Apple Power Macintosh 6100/60 vs Apple Macintosh Quadra 700

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Power Macintosh 6100/60 compared with Macintosh Quadra 700

	ApplePower Macintosh 6100/60	AppleMacintosh Quadra 700
Overview
Released
Released	March 1994	October 1991
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 601 60 MHz (Power Macintosh 6100/60)	68040 25 MHz (Quadra 700)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	8 MB or 16 MB (better)	4 MB
Storage
Storage	160 MB to 250 MB	80 MB to 400 MB (better)
CPU
CPU	60 MHz PowerPC 601 with a 30 MHz 64-bit data path, integrated memory management and floating-point hardware, and 32 KB L1 cache; L2 cache optional	25 MHz Motorola 68040 with integrated paged memory management and floating-point units plus 8 KB on-chip cache; no standard L2 cache
GPU
GPU	Built-in HDI-45 video uses system DRAM, supporting 16-bit colour at 512 × 384 and 640 × 480 or 8-bit at 832 × 624; an optional AV card adds dedicated VRAM	Built-in video with 512 KB dedicated VRAM, expandable to 1 or 2 MB; 8-bit colour at 640 × 480 or 832 × 624 with the standard VRAM, and 24-bit at those resolutions with 2 MB
Memory type
Memory type	8 MB on the logic board plus two 72-pin 80 ns SIMM slots in a matched pair; 8–72 MB supported by Apple, with larger third-party options not represented as maker-supported; 4 MB ROM	4 MB soldered RAM and four 30-pin SIMM sockets; 80 ns or faster SIMMs installed in matching groups of four. Exact original UK brochure supports 20 MB using four 4 MB SIMMs or 68 MB using four 16 MB SIMMs. Current Apple support and the shared Service Source list the older 20 MB limit; their shorter supported-SIMM table does not describe the UK brochure's 16 MB modules. 1 MB ROM.
Storage type
Storage type	Internal 1.44 MB manual-inject floppy drive and 160 or 250 MB SCSI hard-drive configurations. Apple's March 1994 launch list also pairs a 250 MB disk with an optional 2× CD-ROM drive	Internal 1.44 MB SuperDrive and optional 80, 160 or 400 MB SCSI hard drives; Apple's October 1991 catalogue pairs each drive with 4 MB RAM and dates the 400 MB variant to January 1992
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	One processor-direct slot; an optional adapter provides one NuBus slot. Optional cache, AV and DOS compatibility cards occupy expansion capacity	Two NuBus '90 slots and one processor-direct slot; the PDS shares physical space with one NuBus slot
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Ethernet, headphone jack	Ethernet, headphone jack
Back ports
Back ports	Apple Desktop Bus, HDI-45 video, DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connectors, AAUI Ethernet, PlainTalk microphone input and sound output	Two Apple Desktop Bus ports, DB-15 video, DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI Ethernet, mono sound input and stereo sound output
External displays
External displays	Built-in video supports one display through HDI-45; compatible graphics expansion can drive a second display	Apple's built-in video supports its monitor range; output colour depth depends on VRAM and display resolution
Speakers
Speakers	Internal speaker with PlainTalk microphone input and stereo sound output	Internal speaker, mono audio input and stereo 8-bit sound output; Apple supplied a microphone
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Tower
Weight
Weight	6.4 kg	6.2 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	414 × 396 × 86 mm	140 × 366 × 302 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Apple's 3.4 × 16.3 × 15.6 inch and 14 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions	Apple's 5.5 × 11.9 × 14.4 inch and 13.6 lb dimensions; metric fields reflect the upright orientation and rounded conversions. Apple states the weight for the floppy-only model
Power supply
Power supply	Apple's support sheet states 210 W maximum, 100–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz; a Low End Mac profile lists a 200 W supply, so the figures may describe different measurements	Original UK brochure and current support give 50 W maximum excluding the external monitor, 100–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz. Shared Service Source gives 130 W maximum excluding the monitor and 90 W continuous; Apple Direct calls the power supply 90 W. These are conflicting or differently qualified ratings; no single universal consumption figure is assigned. A 3.6 V lithium clock battery is listed by current support.
In the box
In the box	Original System Software 7.1.2 with PowerPC Enabler 1.0. Apple dates the 6100/60 introduction to 14 March 1994; its 66 MHz replacement was a separate January 1995 model	Original System Software 7.0.1, microphone and ADB mouse; Apple's October 1991 catalogue says the keyboard was sold separately. Apple dates introduction to 21 October 1991