Apple Power Macintosh 9600/300 vs Apple Power Macintosh 9600/350

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Power Macintosh 9600/300 compared with Power Macintosh 9600/350

	ApplePower Macintosh 9600/300	ApplePower Macintosh 9600/350
Overview
Released
Released	August 1997	August 1997
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 604e 300 MHz (Power Macintosh 9600/300)	PowerPC 604e 350 MHz (Power Macintosh 9600/350)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	IXMICRO Twin Turbo 128M8 (8 MB VRAM)	IXMICRO Twin Turbo 128M8 (8 MB VRAM)
Memory
Memory	64 MB	64 MB
Storage
Storage	4 GB	4 GB
CPU
CPU	300 MHz PowerPC 604e with 64 KB L1 cache, 1 MB L2 cache, 100 MHz cache bus and 50 MHz system bus	350 MHz PowerPC 604e with 64 KB L1 cache, 1 MB L2 cache, 100 MHz cache bus and 50 MHz system bus
GPU
GPU	Bundled IXMICRO Twin Turbo 128M8 PCI video card with 8 MB VRAM; Apple lists output up to 1600 × 1200 pixels	Bundled IXMICRO Twin Turbo 128M8 PCI video card with 8 MB VRAM; Apple lists output up to 1600 × 1200 pixels
Memory type
Memory type	64 MB standard with twelve 168-pin DIMM slots, expandable to 768 MB according to Apple	64 MB standard with twelve 168-pin DIMM slots, expandable to 768 MB according to Apple
Storage type
Storage type	4 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy, 24× CD-ROM and built-in Iomega Zip drive	4 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy, 24× CD-ROM and built-in Iomega Zip drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Six PCI slots, one occupied by the bundled graphics card; pre-wired 5.25-inch SCSI expansion bay and two 3.5-inch drive bays	Six PCI slots, one occupied by the bundled graphics card; pre-wired 5.25-inch SCSI expansion bay and two 3.5-inch drive bays
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 and 10BASE-T Ethernet, DB-15 video on the graphics card, stereo audio input and output	Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, DB-15 video on the graphics card, stereo audio input and output
External displays
External displays	Bundled graphics card supports one external display at up to 1600 × 1200 pixels	Bundled graphics card supports one external display at up to 1600 × 1200 pixels
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Tower
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Apple lists 17.3 × 9.7 × 17.3 inches (height × width × depth) and 35 lb	Apple lists 17.3 × 9.7 × 17.3 inches (height × width × depth) and 35 lb
Power supply
Power supply	Apple lists a 560 W maximum	Apple lists a 560 W maximum
In the box
In the box	Apple's 5 August 1997 announcement says the 9600/300 was available immediately worldwide with Mac OS 8. Its support sheet lists original system software as 7.6.1.	Apple's 5 August 1997 announcement says the 9600/350 was available immediately worldwide with Mac OS 8. Its support sheet lists original system software as 7.6.1.