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Mac Performance In The Raw - G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz versus Power Mac Dual G5/2.7GHz - A Performance Comparison

 
Friday, April 21, 2006
Request a Comparison between any two Macs
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Hi Daniel,

Your comparison follows below ...

Johnny AppleSpeed
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G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz versus Power Mac Dual G5/2.7GHz

G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz- M9590LL/A -- October 2005
Power Mac Dual G5/2.7GHz - M9749LL/A - April , 2005

Specifications info
G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz
Power Mac Dual G5/2.7GHz

Initial price difference:
G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz - $1,999
Power Mac Dual G5/2.7GHz - $2,999

Current price difference:
G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz - $1,699
Power Mac Dual G5/2.7GHz - $2,149

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Performance
In Performance the Power Mac Dual G5/2.7GHz is ....

Processor Single - 36% faster ++
Processor Multiple - 35% faster ++
Processor Saturation - 36% faster
Graphics Card - 9% slower ++
Graphics Processor - 28% faster ++
Graphics Gaming - 47% slower
Graphics Interface - 30% faster
Copy (many files) - 15% slower
Copy (Single large file) - 11% slower
iMovie Import - Same
iMovie Render - 27% faster
iTunes Encode (From CD) - 10% faster
iDVD Import - 26% faster
Word Macro - 28% faster
Photoshop Filters - 26% faster
Photoshop Workflow - 27% faster

++The processor & graphics card scores above are based on CineBench 9.5 (email us to request the actual point scores for these machines)
The game test was obtain by running EVO2 4X4

A note on performance. In game performance the 2.7 GHz machine is significantly slower, and it is slightly slower in hard drive performance. In all other aspects the machine is faster. In the work you describe below, the 2.7 GHz machine will be faster and will provide you with more processing flexibility.

If you have follow up questions about these results contact us again

Additional Resources

Power Mac InfoZone
Power Mac Performance
Performance Profiles
Power Mac Performance vs Others
Power Mac Buyer's Guide
Power Mac Specs & Features
Power Mac Reviews
Power Mac Discussion Forum
Apple's Power Mac Page
Apple's Previous Power Mac Specification Details

Also search at MacReviewZone/MacSpeedZone on the following part numbers M9848LL or MA463LL which should turn up additional information
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Comparison Crew

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On Apr 18, 2006, at 4:48 PM, daniel smith wrote:

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Dual Core 2.0 vs Dual 2.7

Fry's is offering the Dual 2.7 for $1994
Apple sales the the Dual Core 2.0 for $1999

Not much a difference in price just wondering which model would be better for Final cut pro, Flash MX 2004, Dvd Studio pro, and Photoshop 7

Thanks
Daniel

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Power Mac
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A - Originally: $1,999


This Section Updated Tuesday, October 9, 2007


Price - Condition - Warranty - Store

$1,719 to $1,919 - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable

$2,719 - Refurbished- 1 year - PowerMax unavailable
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= Previous Model
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unknown = Unknown/Delay
= Installation Fee ($20 to $40)
Extras
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Basic Stats
Power Mac - M9590LL/A
G5/2.0 GHz Dual Core processor
1MB L2 Cache - Per Core
1 GHz Frontside Bus
512MB memory
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE
128MB Graphics Memory
160GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
16x SuperDrive
(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Released 10/05
More Stats ...


Dual Core G5/2.0 GHz - Reviews
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Performance
Score
%
Processor Multi CB
548
+160%
Processor Single CB
303
+159%
Graphics Card CB
1356
+568%
Graphics Games fps
60
+253%
Hard Drive sec.
62.81
+85%
QuickTime sec. 201.63
+24%
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score
% = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz
More performance results ...

