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Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Hi Griffin,
This is an initial response to your comparison request. It contains some basic performance comparisons and links to where you will find more related information. A full, detailed comparison will follow.
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3 GHz vs iMac 20" 2GHz Intel Core Duo
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3 GHz (#M9591LL/A) -- Released October 2005
iMac 20" 2GHz Intel core duo 2.0 GHz (#MA200LL ) -- Released January 2006
Specifications info
iMac 20" 2GHz Intel core duo 2.0 GHz
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/powermac-cube/
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3 GHz
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/imac/imac.shtml
Initial price difference: iMac 20" 2GHz Intel core duo 2.0 GHz $800 less - - $1699 vs $2,499
Current price difference: iMac 20" 2GHz Intel core duo 2.0 GHz $505 more - - $1,694 vs $2,199
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/imac.shtml#intel
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/powermacs.shtml#pmg5
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Performance
In Performance the iMac 20" 2GHz Intel core duo 2.0 GHz is ....
Processor Intel Tuned - 2% slower
Processor G5 Tuned - 66% slower
Graphics Gaming - 50% slower
Copy (many files) - 4% slower
Copy (Single large file) - 58% faster
A note on performance. Because many applications have not yet been tuned for the Intel processor we are only able to provide you with a limited performance comparison. In general the Intel Duo chip should be able to keep up with, or in some cases, surpass the performance of a similarly clocked and configured G5 or G4 processing system.
More performance information
Wow! The Intel iMac Is Almost As Fast As The Quad Core Power Mac
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/performance_in_the_raw/06/1_23.shtml
G5/2.3GHz Compared To The Power Mac Dual G4/1GHz
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/appleseed/06/applespeed_1_4.shtml
Reviews
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.3 GHz Reviews
Macworld
http://www.macworld.com/2005/11/reviews/powermacg5rev/index.php/?lsrc=mwrevrss
Macworld
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/11/18/quadbench/index.php?lsrc=mwrss
Mac360
99Mac
http://media.99mac.se/g5_dualcore/
More information & Reviews
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/powermacs/gigahertz.shtml
iMac 20" 2GHz Intel core duo 2.0 GHz Reviews
Macworld "First Look"
http://www.macworld.com/2006/01/features/imaclabtest1/index.php
More information & Reviews
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/imacs/iMac.shtml
Additional Resources
iMac InfoZone
iMac Performance
iMac Performance vs Others
iMac Buyer's Guide
iMac Specs & Features
iMac Discussision Thread
iMac Reviews
Apple's iMac Page
Apple's Previous iMac Specification Details
Power Mac InfoZone
Power Mac Performance
Power Mac Performance vs Others
Power Mac Buyer's Guide
Power Mac Specs & Features
Power Mac Reviews
Power Mac Discussion Forum
Apple's Power Mac Page
Apple's Previous Power Mac Specification Details
Also search at MacReviewZone/MacSpeedZone on the following part numbers M9591LL or MA200LL which should turn up additional information
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Regards,
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On Jan 28, 2006, at 5:05 PM, Griffin wrote:
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