Apple Power Mac G5 (2003) vs Apple Power Macintosh 9500/120

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Power Mac G5 (2003) compared with Power Macintosh 9500/120

	ApplePower Mac G5 (2003)	ApplePower Macintosh 9500/120
Overview
Released
Released	August 2003	1995
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 604 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 9500/120)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1 or 2	1
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (64 MB) or ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (64 MB)	Apple Accelerated Graphics card
Memory
Memory	256 MB, 512 MB, 4 GB or 8 GB (better)	16 MB
Storage
Storage	80 GB to 160 GB (better)	1 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 604; 32 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 cache, integrated floating-point unit and 40 MHz system bus; processor on an upgradeable card
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.	Bundled PCI Apple Accelerated Graphics card with 2 MB video memory, expandable to 4 MB; Apple's October 1995 catalogue identifies ATI mach64. No onboard video; card occupies one of six PCI slots
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.	Twelve 168-pin, 70 ns DIMM slots; 16 MB supplied in the listed 120 MHz configuration, expandable to 768 MB in the maker's technical sheets
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 GB SCSI hard drive, 4× AppleCD 600i CD-ROM and 1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy drive
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.	Six PCI slots, one occupied by graphics; two additional 3.5-inch storage devices supported
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 video on the supplied PCI card, ADB, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort-compatible serial connectors and stereo sound input/output. AAUI and 10BASE-T connectors serve the same Ethernet interface; only one is used at a time
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	Tower
Weight
Weight	17.8 kg	12.7 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	206 × 475 × 511 mm	196 × 400 × 430 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.	Japan sheet 430 × 196 × 400 mm and approximately 12.7 kg, varying with internal devices; October catalogue rounds dimensions to 429 × 196 × 401 mm and weight to 12.6 kg
Power supply
Power supply	–	Maximum 225 W; support table specifies 100–125 or 200–240 V at 50–60 Hz, while Japan's sheet states 100–240 V automatic selection. 3.6 V lithium clock battery
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 7.5.2 and System Enabler 701; Japanese package includes ADB Mouse II, power cable and software CD. Keyboard and display separate. Support lists introduction on 1 May 1995; an actual first-sale date was not established