Apple PowerMac G4 and G5 Computers


	Apple Power Mac G4 and G5 Computers Comparison Chart
	Here are 2 brief summary comparison charts of the Apple Power Macintosh G4 and G5 desktop computers, with selected spec comparisons. The tables compare processor speed, hard drive size, factory RAM, video card, CD ROM, and data cache size for Apple Macintosh G4 and G5 computer models.		*Vaughn's Summaries* *Computer Summaries* Apple Mac G4 Models ASIC-FPGA Logic CPU Evolution Electronics Distributers Modem Diagram Multiplication Tables* Networking Standards PC Block Diagram* Powers of 2 Semiconductor Manufacturers Timing Diagram
30	540-860	30	260

Apple Mac G4 Evolution Summary - PowerMac Desktop Model Comparison Chart
Introd. Discon.	G4 Series Name G4 Name	Apple Order #	Speed MHz.	HD	RAM Orig.	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L1 L2 Cache	Power Watts	Other
	"Power G3"				PC100		ATI
1-99 to 6-99	"Blue & White"	M7556LL/A	300	6G	64M	16M	Rage 128	CD	32K 512K	200W	first firewire
1-99 to 8-99	(Yosemite)	M7555LL/A	350	6G	64M	16M	Rage 128	DVD	32K 512K		last ADB
1-99 to 8-99		M7554LL/A	400	12G	128M	16M	Rage 128	CD	32K 512K		2 Firewire- 2USB
6-99 to 8-99		M7553LL/A	450	9G	128M	16M	Rage 128	CD	32K 512K
											OS 8.5 602-3821-A

1 (1st G4)	"PCI Graphics"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA/33	RAM PC100	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L1 L2 Cache	Power Watts
8-99 to 10-99	Yikes	M7826LL/A	400	?	?	16M	Rage 128	CD-24x	64K 512K	200W	stan.sleep
10-99 to 12-99	Yikes	M7826LL/A	350	?	?	16M	Rage 128	CD-24x	64K 512K		stan.sleep
1999-12											no airport
?		M7631LL/A	400	10G	64M	16M	Rage 128	CD-32x	64K 1M		3 Firewire- 2USB
											OS 8.6 691-2404A

2	"AGP Graphics"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA/66	RAM PC100	VRAM	2xAGP	CD Drive	L1 L2 Cache	Power Watts
	Sawtooth	M7641LL/A	400	10G	64M	16M			64K 1M	200W	l-power sleep
1999-09	Sawtooth	M7824LL/A	400	20G	128M	16M	Rage128	DVD-RAM	64K 1M		-
2000-07	Sawtooth	M7232LL/A	450	20G	128M	16M	Rage128	DVD-RAM	64K 1M		#1
		M7628LL/A	450	20G	128M	16M			64K 1M		-
		M7827LL/A	450	30G	128M	16M			64K 1M		2 Firewire- 2USB
	Sawtooth	M6921LL/A	500	27G	256M	16M	Rage128Pro	DVD-RAM	64K 1M		-
		M7629LL/A	500	27G	256M	16M			64K 1M		-
	Sawtooth	M7825LL/A	500	27G	128M	16M	Rage128Pro	DVD-RAM	64K 1M		2 Firewire- 2USB
		M8250LL/A	500	40G	256M	16M			64K 1M		-
											OS 8.6 691-2460A

3	"Gigabit Ethernet"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA/66	RAM PC100	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L1 L2 Cache	Power Watts
2000-07		M7891LL/A	400	20G	64M	16M	Rage128Pro	DVD-ROM	64K 256K	220W	l-power sleep
		M7892LL/A	450x2	30G	128M	16M	Rage128Pro	DVD-ROM	64K 256K		Airport ready
		M7893LL/A	500x2	40G	256M	16M	ATI Radeon	DVD-RAM	64K 256K
											OS 9.0 691-2639

4	"Digital Audio"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA/66	RAM PC133	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L2 L3 Cache	Power Watts
2001-01		M7627LL/A	466	30G	128M	16M	Rage128Pro	CD-RW	1M 0	338W	#2
		M7688LL/A	533	40G	128M	32M	GeForce2MX	CD-RW	1M 0		Airport ready 2 Firewire- 2USB
		M8451LL/A	733	60G	256M	32M	GeForce2MX	CD-RW	256K 1M
		M7681LL/A	733	60G	256M	32M	ATI Radeon	CD-RW/DVD	256K 1M
		M7945LL/A									OS 9.1 691-2943
		1.5G max RAM.

