Pros
- FireWire 800
- Huge memory and hard-drive capacity
- Appreciably faster than any other Mac
- 8x SuperDrive
- Gigabit Ethernet
- PCI-X
Cons
- Relatively pricey
- Extremely large size
At A Glance
Featuring a liquid cooling system, the dual-2.5 GHz Power Mac G5 is the top of the line of the second round of Power Mac G5 models, which were introduced in June 2004.
Manufacturer’s Description
The creative class needs superior tools to produce designs, music, high-definition video or the next scientific breakthrough. The Power Mac G5 line spans as far as you require. Its dual 64-bit G5 processors ? with speeds of up to 2.5GHz ? room for up to 8GB of main memory, 8X SuperDrive and ultrahigh-bandwidth system architecture will give you more results than systems costing twice as much. The Power Mac G5?s ultra-high bandwidth system architecture features up to a 1.25GHz frontside bus ? one on each processor ? for maximum throughput from the system to the G5 processor. And a point-to-point system controller lets data move directly between subsystems, without affecting processor function.It?s easy to plug printers, scanners and other devices into the Power Mac G5. In addition to sporting a full complement of ports on the back, the front panel of the Power Mac G5 offers FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 ports, as well as a headphone jack. Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire, USB 2.0 and optical digital and analog audio are integrated through two bi-directional 16-bit, 800MHz HyperTransport interconnects for a maximum throughput of 3.2GB per second.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | M9457LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | PowerPC G5 |
| Processor speed | 2500.0 MHz |
| Bus speed | 1250.0 MHz |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR-SDRAM |
| Memory max | 8192.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Card |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | ATI Radeon 9600 |
| Video Bus | AGP 8X |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 160.0 GB |
| Drive Controllers | Serial ATA |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI slots | 3.0 |
| AGP slots | 1.0 |
| Motherboard | |
| Motherboard Chipset | Proprietary |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 8.1 inches |
| Depth | 18.7 inches |
| Height | 20.1 inches |
| Weight | 44.4 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| DVD-ROM Pressed Disc Read Speed | 10.0 |
| Single-Layer DVD-R Write Speed | 8.0 |
| CD-ROM Read Speed | 32.0 |
| CD Rewrite Speed | 10 X (CD,CD-R) |
| CDR Write Speed | 24 X (CD,CD-R) |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| included_printer | No |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| Chassis Color | White |
| 5.25 Inch External Bays | 1 |
| 3.5 Inch Internal Bays | 2 |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year Parts & Labor Warranty |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Speedmark 4.0 Score | 225 |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.4, 512MB RAM |
| Cinema 4D XL 9.1 | 1:08 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 52fps |
| Compressor | 4:19 |
| iTunes 4.7 | 0:54 |
| iMovie HD | 0:36 |
| Photoshop CS2 | 0:56 |
