Apple Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) vs Apple Power Macintosh 7200/120
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| ApplePower Mac G5 (Late 2004) | ApplePower Macintosh 7200/120 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2004 | 1996 |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | PowerPC G5 1800 MHz (Power Mac Late 2004) | PowerPC 601 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/120) |
| CPU cores | 1 | 1 |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (64 MB) | – |
| Memory | 256 MB or 4 GB (better) | 16 MB |
| Storage | 80 GB (better) | 1.2 GB |
| CPU | One 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 with 512 KB L2 cache and a 600 MHz front-side bus. This is the new single-processor model; the dual-processor models also listed on the retained sheet are June 2004 carryovers. | 120 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache |
| GPU | Stock NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64 MB DDR in AGP 8x Pro. Optional ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB, Radeon 9800 XT 256 MB, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL 256 MB or 6800 Ultra DDL 256 MB. The 9800 XT and 6800 cards also occupy the adjacent PCI slot. | 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 | Stock 256 MB PC3200 DDR400 in matched pairs; four DIMM slots support up to 4 GB. Configuration rows keep the stock graphics and drive at base and maximum supported memory. | Four 168-pin DIMM slots; 16 MB standard, expandable to 256 MB with 70 ns memory |
| Storage type | Stock 80 GB 7200 rpm Serial ATA drive. Two 3.5-inch bays, each with a 150 MB/s interface. Optional 160 or 250 GB drives, including two 250 GB drives. One optical bay with 8x DVD-R SuperDrive; Combo drive is optional. | 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 | Three open full-length 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots and occupied AGP 8x Pro graphics slot; no PCI-X on this single-processor model. | Three PCI slots and a bay for another internal storage device |
| Display | ||
| Screen | None built in | None built in |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 3 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack | Ethernet |
| Ethernet | 1 Gb/s | – |
| External displays | Up to 2 | – |
| Front ports | USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and headphone minijack. | – |
| Back ports | Two USB 2.0, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, Gigabit Ethernet, V.92 modem, optical Toslink input/output and analogue audio line-in/out. Three chassis USB ports in total, plus two keyboard USB 1.1 ports. AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps and Bluetooth 1.1 are optional. | 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 | Stock ADC and DVI with included DVI-to-VGA adapter, supporting two displays. Optional 6800 GT/Ultra DDL cards have two dual-link DVI connectors and support two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays; a second ADC display on the stock card needs an 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 | Built-in speaker; optical and analogue connections for external audio. | – |
| Keyboard and mouse | Apple Keyboard, Apple Mouse, USB extension cable, DVI-to-VGA adapter, modem cable and AirPort antenna. | – |
| Design and power | ||
| Type | Tower | Compact |
| Weight | 16.4 kg | – |
| Width × depth × height | 206 × 475 × 511 mm | – |
| Operating system | macOS | macOS |
| 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 | Maker height 51.1 cm, width 20.6 cm, depth 47.5 cm. Published reference weight for the single 1.8 GHz model is 16.4 kg, distinct from the carryover dual-processor models; weight varies with configuration. | – |
| Materials | Aluminium enclosure. | – |
| In the box | The October 2004 release includes Mac OS X Panther and iLife ’04. Apple’s retained specification sheet later lists iLife ’05; that later software listing does not change the hardware’s October 2004 first sale. | 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. |
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