Apple Power Mac G5 (Early 2005) vs Apple Power Macintosh 6100/60AV

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Power Mac G5 (Early 2005) compared with Power Macintosh 6100/60AV

	ApplePower Mac G5 (Early 2005)	ApplePower Macintosh 6100/60AV
Overview
Released
Released	April 2005	1994
Performance
Processor
Processor	2 × PowerPC G5 2000 MHz (Power Mac Early 2005), 2 × PowerPC G5 2300 MHz (Power Mac Early 2005) or 2 × PowerPC G5 2700 MHz (Power Mac Early 2005)	PowerPC 601 60 MHz (Power Macintosh 6100/60AV)
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	1
Graphics
Graphics	ATI Radeon 9600 (128 MB) or ATI Radeon 9650 (256 MB)	–
Memory
Memory	512 MB, 4 GB or 8 GB (better)	8 MB or 16 MB
Storage
Storage	160 GB to 250 GB (better)	250 MB
CPU
CPU	Two physical PowerPC G5 processors at 2, 2.3 or 2.7 GHz, each with 512 KB L2 cache and no L3 cache. Front-side bus per processor is 1, 1.15 or 1.35 GHz. The dual 2.7 GHz model uses liquid cooling.	60 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 64-bit data path at 30 MHz; 256 KB L2 cache is optional, not standard; 4 MB ROM
GPU
GPU	Dual 2 and 2.3 GHz: ATI Radeon 9600 with 128 MB DDR and two single-link DVI outputs. Dual 2.7 GHz: ATI Radeon 9650 with 256 MB GDDR3, one single-link and one dual-link DVI output. Optional NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL with 256 MB has two dual-link DVI outputs and occupies the adjacent PCI slot.	AV video card with fixed 2 MB VRAM, plus separate HDI-45 video using system DRAM
Memory type
Memory type	Stock 512 MB PC3200 DDR400, installed in matched pairs. Dual 2 GHz has four DIMM slots and a 4 GB maximum. Dual 2.3 and 2.7 GHz have eight slots and an 8 GB maximum. Configuration rows keep the stock drives and graphics at base and maximum memory.	8 MB soldered to the logic board and two 72-pin noncomposite 80 ns SIMM sockets accepting a matched pair; maximum 72 MB total. Original brochure lists 8 MB and 16 MB AV configurations.
Storage type
Storage type	Stock 160 GB on dual 2 GHz and 250 GB on dual 2.3/2.7 GHz, all 7200 rpm Serial ATA. Two internal drive bays; optional 250 or 400 GB drives, including two 400 GB drives. One optical bay with 16x SuperDrive supporting DVD±R and up to 4x dual-layer DVD+R recording.	Original AV configurations have a 250 MB internal SCSI hard drive and CD-ROM, with 8 MB RAM (M2738LL/A) or 16 MB (M2837LL/A). Service Source identifies internal AppleCD 300 Plus for the 60AV; exact support lists original 2× speed. Also includes 1.44 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy.
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	AGP 8x Pro graphics slot. Dual 2 GHz has three 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots. Dual 2.3 and 2.7 GHz have PCI-X: two 100 MHz slots and one 133 MHz slot.	One processor-direct expansion position occupied by the AV card. Unlike the non-AV 6100/60, the 60AV cannot use a NuBus adapter while retaining its AV 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	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, optical S/PDIF input/output and analogue audio line-in/out. Three chassis USB ports in total, plus keyboard USB 1.1 ports. AirPort Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and a V.92 modem are optional.	ADB, AAUI-15 Ethernet, HDI-45 and DB-15 video, external DB-25 SCSI, two LocalTalk/GeoPort serial ports, 16-bit stereo audio input and output, and S-video input and output with composite adapters
External displays
External displays	Two displays in extended desktop or mirrored modes. Radeon 9600 supports two displays up to 1920 × 1200; Radeon 9650 supports one 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display via dual-link DVI. Optional 6800 Ultra DDL supports two 30-inch displays. DVI-to-VGA adapter included.	Two simultaneous displays using DRAM and AV-card outputs. AV VRAM supports 24-bit colour at 640 × 480 and 832 × 624, or 16-bit colour at 1024 × 768 and 1152 × 870. Only one monitor or television can be attached to the AV card at a time.
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker; analogue and optical audio connections.	–
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, USB extension cable and DVI-to-VGA adapter.	Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II and two S-video-to-composite adapters; Service Source lists PlainTalk microphone standard for the 60AV. Keyboard and monitor sold separately.
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Compact
Weight
Weight	20.2 kg	6.4 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	415 × 399.7 × 85 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	The exact maker sheet labels height as 47.5 cm, width 20.6 cm and depth 51.1 cm. Earlier G5 sheets label height/depth in the opposite order; main dimensions are omitted because those published axes conflict. Maker reference weight is 20.2 kg and varies with configuration.	Original brochure publishes 85 × 415 × 399.7 mm and 6.4 kg, varying with installed devices; Service Source gives 85 × 415 × 399 mm. Exact support gives rounded 3.4 × 16.3 × 15.6 inch dimensions, while the shared developer note gives different physical dimensions; original brochure metric values retained.
Power supply
Power supply	450 W on dual 2/2.3 GHz; 600 W on dual 2.7 GHz, as stated by the maker.	Automatically configured 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz. Exact support and original brochure list 210 W maximum, excluding the display in the brochure. Service Source separately gives 132 W maximum continuous and 201 W peak AC input, excluding monitor power, with 86 W continuous DC output; conditions remain qualified.
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure.	–
In the box
In the box	Mac OS X Tiger and iLife ’05. Apple’s 27 April 2005 launch says these models are available “this week”; first sale is kept at April precision rather than treating the announcement as a confirmed delivery day. The older single 1.8 GHz model retained in the launch range is represented separately as Late 2004.	Original brochure includes System 7 software, setup/learning/reference documentation and limited warranty. Exact support lists original System 7.1.2 with PowerPC Enabler 1.0 and introduction on 14 March 1994. Contemporary July 1994 MacUser retail advertising offers the exact 6100/60AV; release year 1994 retained, with first-sale month unresolved.