Apple Power Macintosh 8500/120 vs Apple Power Macintosh 9500/120

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Power Macintosh 8500/120 compared with Power Macintosh 9500/120

	ApplePower Macintosh 8500/120	ApplePower Macintosh 9500/120
Overview
Released
Released	1995	1995
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 604 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 8500/120)	PowerPC 604 120 MHz (Power Macintosh 9500/120)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	–	Apple Accelerated Graphics card
Memory
Memory	16 MB	16 MB
Storage
Storage	1 GB to 2 GB (better)	1 GB
CPU
CPU	120 MHz PowerPC 604 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 40 MHz	120 MHz PowerPC 604; 32 KB L1 and 512 KB L2 cache, integrated floating-point unit and 40 MHz system bus; processor on an upgradeable card
GPU
GPU	Built-in video with 2 MB VRAM supports 24-bit colour through 832 × 624; 4 MB VRAM raises 1152 × 870 to 24-bit colour and is required for video mirroring	Bundled PCI Apple Accelerated Graphics card with 2 MB video memory, expandable to 4 MB; Apple's October 1995 catalogue identifies ATI mach64. No onboard video; card occupies one of six PCI slots
Memory type
Memory type	Eight 168-pin DIMM slots; Apple supports 16–512 MB total with 70 ns memory	Twelve 168-pin, 70 ns DIMM slots; 16 MB supplied in the listed 120 MHz configuration, expandable to 768 MB in the maker's technical sheets
Storage type
Storage type	Internal 1.44 MB floppy drive, 1 or 2 GB SCSI hard drive and 4× CD-ROM drive; Apple's Japanese configuration sheet lists the 2 GB version	1 GB SCSI hard drive, 4× AppleCD 600i CD-ROM and 1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Three PCI slots; optional PC Compatibility Card	Six PCI slots, one occupied by graphics; two additional 3.5-inch storage devices supported
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Ethernet	Ethernet
Back ports
Back ports	Apple Desktop Bus, DB-15 video, DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connections, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, S-video and RCA video input and output, RCA audio input and output, microphone input and speaker output	DB-15 video on the supplied PCI card, ADB, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort-compatible serial connectors and stereo sound input/output. AAUI and 10BASE-T connectors serve the same Ethernet interface; only one is used at a time
External displays
External displays	Built-in video supports up to 1280 × 1024 pixels; available colour depth depends on VRAM	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Tower
Weight
Weight	11.34 kg (better)	12.7 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	196 × 400 × 356 mm	196 × 400 × 430 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Apple's 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inch and 25 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions	Japan sheet 430 × 196 × 400 mm and approximately 12.7 kg, varying with internal devices; October catalogue rounds dimensions to 429 × 196 × 401 mm and weight to 12.6 kg
Power supply
Power supply	Maximum 225 W; 100–125 or 200–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; 3.6 V lithium clock battery	Maximum 225 W; support table specifies 100–125 or 200–240 V at 50–60 Hz, while Japan's sheet states 100–240 V automatic selection. 3.6 V lithium clock battery
In the box
In the box	Original System Software 7.5.2. Apple lists 8 August 1995 as introduction; a separate first-sale month was not established.	Original System 7.5.2 and System Enabler 701; Japanese package includes ADB Mouse II, power cable and software CD. Keyboard and display separate. Support lists introduction on 1 May 1995; an actual first-sale date was not established