Apple Power Mac G5 (2003) vs Apple Power Macintosh 7200/120

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Power Mac G5 (2003) compared with Power Macintosh 7200/120

	ApplePower Mac G5 (2003)	ApplePower Macintosh 7200/120
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 601 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/120)
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)	16 MB
Storage
Storage	80 GB to 160 GB (better)	1.2 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.	120 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache
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.	Built-in video with 1 MB VRAM standard, expandable to 4 MB; standard VRAM supports 832 × 624 at 16-bit colour and 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour
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.	Four 168-pin DIMM slots; 16 MB standard, expandable to 256 MB with 70 ns memory
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.	1.2 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 4× AppleCD 600i CD-ROM drive in Apple's listed configuration
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 slots and a bay for another internal storage device
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.	DB-15 monitor output, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connections, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, 16-bit stereo audio input and output
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.	Built-in video supports up to 1280 × 1024 pixels with 4 MB VRAM; the standard 1 MB allocation reaches 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour
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	–
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	206 × 475 × 511 mm	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Power supply
Power supply	–	Apple's Japanese model sheet lists 215 W maximum continuous and 300 W peak; the PC Compatible variant has a different figure and is excluded here
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.	–
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.	Original System Software 7.5.3. Apple's Japanese technical sheet lists the 16 MB/1.2 GB/4× CD-ROM configuration; a distinct first-sale date was not established.