Power Mac G5 (Early 2005) vs Power Mac G4 (Early 2003)

Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)
Power Mac G4 (Early 2003)
Base Price (MSRP)
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Base Price (MSRP)
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CPU
2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz
CPU
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
GPU
GeForce 6800 Ultra
GPU
GeForce4 MX Mac
Memory
512MB
Memory
256MB
Storage
160GB
Storage
60GB
CPU Image
2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
2GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 7455 1000MHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
2x PowerPC 970FX+ 2GHz vs PowerPC 7455 1000MHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
GeForce 6800 Ultra
16 Shaders
400MHz
512MB GDDR3
33.6GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce4 MX Mac
2 Shaders
250MHz
32MB DDR
2.7GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce 6800 Ultra vs GeForce4 MX Mac Full Specs Comparison
512MB
DDR-400
256MB
DDR-266
160GB
3.5"
SATA 1
60GB
3.5"
PATA
250 min 4K Video
6%
50 min 4K Video
1%
16x SuperDrive DL
Tray Loading
12x Combo Drive
Tray Loading
Apple Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Apple Mouse
Apple Pro Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 1.1
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
56K Modem
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
Data
2x USB 1.0 (12Mbps)
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2x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
3x Audio Jack
2x Optical Audio
Audio
3x Audio Jack
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GPU Ports
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
GPU Ports
450W
600W
400W
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Plastic
Height
511 mm (20.1 in)
Width
206 mm (8.1 in)
Depth
475 mm (18.7 in)
Volume
49.89 L
Height
432 mm (17 in)
Width
226 mm (8.9 in)
Depth
467 mm (18.4 in)
Volume
45.62 L
Weight
20.14 kg (44.4 lb)
Weight
19.051 kg (42 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Storage Slots
1x 5.25" Bay
2x 3.5" Bay
Storage Slots
2x 5.25" Bay
4x 3.5" Bay
Memory Slots
4x DIMM
Memory Slots
4x DIMM
Expansion Slots
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2x PCI-X 100MHz 64Bit
1x PCI-X 133MHz 64Bit
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1x AGP x8 Pro
Expansion Slots
4x PCI 33MHz 64Bit
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1x AGP x4
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A1047
EMC 2061
PowerMac7,3
M8570
EMC 1914
PowerMac3,6
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