Apple Power Macintosh 8500/180 vs Apple Power Macintosh 9500/132

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Power Macintosh 8500/180 compared with Power Macintosh 9500/132

	ApplePower Macintosh 8500/180	ApplePower Macintosh 9500/132
Overview
Released
Released	1996	1995
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 604e 180 MHz (Power Macintosh 8500/180)	PowerPC 604 132 MHz (Power Macintosh 9500/132)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	32 MB	32 MB
Storage
Storage	2 GB	2 GB
CPU
CPU	180 MHz PowerPC 604e with integrated floating-point unit, 64 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache	132 MHz PowerPC 604 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 512 KB L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 44 MHz
GPU
GPU	Built-in video with 2 MB VRAM, expandable to 4 MB; standard VRAM supports 1024 × 768 at 16-bit colour and 1280 × 1024 at 8-bit colour. Video mirroring requires 4 MB.	No video card bundled; a third-party PCI graphics card is required to attach a monitor
Memory type
Memory type	Apple's Japanese product configuration has 32 MB standard; the technical section lists 16 MB or 32 MB, expandable to 512 MB using eight 168-pin DIMM slots	Twelve 168-pin DIMM slots; 32 MB in Apple's listed configuration, expandable to 768 MB with 70 ns DIMMs
Storage type
Storage type	2 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 8× CD-ROM drive in Apple's Japanese product configuration	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
Expansion slots	Three PCI slots and another internal storage bay	Six PCI slots; processor on an upgradeable daughterboard
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Ethernet	Ethernet
Back ports
Back ports	DB-15 monitor, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, stereo audio input and output, RCA audio input and output, S-video and composite video input and output	Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connectors, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, 16-bit stereo audio input and output; video depends on a separately purchased PCI card
External displays
External displays	Built-in video supports one external monitor at up to 1280 × 1024 pixels; colour depth depends on fitted VRAM	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Tower
Weight
Weight	–	12.7 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	196 × 400 × 430 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Apple's English technical sheet lists 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inches and 25 lb	Apple's Japanese technical sheet gives 430 × 196 × 400 mm and approximately 12.7 kg, varying with installed devices
Power supply
Power supply	–	Maximum 225 W; 100–125 or 200–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz; 3.6 V lithium clock battery
In the box
In the box	Original System Software 7.5.3. Apple lists 5 August 1996 as introduction; a distinct first-sale date was not established. The Japanese sheet documents the 32 MB/2 GB/8× CD configuration.	Original System Software 7.5.2. Apple's support page gives 1 May 1995 as introduction, but a distinct first-sale date was not established.