Performance Profiles
Dual Core 2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
vs Mac Mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo
vs iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"
vs iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20"
vs Power Mac Dual G4/2.0GHz
vs Power Mac Dual Core 2.3 GHz
vs Power Mac Quad Core 2.5 GHz
vs Dual Power Mac G5/2.7 GHz

Additional Power Mac Information
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Specs & Features
Reviews
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Previous Power Mac Specification

G5 Power Macs
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This Section Updated Tuesday, October 9, 2007

= Current Model
= Previous Model
unavailable = New Item Available
unavailable = Unavailable
unknown = Unknown/Delay
= Installation Fee ($20 to $40)
Extras = Bundled Items

New, Closeout, OpenBox,
Refrubished and Used

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G5 2.7GHz Dual SuperDrive #M9749LL/A - Originally: $2,999


Reviews Dual G5/2.7 GHz
vs Power Mac Dual G4/1.25GHz
vs G4/800 Power Mac

$2,150 to $2,980 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$2,199 - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable

$2,149 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished unavailable

$1,755 to $3,320 -
OpenBox  - 1yr  - MacZone unavailable
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$2,749 -
OpenBox - 1 year - PowerMax unavailable
$75 mail-in rebate on RAM

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G5/2.5 GHz Dual #M9457LL/A - Originally: $2,999


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Dual G5/2.5 GHz
Mac360
Australian IT
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$1,790 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$2,039 to $2,619
- - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable

$2,299 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax unavailable
$2,049 -
Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished unavailable

Can't Find It? Search store on M9457LL 


G5 2.3GHz Dual SuperDrive #M9748LL/A - Originally: $2,499

$1,980 to $2,900 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$1,759 to $1,889
- - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable

$2,489 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax unavailable
$1,999 -
Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished unavailable
$2,299 -Refurbished - Apple Canada Refurbished unavailable
Free Shipping

Can't Find It? Search store on M9748LL


G5/2.0 GHz Dual - Originally: $1,999 to $2,999

$1,300 to $1,580 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$1,609 to $2,619 - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable

$1,549 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished unavailable
$1,899 -Refurbished - Apple Canada Refurbished unavailable
Free Shipping

Can't Find It? Search store on M9747LL 


G5/2.0 GHz 160 GB NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB

$1,300 to $1,550 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$1,609 to $1,709 -
Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable
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G5 1.8GHz Dual 80GB  #M9454LL/A - Originally: - $1,999

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$1,000 - Used -30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$
1,509 - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable
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$1,799 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax unavailable
$1,299 -
Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished unavailable


G5 1.8GHz DUAL 160GB #M9393LL/A - Originally:$2,499

$1,000 to $1,050 - Used - 90day - Mega Macs unavailable
$2,139 - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable
Free MP3 sunglasses

$1,999 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax unavailable


G5 1.8GHz 80GB #M9555LL/A - Originally:$1,499

$1,509 to $1,749 - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable
Free MP3 sunglasses

$1,589 - Refrub - 1yr - Apple Refurbished unavailable


G5 1.8GHz 160GB #M9031LL/A - Originally:$2,399

$
1,000 - Used -30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$1,000 - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable
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$1,799 - Refrub- 1 year - PowerMax unavailable
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G5/1.6 GHz #M9020LL/A - Originally: $1,999

$860 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$1,659 to $1,579 - - Used- 90day - PowerMax unavailable
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G4 Power Macs - Mirrored Door
Price - Condition - -Store

G4 1.42 GHz DUAL - #M8841LL/A - Originally: $2,699
$
900 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$1,069 - to $1,279 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable


G4 1.42 GHz
None at this time -

G4/1.25 GHz DP - #M8840LL/A - Originally: $3,299
$
880 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$999 to $1,239 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

G4 1.25 GHz - #M9145LL/A - Originally: $1,299
$650 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$879 to $969 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable


Dual G4/1 GHz - Originally: $2,499
$939 to $1,409 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

G4/1 GHz Combo Drive - Originally: $1,499
$540 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable
$749 to $769 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable


Dual G4/867 - Originally: $1699
$889 to $1,099 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

G4/800
$1,299 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

G4 Power Macs - QuickSilver
Price - Condition - -Store
PowerMac QuickSilver G4/1 GHz
$719 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

QuickSilver Dual G4/1 GHz - Originally: $2,999
$729 to $789 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

QuickSilver G4/933 - Originally: $2,499

$559 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable
$626 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable


QuickSilver G4/867 - Originally: $2,499

$479 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

QuickSilver Dual G4/800
$709 to $899 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable

QuickSilver G4/800 - Originally: $1,599
$639 to $739 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable
$496 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable

QuickSilver G4/733 - Originally: $1,699
$649 to $699 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable
$480 - Used - 30day - Mega Macs unavailable

G4 Power Macs - Digital Audio
Price - Condition - -Store

Digital Audio G4/1.33

$609 - Used - 90day - PowerMax unavailable