Power Mac G5/Dual 2.3GHz
Apple adds a dual-core processor -- two processing units on a single chip -- to its Power Mac line. The new desktops also add PCI Express, a high-performance interface that's particularly appealing to video pros. (To that end, the Power Mac line offers several video card build-to-order options above the Nvidia GeForce 6600 that comes standard on this model.) Also new: a double-layer SuperDrive, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and faster DDR2 RAM.
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Compared with their predecessors, the Power Mac G5 Dual models offer an array of new workstation-class capabilities, including impressive improvements in graphics, advanced networking, enormous memory capacity, and state-of-the-art expansion slots.
Pros: Very good performance; excellent graphics capabilities; huge memory capacity; PCI Express slots.
Cons: No improvement in performance compared with dual-processor model; no backward compatibility with PCI or PCI-X cards.
Basics
Reviewed Price: $2,499
Processor: Dual-core 2.3GHz PowerPC G5
Lab Tests
| Speedmark 4.5 Score | 254 |
|---|---|
| Cinema 4D XL 9.5.21 | 0:58 |
| iMovie 6.0.1 | 0:36 |
| iTunes 6.0.3 | 0:50 |
| Photoshop CS2 | 0:54 |
| Compressor | |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 53.6fps |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.4.5, 1GB of RAM |
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