Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
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Type | Desktop |
Release date | June 23, 2003 |
Introductory price | US$1,999 (equivalent to $2,723 in 2018) |
Discontinued | August 7, 2006 |
CPU | 1.6 – 2.7 GHz PowerPC G5 Single-processor Dual-processors, single-core Dual-core Dual-processors, dual-core |
Predecessor | Power Mac G4 |
Successor | Mac Pro |
Component | Power Mac G5 | Power Mac G5 (Mid 2004) | Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) | Power Mac G5 (Early 2005) | Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) |
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Codename | 'Omega, Q37' | 'Niagara, Q77, Q78' | 'Q77, Q78' | N/A | 'Cypher' |
Model identifier | PowerMac7,2 | PowerMac7,3 | PowerMac9,1 | PowerMac7,3 | PowerMac11,2 |
Processor | SP 1.6, 1.8, DP 1.8, or DP 2.0 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) | DP 1.8, DP 2.0, or DP 2.5 GHz PowerPC 970FX (G5) | SP 1.8 GHz PowerPC 970FX (G5) | DP 2.0, DP 2.3, or DP 2.7 GHz PowerPC 970FX (G5) | DC 2.0, DC 2.3, or DP DC 'Quadcore' 2.5 GHz PowerPC 970MP (G5) |
Cache | 64 KB (instruction), 32 KB (data) L1, 512 KB L2 | 64K (instruction), 32K (data) L1, 1 MB L2 per core | |||
Front side bus | 800, 900, Dual 900 MHz, or Dual 1.0 GHz (2:1) | Dual 900 MHz, Dual 1.0, or Dual 1.25 GHz (2:1) | 600 MHz (3:1) | Dual 1.0, Dual 1.15, or Dual 1.35 GHz (2:1) | 1.0, 1.15, or Dual 1.25 GHz (2:1) |
Memory | 256 MB of PC-2700 DDR RAM (1.6 GHz SP) Expandable to 4 GB | 256 MB of PC-2700 DDR RAM (1.8 GHz DP) Expandable to 4 GB | 256 MB of PC-2700 DDR RAM Expandable to 4 GB | 512 MB of PC-3200 DDR SDRAM Expandable to 4 GB (2.0 GHz DP) or 8 GB (2.3 GHz DP+) | 512 MB of PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM Expandable to 16 GB |
512 MB of PC-3200 DDR SDRAM (1.8 GHz SP+) Expandable to 8 GB | 512 MB of PC-3200 DDR SDRAM (2.0 GHz DP+) Expandable to 8 GB | ||||
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra, GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, ATI Radeon 9600 Pro, or Radeon 9800 Pro with 64, 128, or 256 MB of DDR RAM | NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra, GeForce 6800 GT DDL, GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, ATI Radeon 9600 XT, or Radeon 9800 XT with 64, 128, or 256 MB of DDR RAM | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, ATI Radeon 9600, Radeon 9650, or Radeon X850 XT with 128 or 256 MB of DDR RAM | NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE, GeForce 6600, GeForce 7800 GT, or Quadro FX 4500 with 128, 256, or 512 MB of DDR RAM | |
Hard drive | 80, 160, or 250 GB | 160, 250, or 400 GB | 160, 250, or 500 GB | ||
Serial ATA 7200-rpm | |||||
Optical drive | 4x SuperDrive 4x/8x/16x/8x/32x DVD-R/CD-RW | 8x SuperDrive 8x/10x/24x/10x/32x DVD-R/CD-RW | 16x SuperDrive DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW | ||
Connectivity | Optional AirPort Extreme 802.11b/g (external antenna) 1x GigabitEthernet 56k V.92 modem (Optional on Late 2004 model) Optional Bluetooth 1.1 | Optional AirPort Extreme 802.11b/g (external antenna) 1x Gigabit Ethernet Optional 56k V.92 modem Optional Bluetooth 2.0+EDR | Optional AirPort Extreme 802.11b/g (internal antenna) with Bluetooth 2.0+EDR card 2x Gigabit Ethernet Optional 56k V.92 USB modem | ||
Expansion slots | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI 1x 8x AGP Pro (1.6 GHz SP) | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI 1x 8x AGP Pro (1.8 GHz DP) | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI 1x 8x AGP Pro | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI 1x 8x AGP Pro (2.0 GHz DP) | 2x PCI Express x4 1x PCI Express x8 1x PCI Express x16 |
2x 100 MHz 64-bit PCI-X 1x 133 MHz 64-bit PCI-X 1x 8x AGP Pro (1.8 GHz SP+) | 2x 100 MHz 64-bit PCI-X 1x 133 MHz 64-bit PCI-X 1x 8x AGP Pro (2.0 GHz DP+) | 2x 100 MHz 64-bit PCI-X 1x 133 MHz 64-bit PCI-X 1x 8x AGP Pro (2.3 GHz DP+) | |||
Peripherals | 3x USB 2.0 2x Firewire 400 1x Firewire 800 Built-in mono speaker 1x Audio-in mini-jack 2x Audio-out mini-jack 1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input 1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output | 4x USB 2.0 2x Firewire 400 1x Firewire 800 Built-in mono speaker 1x Audio-in mini-jack 2x Audio-out mini-jack 1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input 1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output | |||
Maximum Operating System | Mac OS X 10.5.8 'Leopard' | ||||
Weight | 39.2 lb (17.8 kg) | 44.4 lb (20.1 kg) | 36 lb (16 kg) | 44.4 lb (20.1 kg) | 44.5–48.8 lb (20.2–22.1 kg) |
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