Apple Power Macintosh 7100/80 vs Apple Power Macintosh 7200/75

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Power Macintosh 7100/80 compared with Power Macintosh 7200/75

	ApplePower Macintosh 7100/80	ApplePower Macintosh 7200/75
Overview
Released
Released	1995	1995
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 601 80 MHz (Power Macintosh 7100/80)	PowerPC 601 75 MHz (Power Macintosh 7200/75)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	8 MB	8 MB
Storage
Storage	350 MB to 700 MB (better)	500 MB
CPU
CPU	80 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated memory management and floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 40 MHz	75 MHz PowerPC 601 with 32 KB L1 cache, optional L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 37.5 MHz
GPU
GPU	Built-in HDI-45 video uses system DRAM; separate DB-15 video has 1 MB VRAM standard and supports 2 MB for up to 24-bit colour at 832 × 624	Built-in video has 1 MB VRAM, expandable to 2 or 4 MB; 4 MB supports 24-bit colour at 1024 × 768
Memory type
Memory type	8 MB on the logic board plus four 72-pin SIMM slots installed in pairs; Apple supports 8–136 MB total	Four 168-pin DIMM slots; Apple supports 8–256 MB total with 70 ns memory
Storage type
Storage type	Internal 1.44 MB floppy drive, 350 or 700 MB SCSI hard drive and optional 2× CD-ROM drive	Internal 1.44 MB floppy drive, 500 MB SCSI hard drive and 4× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Three NuBus slots; processor-direct slot filled by the video card	Three PCI slots; optional PC Compatibility Card
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Ethernet	Ethernet
Back ports
Back ports	Apple Desktop Bus, DB-15 and HDI-45 video, DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connections, AAUI-15 Ethernet, microphone input and speaker output	Apple Desktop Bus, DB-15 video, DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connections, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, microphone input and speaker output
External displays
External displays	DB-15 video supports up to 1152 × 870 pixels; available colour depth depends on VRAM	Built-in video supports up to 1280 × 1024 pixels with expanded VRAM; colour depth depends on VRAM
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	11.34 kg	9.98 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	330 × 419 × 152 mm	365 × 430 × 156 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Apple's 6 × 13 × 16.5 inch and 25 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions	Apple's 6.15 × 14.37 × 16.93 inch and 22 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions
Power supply
Power supply	Maximum 230 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; 3.6 V lithium clock battery	Maximum 150 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; 3.6 V lithium clock battery
In the box
In the box	Original System Software 7.5 with PowerPC Enabler. Apple lists 3 January 1995 as introduction; a separate maker first-sale date was not established.	Original System Software 7.5.2. Apple lists 8 August 1995 as introduction; a separate maker first-sale date was not established.