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Apple Macintosh Centris 650 vs Apple Macintosh Performa 5200CD

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AppleMacintosh Centris 650AppleMacintosh Performa 5200CD
Overview
Released19931995
Performance
ProcessorMotorola 68040 25 MHz (Macintosh Centris 650) or Motorola 68LC040 25 MHz (Macintosh Centris 650)PowerPC 603 75 MHz (Macintosh Performa 5200CD)
CPU cores11
Memory4 MB8 MB
Storage–512 MB to 1 GB
CPU25 MHz Motorola 68040 or 68LC040; the latter has no floating-point unit75 MHz PowerPC 603 with integrated floating-point unit, 16 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 37.5 MHz
GPUBuilt-in video with 512 KB VRAM, expandable to 1 MB; supports an external monitor through a 15-pin video connectorIntegrated 1 MB DRAM video; 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour or 832 × 624 at 8-bit colour
Memory type4 or 8 MB minimum RAM depending on configuration, with four SIMM slots; up to 136 MBTwo 72-pin SIMM slots; 8 MB standard and 64 MB maximum with 80 ns memory
Storage typeApple's system fact sheet lists 80–500 MB internal SCSI hard drives and a 1.44 MB floppy drive; an internal CD-ROM drive was optionalApple lists 500 MB and 1 GB internal IDE hard-drive options, a 1.44 MB floppy drive and 2× or 4× CD-ROM drive options
Expansion slotsThree NuBus slots and one processor-direct slot; a PDS card occupies the position of one NuBus cardMacintosh LC processor-direct slot, communications slot, TV-tuner bay and video input/output slot
Display
ScreenNone built in15″
Resolution–832 × 624
Panel–CRT
Display type–Built-in 15-inch multiscan colour CRT with tilt and swivel; it has selectable pixel modes rather than a fixed native LCD resolution
Display features–Maximum listed pixel mode 832 × 624 at 8-bit colour; the developer note also lists 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour
Design and power
TypeCompactAll-in-one
Width × depth × height330 × 419 × 152 mm–
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Size and weight detail–Apple lists 17.5 × 15.1 × 16 inches and 47 lb for the 5200 form factor
Power supply–Maximum 125 W; 110–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz; 4.5 V alkaline clock battery
In the boxApple's original developer note documents the 68040 and 68LC040 configurations. Current Apple support article 112207 describes a later PowerPC upgrade-card configuration and is excluded.Original System Software 7.5.1. Apple lists 1 May 1995 as introduction; a separate first-sale date was not established.
Connections
Ports–Headphone jack
Back portsTwo Apple Desktop Bus ports, two serial ports, external SCSI, video, audio input and output; Apple AUI Ethernet was optionalApple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial connectors, microphone input and stereo sound output; optional DB-15 video-mirroring port
SpeakersBuilt-in mono speaker with stereo audio output jackBuilt-in stereo speakers and microphone

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