5	"QuickSilver"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA/66	RAM PC133	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L2 L3 Cache	Power Watts
2001-07 to 2002-08		M8359LL/A	733	40G	128M	32M	GeForce2 MX	CD-RW	256K 0	360W	Airport ready 2 Firewire 2 USB
		M8360LL/A	867	60G	128M	32M	GeForce2 MX	Super	256K 2M
		M8361LL/A	800x2	80G	256M	64M	GeForce3 MX	Super	256K 2M
		M8493	1Gx2	80G	512MB	64M	Radeon 9000				#3
		AKA M8493 Gigabit ethernet ZIP 250 VGA, no DVI 1.5G max RAM.									OS 10.0 Cheetah 6xx-xxxx

6	"QuickSilver 2002"		Speed MHz.	HD Ultra ATA	RAM PC133	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L2 L3 Cache	Power Watts
2002-02 to 2002-08		M8705LL/A	800	40G	256M	32M	Radeon 7500	CD-RW	256K 0	360W	Airport ready 2 Firewire 2 USB
		M8666LL/A	933	60G	256M	32M	GeForce4 MX	Super	256K 2M
		M8667LL/A	1Gx2	80G	512M	64M	GeForce4 Tita.	Super	256K 2M
		AKA M8493 - No limit on hard drive size. Gigabit ethernet. Apple Pro speakers jack. Two ATA-66 slots. VGA, no DVI									OS 10.1 Puma 6xx-xxxx

7	"Mirrored Drive Doors"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA100	RAM PC2100 PC2700	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L2 L3 Cache	Power Watts
2002-08 to 2004-06	MDD (Mirrored Drive Doors)	M8787LL/A	867x2	60G	256M	32M	GeForce4 MX	Combo	256K 1M	750W (6.5A)	Airport ready 2 Firewire 2 USB
		M8689LL/A	1Gx2	80G	256M	64M	Radeon 9000	Super	256M 1M
		M8573LL/A	1.25G x2	120G	512M	64M	Radeon 9000	Super	256M 2M
		AKA M8570 - (noise problems, fans and power supplies replaced) No limit on hard drive size. Gigabit ethernet. Apple Pro speakers jack. One ATA-100 slot and one ATA-66 slot. ADC and DVI									OS 10.2 Jaguar 6xx-xxxx

8	"Mirrored Drive Doors 2003"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA100	RAM PC2700	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L2 L3 Cache	Power Watts
2003-02 to xxx	MDD	M9145, M9309	1.25G	80G	256M	64M	Radeon 9000 Pro or GeForce4 Titanium	Combo	256K 1M	360W
		AKA M8573 One ATA-100 slot, and one ATA-66 slot. Original Airport ready. 2G max RAM.

	"FW 800"		Speed MHz.	HD ATA100	RAM PC2100 PC2700	VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	L2 L3 Cache	Power Watts
	FW 800 Single	M8839LL/A	1G	60G	256M	64M	GeForce4 MX	Combo or Super	256K 1M	400W
	FW 800 Dual	M8840LL/A	1.25G	80G	256M	64M	Radeon 9000		256K 1M		#4, #5
	FW 800 Dual	M8841LL/A	1.43G	120G	512M	64M	Radeon 9000		256K 2M
		AKA M8570 No limit on hard drive size. Gigabit ethernet. Apple Pro speakers jack. Requires Airport EXTREME. One 800MHz. FW port. Three FW, 2 USB. 2G max RAM.									OS 10.2.4

