One of the unique and key highlights of The Apple Power Mac G5 is – it is the first of all the Mac Series computers to function with a 64-Bit PowerPC 970 (G5) processor and is also one of the first across all manufacturers to employ 64-bit processors Desktop line. This processor allows the device to be faster among the peers of its time. It comes with a 160 GB hard drive installed for its storage and, an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (AGP 8X Pro) video card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM. It is designed with 9 computer-controlled fans for optimum cooling and also a removable side panel for easy access to internal components to allow for upgrades. The Power Mac G5 is a history-making device and certainly caused a lot of excitement during its release.
The Apple Power Mac G5 device is built with 160 GB Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s) hard drive storage with a storage speed of 7200 RPM.
The Power Mac G5 can support dual displays for its primary display functions with a resolution of 1920×1200 and also is secondary display can perform dual or mirroring functions also at 1920×1200 resolution.
The Power Mac includes the following features and ports:
The Apple Power Mac G5 has MacOS X 10.2.7 (G5) pre-installed on it and runs on a dual 2.0 GHz PowerPC 970 (G5) processors. Its graphics are supported by an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (AGP 8X Pro) video card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM.
The Apple Power Mac G5 device is built with a 32k/64k level 1 cache and 512k level 2 on-chip cache. The RAM for its configuration is a 512 MB of 400 MHz PC3200 DDR SDRAM.
2.0 GHz PowerPC 970×2
512 MB
160 GB Hard Drive
N/A
Although the Power Mac G5 comes with 512 MB of RAM it can be upgraded to up to 8 GB of RAM. The Operating System of the Power Mac G5 can also be upgraded from its pre-installed MacOS X 10.2.7 (G5) to MacOS X 10.5.8. The Power Mac G5 dimensions are 511mm×206mm×475mm and it has a weight of 39.2 lbs (17.8 kg).
Introduced: June 23, 2003 |
Discontinued: June 9, 2004 |
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Display Details |
Memory |
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Display Support |
Dual Displays |
Level 1 Cache |
32k/64k |
Resolution Support |
1920×1200 |
Level 2/Level 3 Cache |
512k |
Processor |
RAM Type |
PC3200 DDR |
|
Processors |
2 |
Min. RAM Speed |
400 MHz |
Architecture |
64-Bit |
Standard RAM |
512 MB |
Speed |
2.0 GHz |
Maximum RAM |
8 GB |
Type |
PowerPC 970 (G5) x2 |
RAM Slots |
8 |
Processor Upgrade |
G5 Daughtercard |
Motherboard RAM |
None |
FPU |
Integrated |
Graphics |
|
System Bus Speed |
1.0 GHz (2:1) |
Video Card |
Radeon 9600 Pro |
Cache Bus Speed |
2.0 GHz (Built-in) |
VRAM Type |
DDR SDRAM |
ROM/Firmware |
Open Firmware |
Standard VRAM |
64MB |
ROM/Firmware size |
1 MB |
Maximum VRAM |
64 MB |
Storage |
Inclusive Features and Ports |
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Standard Storage |
160 GB HDD |
Standard Optical Drive |
4X “SuperDrive” |
Storage Speed |
7200 RPM |
Standard Ethernet |
10/100/1000Base-T |
Storage Dimensions |
3.5” (26.10 mm) |
Standard Modem |
56k v.92 |
Storage Interface |
Serial ATA (1.5 Gb/s) |
Standard Air Port |
802.11b/g (Optional) |
Battery |
Standard Bluetooth |
1.1 (Optional) |
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Type |
3.6V Lithium |
USB Port 2.0 |
3 |
Battery Life |
N/A |
FireWire Ports |
2 (400), 1 (800) |
Description |
Keyboard |
Apple Pro Keyboard |
|
Case Type |
Tower |
Inclusive Input |
Apple Pro Mouse |
Form Factor |
Power Mac G5 |
S-Video Output |
None |
Apple Order No |
M9032LL/A |
Sound In |
2 |
Apple Subfamily |
Power Mac G5 |
Headphone |
1 |
Apple Model Number |
Sound Out |
2 |
|
Model ID |
PowerMac 7.2
|
Power Adapter |
N/A |
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