Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) vs Power Mac G3 (Minitower, Mid 1998)

Mac Studio (M4 Max, Early 2025) $1,999
Power Mac G3 (Minitower, Mid 1998)
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
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CPU
M4 Max (14C32G)
CPU
PowerPC 750 233MHz
GPU
32-Core M4 Max
GPU
3D Rage II
Memory
36GB
Memory
32MB
Storage
512GB
Storage
4GB
CPU Image
M4 Max (14C32G)
14 Cores
14 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 750 233MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
233MHz Clock
M4 Max (14C32G) vs PowerPC 750 233MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
32-Core M4 Max
4096 Shaders
1678MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
3D Rage II
1 Shader
60MHz
4MB SGRAM
0.7GB/s Bandwidth
13.74 TFLOPS FP32
27%
N/A
0%
32-Core M4 Max vs 3D Rage II Full Specs Comparison
36GB
LPDDR5X-8533
32MB
SDR-66
136 Tabs
27%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
4GB
3.5"
PATA
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954 min 4K Video
24%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
24x CD-ROM
Tray Loading
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3.5" Floppy 1.44MB
Not Included
AppleDesign Keyboard
Not Included
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.3
No Bluetooth
56K Modem
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
4x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
Data
2x Serial
1x ADB
1x DB-25
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Network
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1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (10Mbps)
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Video
-
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1x HDMI 2.1
Video
2x S-Video
2x RCA
1x DB-15
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
2x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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GPU Ports
1x VGA
480W
240W
macOS 15 Sequoia
Mac OS 8 Tempo
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Plastic
Height
94 mm (3.7 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
3.59 L
Height
386 mm (15.2 in)
Width
244 mm (9.6 in)
Depth
452 mm (17.8 in)
Volume
42.56 L
Weight
2.74 kg (6 lb)
Weight
15.014 kg (33.1 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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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