MacComparisonZone: Power Mac G4/733 MHz vs Power Mac Dual G5/1.8 GHz - Performance And Specifications Review
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Created: 8/20/04
Introduction
This Guide compares the Power Mac G4/733 MHz, to the Power Mac Dual G5/1.8 GHz . When the 733 MHz was released in July of 2001, it was the low-end of the Power Mac line, which also included a 876 MHz model in the middle, and a Dual 800 MHz machine as the high-end choice.
The Dual G5/1.8 GHz Tower is the current low-end machine of a family of three, which includes a Dual 2.0 GHz Power Mac and a Dual 2.5 GHz machine
Major Technological Differences:
Processor Speed/Number
Cache Size/Speed
Price Difference: $1,050
Bus Speed
Graphics Card/Slot/Memory Amount
Expansion Slots Type/Number
Hard Drive Size/Rotation Speed
Optical Drive Type/Speed
Airport Speed Option
USB Port Speed
FireWire Port Type/Speed
Audio In/Out Options
BlueTooth Wireless Communication Option
External Video Support
Weight
Below you will find specifications and features, performance, and price comparisons. We also provide further links where you can do additional research, should you so wish.
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Specifications & Features
Model/Mhz
Power Mac G4/733 MHz (#M8359LL/A )
Single Processor
L2 Cache: 256K @ 733 MHz
L3 Cache: None
Release Date: July, 2001
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR SDRAM
AGP Pro 8X slot
Expansion
Slots
Three hard drive bays (one filled)
One optical drive bay (filled)
Four full-length 64-bit,33-MHz PCI slots
One AGP 4X slot (filled)
AirPort Slot
Two hard drive bays (one filled)
One optical drive bay (filled)
Three open full-length
33MHz, 64-bit PCI slots
One AGP Pro 8X (filled)
AirPort Extreme Slot
Hard Drive
40GB Ultra ATA/66
5400 rpm
80GB Serial ATA; 8MB memory buffer
7200-rpm
Optical Drive
CD-RW drive
Writes CD-R discs 12x
Writes CD-RW discs at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
Writes DVD-R at 8x
Reads DVDs at 10x
Writes CD-R at 24x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x
Unfortunately because of the length of time between when these two machines were released, we do not have a wealth of performance data with which to compare them.
The Processor scores above are based on Photoshop. The first processor result consists of actions that do not take good advantage of dual processors. The second set of results are of Photoshop functions that make much better use of dual processors
For more detailed performance of the G4/733 see this page
For more detailed performance of the Dual G5/1.8 GHz see this page
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MacComparisonZone: Power Mac G4/733 MHz vs Power Mac Dual G5/1.8 GHz - Performance And Specifications Review
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