Source: Apple PowerMac specs This Mac G4 specs comparison chart is intended as a guide only, and may not be 100% accurate. Evolution history of Apple G4 Power Macintosh Computer Models top of page
70	100	140-830	40	40	50	50	120	60	50	40	70

Apple Mac G5 Evolution Summary - PowerMac Desktop Computer Comparison Chart
Introd. Discon.	G5 Model Name	Apple Order #	Speed MHz.	HD	RAM Installed	DDR SDRAM VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive	DDR L2 Cache	Power Watts	Operating System
2003-06 to 2004-06	"Power Mac G5" G5- G5- G5- Dual	M9020- $1,9 M9031- $2,3 M9032- $2,9	1.6G 1.8G 2.0G	80G 160G 160G	256M 512M 512M	64M 64M 64M	nVidia FX 5200 nVidia FX 5200 ATI Radeon 9600	Super 4x	512k	400W 600W 600W	OS 10.2.7 Jaguar
2003-11 to 2004-06	G5- Dual	M9393- $2,4	1.8	160G	512M	64M	nVidia FX 5200	Super 4x	512k	400W	OS 10.2.7
2004-06 to 2005-10	"June 2004" Dual 970fx Dual 970fx Dual 970fx	M9454- $1,9 M9455- $2,4 M9457- $2,9	1.8G 2.0G 2.5G	80G 160G 160G	256M 512M 512M	64M 64M 128M	nVidia FX 5200 nVidia FX 5200 ATI Radeon 9600	Super 8x	512k	400W 600W 600W	OS 10.3.4 Panther
2004-10 to 2005-06	"Late 2004" Single 970fx	M9555- $1,4	1.8	80G	256M	64M	Radeon 9600 Pro	Super 8x	512k	750W (>6.5A)	OS 10.3.5
2005-04 to 2005-10	"Early 2005" Dual 970fx Dual 970fx Dual 970fx	M9747- $1,9 M9748- $2,4 M9749- $2,9	2.0 2.3 2.7	160G 250G 250G	512M 512M 512M	128M 128M 256M	Radeon 9600 Radeon 9600 Radeon 9650	Super 16x	512k	450W 600W 600W	OS 10.4 Tiger
2005-10 to 2006-08	"Late 2005" G5 Dual Core G5 Dual Core G5 Quad Core	M9590 - $1,9 M9591 - $2,4 M9592 - $3,2	2.0G 2.3G 2.5G	160G 250G 250G	512M 512M 512M	128M 256M 256M	GeForce 6600 LE GeForce 6600 GeForce 6600	Super 16x Super 16x Super 16x	1M DDR2	1,400W (>10A)	OS 10.4.2 Tiger
Sources: EveryMac.com - Apple PowerMac specs
Apple Mac PRO Summary - Mac Pro Desktop Computer Comparison Chart
Intel Core 2		Apple Order #	Speed MHz.	HD	RAM Installed	DDR SDRAM VRAM	Video Card	CD Drive		Power Watts
2006-08 to ??	"Mac Pro" Dual P	MA356- $2,100 MA356- $2,400 MA356- $3,200	2.0G 2.66G 3G	250G	1G DDR2 667MH	256M	GeForce 7300 GT	Super 16x	4M	980W	OS 10.4.7
2007-10											OS 10.5 Leopard (no OS 9 support)
2008	"Early 2008"	Dual core (MA970LL/A) Quad-core 8-core									OS 10.5
2009	"Early 2009"	8-core (MB535LL/A), Quad-core (MB871LL/A)									OS 10.5
Source: Mac Pro specs This Mac G5 specs comparison chart is intended as a guide only, and may not be 100% accurate. Evolution history of Apple G5 Power Macintosh Computer Models
70	110	120-830	40	40	50	50	120	70	50	40	70

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This Apple Power Macintosh computer spec comparison information was collected from the internet. I hope that there are no errors.

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This Vaughns Summaries Power Macintosh G4 and G5 Computers chart web page was updated on 2011-02-07.