Apple Power Macintosh G3 Desktop vs Apple Power Macintosh 6100/60

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Power Macintosh G3 Desktop compared with Power Macintosh 6100/60

	ApplePower Macintosh G3 Desktop	ApplePower Macintosh 6100/60
Overview
Released
Released	November 1997	March 1994
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC G3 233 MHz (Power Macintosh G3 Desktop), PowerPC G3 266 MHz (Power Macintosh G3 Desktop) or PowerPC G3 300 MHz (Power Macintosh G3 Desktop)	PowerPC 601 60 MHz (Power Macintosh 6100/60)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	ATI 3D RAGE II+ (2 MB), ATI 3D RAGE II+, RAGE Pro or RAGE Pro Turbo (2 MB; dated factory revisions) or ATI 3D RAGE Pro Turbo (2 MB)	–
Memory
Memory	32 MB or 64 MB (better)	8 MB or 16 MB
Storage
Storage	4 GB to 6 GB (better)	160 MB to 250 MB
CPU
CPU	233 or 266 MHz PowerPC G3 at launch, with 512 KB backside L2 cache at 117 or 133 MHz. The later 300 MHz option has 1 MB at 150 MHz; all use a 66 MHz system bus and 32 KB each instruction/data L1 cache. Apple names IBM/Motorola as G3 suppliers but does not identify each fitted processor supplier.	60 MHz PowerPC 601 with a 30 MHz 64-bit data path, integrated memory management and floating-point hardware, and 32 KB L1 cache; L2 cache optional
GPU
GPU	Original ATI 3D RAGE II+ with 2 MB SGRAM, expandable to 6 MB. Apple Service Source distinguishes later RAGE Pro logic boards. EveryMac identifies May 1998 RAGE Pro and August 1998 RAGE Pro Turbo revisions; dated 300 MHz stock graphics are described explicitly rather than assigned to all models.	Built-in HDI-45 video uses system DRAM, supporting 16-bit colour at 512 × 384 and 640 × 480 or 8-bit at 832 × 624; an optional AV card adds dedicated VRAM
Memory type
Memory type	Three 168-pin 3.3 V unbuffered SDRAM DIMM slots. Original support table gives 192 MB maximum; later Apple Service Source specifies 384 MB with DIMMs no taller than 1.15 inches (192 MB with 1.25-inch DIMMs). Unofficial 768 MB upgrades are excluded.	8 MB on the logic board plus two 72-pin 80 ns SIMM slots in a matched pair; 8–72 MB supported by Apple, with larger third-party options not represented as maker-supported; 4 MB ROM
Storage type
Storage type	Launch factory pairs: M6141LL/A 233 MHz/32 MB/4 GB IDE/CD-ROM; M6202LL/A 266 MHz/32 MB/4 GB IDE/CD-ROM/100 MB Zip. Later 300 MHz/32 or 64 MB/6 GB/24x CD-ROM/Zip pairs are from EveryMac’s exact Desktop record; precise graphics revisions vary. Maker BTO options include 4 or 9 GB Ultra Wide SCSI, 2x DVD-ROM, Zip, faster Ethernet and FireWire cards; unproven cross-combinations are omitted. Internal SuperDrive accepts 1.44 MB and 800 KB floppy disks.	Internal 1.44 MB manual-inject floppy drive and 160 or 250 MB SCSI hard-drive configurations. Apple's March 1994 launch list also pairs a 250 MB disk with an optional 2× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Three PCI slots, plus a PERCH audio or audio/video I/O card slot; optional modem attaches to the I/O card. Desktop has one or two free 3.5-inch storage bays depending on the Zip configuration.	One processor-direct slot; an optional adapter provides one NuBus slot. Optional cache, AV and DOS compatibility cards occupy expansion capacity
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Ethernet, headphone jack	Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	0.01 Gb/s	–
Back ports
Back ports	One DB-15 monitor connector, one DB-25 external SCSI connector, two DMA serial ports compatible with LocalTalk/GeoPort, one ADB connector, 10BASE-T Ethernet and stereo audio input/output. Optional expansion cards do not count as standard ports.	Apple Desktop Bus, HDI-45 video, DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connectors, AAUI Ethernet, PlainTalk microphone input and sound output
External displays
External displays	Built-in monitor port supports resolutions up to 1600 × 1200; available colour depths depend on graphics memory. Optional separate graphics card supports a second monitor.	Built-in video supports one display through HDI-45; compatible graphics expansion can drive a second display
Speakers
Speakers	–	Internal speaker with PlainTalk microphone input and stereo sound output
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	AppleDesign Keyboard, ADB Mouse II and Apple PlainTalk microphone (Service Source).	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	9.979 kg	6.4 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	365.76 × 429.26 × 160.02 mm	414 × 396 × 86 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Current maker support table gives 6.3 inches height, 14.4 inches width, 16.9 inches depth and 22 lb; main fields are direct unit conversions. Older Service Source differs at 15.6 × 36.5 × 43.0 cm and 9.97 kg. Weight varies with fitted devices.	Apple's 3.4 × 16.3 × 15.6 inch and 14 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions
Power supply
Power supply	230 W maximum continuous and 290 W peak input (Service Source). Voltage-selector settings cover 100–130 V or 200–240 V AC; 50–60 Hz.	Apple's support sheet states 210 W maximum, 100–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz; a Low End Mac profile lists a 200 W supply, so the figures may describe different measurements
In the box
In the box	Mac OS 8.0 originally; revised logic board requires Mac OS 8.1 and System Enabler 777. November 1997 month is supported by Apple’s November release confirming immediate G3 availability and the opened Apple Store notice describing actual sales. No exact first-delivery day is established.	Original System Software 7.1.2 with PowerPC Enabler 1.0. Apple dates the 6100/60 introduction to 14 March 1994; its 66 MHz replacement was a separate January 1995 model