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Apple Power Mac Specifications Page - Comparing The October 2005 G5 Power Macs To The April 2005 G5 Power Macs

The table below shows the major specifications and features for Apple's October 2005 and April 2005 Power Macs. Different configurations for the Power Macs are based on Apple's Online Store. Vendors' configurations may vary. Configurations and prices reflect that of the machines when they were introduced

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PowerMac Spec Index

Dual Core G5/2.5 GHz to Single G5/1.8 GHz
Dual G5/2.7 GHz to Single G5/1.8 GHz
Dual G5/2.5 GHz to Single G5/1.6 GHz
Dual G5/2.0 GHz to G4/1 GHz
Dual G4/1.42 GHz to Dual G4/867MHz

G4/1.25 GHz to G4/800 MHz
Dual G4/800 MHz to G4/466 MHz
G4/500 MHz to G4/400 MH
G4/450 MHz to G4/400 MHz
G3/450 MHz to G3/233 MHz
9600/350 MHz to 4400/200
9600 Dual 200MHz to 7200/120 MHz

Major technological changes from last generation of Power Macs

All New Models
1) Processors move to dual core (2 processing units on one chip)
2) L2 Cache doubles from 512K to 1MB
3) RAM type now faster PC4200 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM
4) Graphics slot moves from AGP Pro 8X to 16-lane PCI Express
5) Ever so slightly faster rated SuperDrive
6) Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces Instead of one
7) USB 2.0 port number moves from 3 to 4

Low-End Model - M9590LL/A
1) Now single dual core processor instead of dual processor
2) Maximum RAM increases from 4GB to 16GB
3) Graphics card goes from ATI Radeon 9600 Ultra to NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE
4) Graphics resolution increase from 1920 by 1200 pixels to 2560 by 1600 pixels
5) Monitor ports go from two single-link DVI to One single-link DVI port and One dual-link DVI
6) Three open full-length 33MHz, 64-bit PCI changes to two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots and One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot

Mid-Level Model - M9591LL/A
1) Now Single dual core processor instead of dual processors
2) Maximum RAM increases from 8GB to 16GB
3) Graphics Card goes from ATI Radeon 9600 Ultra to NVIDIA GeForce 6600
4) Graphics memory increases from 128MB to 256MB
5) Graphics resolution increase from 1920 by 1200 pixels to 2560 by 1600 pixels
6) Monitor ports go from two single-link DVI to One single-link DVI port and One dual-link DVI
7) One 133MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot and Two 100MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slots changes to two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots and One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot

High-End Model - M9592LL/A
1) Now two dual core processors instead of dual processors (effectively 4 processor units)
2) Processor speed falls from 2.7GHz to 2.5GHz
3) Frontside bus speed falls from 1.35GHz to 1.25GHz
4) Maximum RAM increases from 8GB to 16GB
5) Graphics Card goes from ATI Radeon 9650 to NVIDIA GeForce 6600
6) One 133MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot and Two 100MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slots changes to Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots and One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot
7) Price increases $300

October 2005 Dual Core G5 Power Macs
Power Mac Model/MHz	G5/2.0 GHz Dual Core 1MB L2 @ 2.0 GHz Per Core M9590LL/A	G5/2.3 GHz Dual Core 1MB L2 @ 2.3 GHz Per Core M9591LL/A	G5/2.5 GHz 2X Dual Core (4 Cores) 1MB L2 @ 2.5 GHz Per Core M9592LL/A
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Bus Speed (MHz)	1 GHz Frontside bus	1.15 GHz Frontside bus	1.25 GHz Frontside bus Per Processor
RAM	512MB PC4200 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM 16GB max	512MB PC4200 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM 16GB max	512MB PC4200 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM 16GB max
Graphics Support	NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE 128MB of GDDR SDRAM Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels One single-link DVI port One dual-link DVI port DVI to VGA adapter included Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot Support for graphics cards that require up to 150W	NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB of GDDR SDRAM Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels One single-link DVI port One dual-link DVI port DVI to VGA adapter included Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot Support for graphics cards that require up to 150W	NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB of GDDR SDRAM Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels One single-link DVI port One dual-link DVI port DVI to VGA adapter included Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot Support for graphics cards that require up to 150W
Expansion Slots	Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150-MBps Serial ATA (one filled) One optical drive bay ( filled) Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card	Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150-MBps Serial ATA (one filled) One optical drive bay ( filled) Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card	Two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, each with a 150-MBps Serial ATA (one filled) One optical drive bay ( filled) Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card
Hard Drive	160GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm	250GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm	250GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
Optical Drive	16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD-R discs at 16x Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 6x Reads DVDs at up to 16x Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x Reads CDs at up to 32x	16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD-R discs at 16x Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 6x Reads DVDs at up to 16x Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x Reads CDs at up to 32x	16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Writes DVD-R discs at 16x Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 6x Reads DVDs at up to 16x Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x Reads CDs at up to 32x
Communication	Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames Optional external Apple USB Modem Optional Bluetooth: Support for Enhanced Data Rate, or data rates up to 3 Mbps	Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames Optional external Apple USB Modem Optional Bluetooth: Support for Enhanced Data Rate, or data rates up to 3 Mbps	Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames Optional external Apple USB Modem Optional Bluetooth: Support for Enhanced Data Rate, or data rates up to 3 Mbps
Connectivity	4 USB 2.0 ports (one on front) 1 FireWire 800 port 2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front) Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors Stereo analog line level input and line level output minijacks	4 USB 2.0 ports (one on front) 1 FireWire 800 port 2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front) Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors Stereo analog line level input and line level output minijacks	4 USB 2.0 ports (one on front) 1 FireWire 800 port 2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front) Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors Stereo analog line level input and line level output minijacks
Operating System	10.4	10.4	10.4
Notes	Weight: 45.5 pounds (20.2 kg)	Weight: 45.5 pounds (20.2 kg)	Weight: 45.5 pounds (20.2 kg)

