Apple Power Macintosh 8100/100AV vs Apple Power Macintosh 8100/110

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Power Macintosh 8100/100AV compared with Power Macintosh 8100/110

	ApplePower Macintosh 8100/100AV	ApplePower Macintosh 8100/110
Overview
Released
Released	1995	1994
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 601 100 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/100AV)	PowerPC 601+ 110 MHz (Power Macintosh 8100/110)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	16 MB	16 MB
Storage
Storage	1 GB	2 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	100 MHz PowerPC 601 with 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 33.3 MHz system bus	110 MHz PowerPC 601+ with 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 36.7 MHz system bus
GPU
GPU	Built-in DRAM video and an AV video card with 2 MB VRAM; supports 24-bit colour at 640 × 480 through the VRAM output	Built-in DRAM video through HDI-45 and a 2 MB VRAM card through DB-15, expandable to 4 MB VRAM; maximum colour depth depends on output and fitted memory
Memory type
Memory type	16 MB in Apple's Japanese product bundle, including 8 MB on the logic board; eight 72-pin SIMM slots allow up to 264 MB	8 MB on the logic board with eight 72-pin SIMM slots; Apple's support sheet lists 16 MB minimum and 264 MB maximum
Storage type
Storage type	1 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and built-in 2× AppleCD 300i Plus CD-ROM in Apple's Japanese product bundle	Apple's support specification lists a 2 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and internal 2× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Three NuBus slots; the processor-direct slot is occupied by the AV card	Three NuBus slots; the processor-direct slot is occupied by the video card
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Ethernet	Ethernet
Back ports
Back ports	Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI Ethernet, HDI-45 and DB-15 monitor ports, stereo audio input and output, S-video input and output with RCA adapter	Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI Ethernet, HDI-45 and DB-15 monitor ports, stereo audio input and output
External displays
External displays	Built-in DRAM video and the AV card provide connections for two monitors; resolution and colour depth vary with the video output	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Tower
Weight
Weight	11.3 kg	–
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	196 × 396 × 360 mm	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	–	Apple lists 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inches (height × width × depth) and 25.3 lb
Power supply
Power supply	Automatically configured 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; Apple Service Source distinguishes 298 W maximum continuous and 453 W peak AC input, excluding the monitor, from 200 W continuous DC output. The exact-model English support sheet labels 200 W as maximum watts.	–
In the box
In the box	Apple's Japanese bundle included an Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II, power cable, KanjiTalk 7.5 CD-ROM and documentation. Apple lists 3 January 1995 as introduction, but a distinct first-sale date was not established.	Apple lists 3 November 1994 as introduction, but a distinct first-sale date was not established. The photographed museum specimen has a 500 MB drive; the 2 GB configuration shown here follows Apple's support specification.