
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AppleDesign Keyboard
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Not Included
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Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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1
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1
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No Microphones
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No Microphones
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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No Wi-Fi
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Bluetooth 5.3
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No Bluetooth
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56K Modem
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
2x Serial
1x ADB
1x DB-25
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Network
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1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
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Network
1x Ethernet (10Mbps)
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Video
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Video
2x S-Video
2x RCA
1x DB-15
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
2x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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GPU Ports
1x VGA
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370W
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240W
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macOS 13 Ventura
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Mac OS 8 Tempo
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Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Height
94 mm (3.7 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
3.59 L
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Height
386 mm (15.2 in)
Width
244 mm (9.6 in)
Depth
452 mm (17.8 in)
Volume
42.56 L
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Weight
2.676 kg (5.9 lb)
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Weight
15.014 kg (33.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Storage Slots
1x 5.25" Bay
1x 3.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
3x DIMM
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Expansion Slots
3x PCI 33MHz 32Bit
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A2901
EMC8292
Mac14,13
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M4405
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