April 2005 G5 Power Macs

Power Mac
Model/MHz

G5/1.8 GHz
Single Processor

512K L2 @ 1.8 GHz
Per Processor

M9555LL/A

G5/2.0 GHz
Dual Processor

512K L2 @ 2.0 GHz
Per Processor

M9747LL/A

G5/2.3 GHz
Dual Processor

512K L2 @ 2.3 GHz Per Processor

M9748LL/A

G5/2.7 GHz
Dual Processor

512K L2 @ 2.7 GHz Per Processor

M9749LL/A

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Bus Speed
(MHz)

600 MHz Frontside bus
Per Processor

1 GHz Frontside bus
Per Processor

1.15 GHz Frontside bus
Per Processor

1.35 GHz Frontside bus
Per Processor

RAM

256MB PC3200
400MHz DDR SDRAM

4 GB max

512MB PC3200
400MHz DDR SDRAM

4 GB max

512MB PC3200
400MHz DDR SDRAM

8 GB max

512MB PC3200
400MHz DDR SDRAM

8 GB max

Graphics Support

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR SDRAM

Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels

ADC and DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

ATI Radeon 9600
128MB DDR SDRAM

Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels

Two single-link DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

ATI Radeon 9600
128MB DDR SDRAM

Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels
Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels

Two single-link DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

ATI Radeon 9650 with 256MB DDR SDRAM

Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels
Support for analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels

One DVI port and one dual-link DVI port
DVI to VGA adapter included

Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

Expansion
Slots

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)

Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card

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)

Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card

Two hard drive bays (one filled)

One optical drive bay ( filled)

One 133MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot
Two 100MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot

One AGP Pro 8X (filled)

Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card

Two hard drive bays (one filled)

One optical drive bay ( filled)

One 133MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot
Two 100MHz, 64-bit PCI-X slot

One AGP Pro 8X (filled)

Expansion slot for optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card

Hard Drive

80GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm

160GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm

250GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm

Optical Drive

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

16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Writes DVD-R discs at 16x
Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 4x
Reads DVDs at up to 16x
Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x Reads CDs at up to 32x

Communication

Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)

10/100/1000BaseT

56k V.92 internal modem

Optional internal Bluetooth module and antenna

Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)

10/100/1000BaseT

Optional 56k V.92 internal modem

Optional internal Bluetooth module and antenna

Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)

10/100/1000BaseT

Optional 56k V.92 internal modem

Optional internal Bluetooth module and antenna

Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on IEEE 802.11g specification; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)

10/100/1000BaseT

Optional 56k V.92 internal modem

Optional internal Bluetooth module and antenna

Connectivity

3 USB 2.0 ports (one on front)

1 FireWire 800 port
2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front)

Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors

Stereo audio input and output minijacks

3 USB 2.0 ports (one on front)

1 FireWire 800 port
2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front)

Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors

Stereo audio input and output minijacks

3 USB 2.0 ports (one on front)

1 FireWire 800 port
2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front)

Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors

Stereo audio input and output minijacks

3 USB 2.0 ports (one on front)

1 FireWire 800 port
2 FireWire 400 ports (one on front)

Optical digital audio input and output Toslink connectors

Stereo audio input and output minijacks

Operating System

10.4

Notes

Weight: 36 pounds (16.4 kg)

Weight: 44.4 pounds (20.2 kg)

PowerMac Spec Index

Dual Core G5/2.5 GHz to Single G5/1.8 GHz
Dual G5/2.7 GHz to Single G5/1.8 GHz
Dual G5/2.5 GHz to Single G5/1.6 GHz
Dual G5/2.0 GHz to G4/1 GHz
Dual G4/1.42 GHz to Dual G4/867MHz

G4/1.25 GHz to G4/800 MHz
Dual G4/800 MHz to G4/466 MHz
G4/500 MHz to G4/400 MH
G4/450 MHz to G4/400 MHz
G3/450 MHz to G3/233 MHz
9600/350 MHz to 4400/200
9600 Dual 200MHz to 7200/120 MHz

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