Apple Power Mac G5 (2003) vs Apple Power Macintosh 4400/200

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Power Mac G5 (2003) compared with Power Macintosh 4400/200

	ApplePower Mac G5 (2003)	ApplePower Macintosh 4400/200
Overview
Released
Released	August 2003	1997
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC G5 1600 MHz (Power Mac 2003), PowerPC G5 1800 MHz (Power Mac 2003), 2 × PowerPC G5 2000 MHz (Power Mac 2003) or 2 × PowerPC G5 1800 MHz (Power Mac 2003)	PowerPC 603e 200 MHz (Power Macintosh 4400/200)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1 or 2	1
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (64 MB) or ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (64 MB)	ATI 264VT-A4S2
Memory
Memory	256 MB, 512 MB, 4 GB or 8 GB (better)	16 MB or 32 MB
Storage
Storage	80 GB to 160 GB (better)	2 GB
CPU
CPU	Single 1.6 or 1.8 GHz, or dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5 processors; Apple identifies IBM fabrication. Each physical processor has 512 KB L2 cache. Front-side bus per processor is 800 MHz, 900 MHz or 1 GHz respectively. A dual 1.8 GHz configuration was added on 18 November 2003, available immediately; it remains part of this generation.	200 MHz PowerPC 603e, 40 MHz system bus and 32 KB L1 cache; 256 KB L2 cache supplied in the North American launch configuration, optional in the Japanese specification
GPU
GPU	Stock 1.6 and 1.8 GHz: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64 MB DDR. Stock dual 2 GHz: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro with 64 MB DDR. November dual 1.8 GHz: GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64 MB. Optional ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB.	ATI 264VT-A4S2 graphics controller; North American launch configuration has 2 MB video memory, expandable to 4 MB. Supported resolution and colour depth depend on the fitted video-memory DIMM
Memory type
Memory type	Single 1.6 GHz: 256 MB DDR333, four DIMM slots, maximum 4 GB. Single 1.8 GHz and dual 2 GHz: 512 MB DDR400, eight slots, maximum 8 GB. November dual 1.8 GHz also has 512 MB DDR400 and an 8 GB maximum. DIMMs are installed in matched pairs. Each configuration retains its stock drive and graphics at base and maximum memory.	Three 168-pin 3.3 V unbuffered EDO DIMM slots, maximum 160 MB; slot 1 takes single-bank DIMMs. August 1997 Apple Facts incorrectly describes onboard RAM and two slots; the exact support table and developer note specify three slots
Storage type
Storage type	Stock 80 GB on the single 1.6 GHz; 160 GB on the single 1.8 GHz, dual 2 GHz and November dual 1.8 GHz. 7200 rpm Serial ATA drives; two internal bays with 150 MB/s interfaces. One optical bay with 4x DVD-R SuperDrive; optional Combo drive and 80, 160 or 250 GB drives.	2 GB IDE hard drive and 1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy drive. Original North American configuration has an 8× CD-ROM; Japan lists 12× and August 1997 Apple Facts lists later 12× or 24× configurations
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	AGP 8x Pro graphics slot. Single 1.6 GHz has three 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots; faster original models and the November dual 1.8 GHz have PCI-X slots, two at 100 MHz and one at 133 MHz.	Two PCI slots, one accommodating a 7-inch card and the other a 7-inch or 12-inch card; separate Comm Slot II. Optional PC Compatibility Card occupies a PCI slot and is not included in these configurations
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 Gb/s (better)	0.01 Gb/s
External displays
External displays	Up to 2	–
Front ports
Front ports	USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and headphone minijack.	–
Back ports
Back ports	Two USB 2.0, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, Gigabit Ethernet, V.92 modem, optical Toslink audio input/output and analogue line-in/out. Optional 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 1.1 with external antennas. Three chassis USB ports in total; keyboard ports are separate.	DB-15 monitor, ADB, DB-25 external SCSI, two GeoPort-compatible serial connections, stereo sound input/output and 10BASE-T Ethernet; Japanese bundled modem occupies Comm Slot II
External displays
External displays	ADC and DVI connectors with DVI-to-VGA adapter; two displays in extended desktop or mirrored modes. A second ADC display needs an optional adapter.	–
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker; external audio can use analogue or optical connections.	–
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, USB extension cable, DVI-to-VGA adapter and modem cable.	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Compact
Weight
Weight	17.8 kg	9.5 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	206 × 475 × 511 mm	385 × 442 × 139 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Published height 51.1 cm, width 20.6 cm, depth 47.5 cm; 17.8 kg reference weight varies with configuration.	Technical Information manual gives 139 × 385 × 442 mm and 9.5 kg, varying with hard drive and optional equipment; its 24 lb figure is inconsistent with 9.5 kg, so the published metric value is retained without conversion
Power supply
Power supply	–	Technical Information manual specifies manually switched 90–135 V or 180–265 V AC, 47–63 Hz, 285 W maximum continuous input and 160 W maximum continuous DC output. Support's 150 W maximum conflicts with this; neither is treated as measured operating consumption
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure with separate thermal zones.	–
In the box
In the box	Original models shipped with Mac OS X Jaguar; the November dual 1.8 GHz announcement includes Panther. Apple’s 18 August 2003 shipping release confirms immediate availability of the single-processor models; the original dual 2 GHz was due later that month.	North American launch package includes keyboard, mouse and System 7.5.3. Japan lists 32 MB RAM, 12× CD-ROM, Apple Multiscan 15AV display and GeoPort modem; those accessories are not generic standard hardware. Apple records introduction on 17 February 1997 and planned Canadian delivery in March; August 1997 catalogue confirms the model was offered, but an actual first-sale month remains unresolved