Apple Power Mac G5 (2003) vs Apple Power Macintosh 7200/100

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Power Mac G5 (2003) compared with Power Macintosh 7200/100

	ApplePower Mac G5 (2003)	ApplePower Macintosh 7200/100
Overview
Released
Released	August 2003	1996
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 601 100 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/100)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1 or 2	1
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (64 MB) or ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (64 MB)	–
Memory
Memory	256 MB, 512 MB, 4 GB or 8 GB (better)	8 MB
Storage
Storage	80 GB to 160 GB (better)	800 MB
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.	100 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 50 MHz processor bus. Exact improved-model developer table lists no fitted L2 cache for the 7200/100; the shared maker catalogue documents an optional 256 KB L2 cache. The developer note introductory narrative contains a 7600/100/604 typo; its explicitly labelled processor/configuration tables establish the 7200/100 as a 601 model.
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.	1 MB VRAM standard, expandable to 4 MB. Original Apple catalogue describes a 32-bit graphics data path with 1 MB and 64-bit with 2 MB. It supports 24-bit colour on 16-inch displays with 2 MB and on 21-inch displays with 4 MB; exact modes depend on installed VRAM and a compatible external monitor.
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.	Exact April 1996 improved-model developer table lists 8 MB RAM in four 168-pin DIMM slots; the shared May 1996 7200/100 and 7200/120 catalogue describes 8 MB or 16 MB family configurations and expansion to 256 MB. No exact 100 MHz model 16 MB factory configuration is inferred from the combined table.
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.	Exact developer and original Apple support configuration tables list an 800 MB hard disk for the 7200/100. The joint May 1996 7200/100 and 7200/120 catalogue instead lists 1.2 GB with regional configuration wording; that unresolved family-level difference is not assigned as another exact 100 MHz configuration. A built-in CD-ROM is confirmed for all improved models; the joint catalogue gives quadruple-speed CD-ROM and Apple SuperDrive floppy. One additional 3.5-inch storage-device bay.
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.	Three PCI expansion slots; the maker catalogue lists support for six SCSI devices. Apple explicitly supports its optional PCI Token Ring Card on 7200/100 and 7200/120, unlike earlier 7200/75 and 7200/90. The contemporary support article says the Token Ring card is incompatible with the PCI DOS Compatibility Card.
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet	1 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.	Two GeoPort-compatible serial ports, ADB, monitor output, external SCSI and 16-bit stereo audio input/output. Built-in LocalTalk, 10BASE-T and AAUI Ethernet. The original enhanced-model support article describes CurioPrime multihoming for simultaneous AppleTalk network ports.
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.	External monitor required. Built-in video supports up to 1280 × 1024 with 4 MB VRAM in the original maker catalogue. The primary shared100/120 maker photograph shows a separate display and keyboard/mouse; the display is not built into the computer.
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.	The shared maker photograph shows keyboard, mouse and an external monitor; this is an illustrated setup, not evidence all accessories were included in each bundle. The shared 7200 user guide says monitor/keyboard vary with what was purchased and the PlainTalk microphone is optional.
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Compact
Weight
Weight	17.8 kg	9.9 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	206 × 475 × 511 mm	366 × 429 × 157 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.	Original May 1996 joint 7200/100 and 7200/120 Apple Facts table gives 15.7 × 36.6 × 42.9 cm (height ×width ×depth), 9.9 kg/22 lb, varying with installed devices. These are computer measurements, excluding the separately shown monitor and peripherals.
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.	System 7.5.3 in the exact improved-model developer note. Original Apple May 1996 current product catalogue establishes sale in 1996; actual first-sale month is unresolved, so release stays year precision. Developer-note publication 23 April 1996 and support-article publication 25 April 1996 are not treated as retail-launch dates. No successor relationship is inferred merely from shared family naming.