The Pentium EE840 overclocked to 3.6 GHz recently got a 667, and an Athlon 64 4800+ overclocked to 2.7 GHz scored 775. The Quad G5 got the highest score we've ever seen on the CPU-stressing CineBench rendering test: 1,104. Though 11 percent doesn't seem like much, it can really add up over the course of a day or week, especially on time-sensitive projects. The previous Power Mac Dual (2.7 GHz) took 1 minute 14 seconds to do the same ten tasks (30 percent longer), and the Dell XPS 600 took 1:03 (a still-significant 11 percent difference). With four true cores working on the same task, the G5 Quad powered through our new Adobe Photoshop CS2 tests at a speedy 57 seconds. The dual G5 cores in each of the two CPUs push the G5 Quad to performance numbers we've never seen before. That's all well and good, but is it worth upgrading to the new G5 Quad? The answer is a resounding yes for those who need (and can justify) the power and expense. Count on Apple not to let your money burn a hole in your pocket. Our test system also came with the brilliant 30-inch Apple Cinema HD display (a $2,499 upgrade). Although our test system came with 4GB of RAM, you can upgrade to a stunning 16GB of ECC RAM for an extra $11,900-no, neither of those numbers is a typo. We should note, however, that the hard drives are not configured in a RAID array. You can configure the system with two 500GB hard drives (as on our test system), bringing the total storage up to a whopping 1TB.

Once the new Intel Macs are available, IT will have to keep an inventory of each style of RAM and graphics cards.Īlong with the dual-core processors, the G5 Quad also earns bragging rights with other components. The inclusion of DDR2 and PCIe means that IT departments can start stockpiling DDR2 and PCIe replacement parts and upgrades that can be moved to the new Intel-Mac platform. This is likely because the entire Macintosh platform will move to Intel-based hardware over the next 12 to 18 months. In addition to the dual-core G5, a major architecture change found is the appearance of DDR2 memory and PCIe card slots on the Power Mac G5 line. So as you've probably guessed by now, the real story is inside. With more components to deal with, the engineers at Apple had to go the extra mile to organize cabling. The G5 Quad is still housed in minimalist brushed aluminum with front and rear grating. In terms of case design, not much has changed.

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