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PowerMac 6100/66 Facts at a Glance
- Processor: PPC 601, 66 MHz
- L2 Cache: 256K
- Data Path: 64-bit, 33MHz
- Drive: 350-500MB SCSI
- Internal SCSI: CD ROM Support
- CD-ROM:2X (optional)
- Slots: 1 PDS
- Installed RAM: 8MB or 16MB (8 soldered to motherboard)
- RAM Slots: 2, 72-pin SIMM
- Min RAM Speed: 80 ns
- Notes: May be able to expand RAM to 136MB through
use of 64MB chips
- VRAM: 2MB (4MB Max.) - AV Model
- Introduced: 1/95
- Discontinued: 8/95
- Initial Retail Price: $1,749 - $2,699
- Current
Price
Special Notes
- The 6100 was capable of accepting a DOS compatibility
card for running dual Operating Systems
- NuBus adapter available for PDS slot
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The
6100/66 appeared mid-winter 1995, nine months after the original
6100/60 was released. It continued to be the low end model
of the speed bumped Power Macintosh family. It sported a 601
PowerPC chip running at 66Mhz and also included a 256K L2
cache, which its predecessor lacked. The machine came with
8MB of RAM soldered to the motherboard and the ability to
add 64MB more into two RAM slots (it may be possible to add
more RAM but Apple officially supports only 72MB). RAM must
be added in similar sized pairs.
The 6100 shipped without any graphics memory and used 640K
of regular memory as memory for video. A large L2 cache will
allow graphics memory allocation to be held in the cache thus
boosting video performance significantly.
The machine has one 7" PDS slot that can accommodate an Intel
processor card for running Windows applications or to accommodate
a regular processor upgrade.
The 6100 came in models with and without a CD ROM drive and
AV capability.
The AV model had a video in/out card installed in the PDS
slot and gave you the ability to run dual
Below you will find the MacBench 4.0 results for all of the
current processor upgrades available for this machine. Results
marked in Red indicate that benchmark results we provided
by the upgrade manufacturer. All other results are from the
results of our own testing. The bar graphs below express results
as a percentage of improvement over the base machine, which
receives a score of 100%. Further down the page you will find
a table with the actual MacBench score.
MacBench Absolute Scores
| Processor Upgrade Card |
MacBench 4.0 Processor Score |
| Power Macintosh 6100/66 |
130 |
| Sonnet Crescendo G3/266/133/512K |
798 |
| Sonnet Crescendo G3/266/133/1MB |
925 |
| Sonnet Crescendo G4/300/150/1MB |
1032 |
| Sonnet Crescendo G3/300/150/1MB |
1035 |
| NewerTechnology MAXpower G3/300/200/1MB |
1095 |
| Sonnet Crescendo G3/333/166/1MB |
1141 |
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