Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) vs Power Mac G3 (Desktop, Mid 1998)

Apple Power Mac G5

Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)

Apple Power Mac G3

Power Mac G3 (Desktop, Mid 1998)

Base Price (MSRP) -	Base Price (MSRP) -
CPU PowerPC 970MP 2.0GHz	CPU PowerPC 750 233MHz
GPU GeForce 6600 LE Mac	GPU 3D Rage II
Memory 512MB	Memory 32MB
Storage 160GB	Storage 4GB
Display - - -	Display - - -

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


PowerPC 970MP 2.0GHz 2 Cores 2 Threads 2GHz Clock	PowerPC 750 233MHz 1 Core 1 Thread 233MHz Clock
GB6S N/A 0% GB6M N/A 0%	GB6S N/A 0% GB6M N/A 0%

PowerPC 970MP 2.0GHz vs PowerPC 750 233MHz Full Specs Comparison

GPU


GeForce 6600 LE Mac 4 Shaders 300MHz 128MB DDR 6.4GB/s Bandwidth	3D Rage II 1 Shader 60MHz 4MB SGRAM 0.7GB/s Bandwidth
N/A 0% N/A 0%	N/A 0% N/A 0%

GeForce 6600 LE Mac vs 3D Rage II Full Specs Comparison

Memory


512MB DDR2-533	32MB SDR-66
Unknown # Tabs 0%	Unknown # Tabs 0%

Storage


160GB 3.5" SATA 1 -	4GB 3.5" PATA -
250 min 4K Video 6%	Unknown # min 4K Video 0%

Optical Drive


16x SuperDrive DL Tray Loading	24x CD-ROM Tray Loading
-	3.5" Floppy 1.44MB

Display


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Keyboard

Apple Keyboard

AppleDesign Keyboard

Mouse

Mighty Mouse

Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II

Controller

Not Included

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

No Biometrics

Speakers

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1

Microphones

No Microphones

No Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


No Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 2 Stream Up to 300Mbps	No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.0	No Bluetooth
	56K Modem

Sensors

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Integrated Chipset

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - 4x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - 2x FireWire 400 1x FireWire 800 - - - - - - - -	Data - 2x Serial - 1x ADB 1x DB-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Network - - 2x Ethernet (1Gbps) - - - -	Network 1x Ethernet (10Mbps) - - - - - -
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Audio 3x Audio Jack 2x Optical Audio	Audio 2x Audio Jack -
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GPU Ports 1x DVI-I 1x DVI-I Dual-Link	GPU Ports 1x VGA

Power Supply


450W 550W	230W

Charger


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Battery

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Operating System

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger	Mac OS 8 Tempo
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Plastic - -
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Height 511 mm (20.1 in) Width 206 mm (8.1 in) Depth 475 mm (18.7 in) Volume 49.89 L	Height 160 mm (6.3 in) Width 3668 mm (144.4 in) Depth 429 mm (16.9 in) Volume 251.94 L
Weight 22.135 kg (48.8 lb) - - - -	Weight 10.297 kg (22.7 lb) - - - -

Upgradability

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 Not 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 3.5" Bay - -
Memory Slots 8x DIMM -	Memory Slots 3x DIMM -
Expansion Slots - - - - - - - - - - - 2x PCIe 1.0 x4 1x PCIe 1.0 x8 1x PCIe 1.0 x16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Expansion Slots 3x PCI 33MHz 32Bit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Info

A1117

EMC 2023

PowerMac11,2

M3979

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