Mac Performance In The Raw - Power Mac Dual G5/1.8 GHz versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"- Performance, Reviews & Prices

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Power Mac Dual G5/1.8 GHz M9454LL/A -- June 2004
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - MA200LL -- January 2006

Initial price difference:
Power Mac Dual G5/1.8 GHz - $1,999
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - $1,299

Processor Single - 3% faster
Processor Dual - 6% faster
Graphics Card - 5% slower
Graphics Processor - 20% faster
Graphics Gaming - 11% faster
Copy (many files) - 77% faster
Copy (Single large file) - 72% faster

Photoshop Filters (Dual Tuned) - 34% slower **
Photoshop Filters (Single) - 51% slower **
Photoshop Workflow - 49% slower **

A note on performance. Because of the time difference between when we tested these two machines, some of the scores above are estimates based on adjusted, original data.

Aside from hard drive performance, and a nod in the direction on the iMac in terms of graphics, these two machines are fairly evenly matched in fundamental processing power. When Photoshop has been updated to run natively on the Intel processor, the scores should mirror pretty closely the CineBench processor scores above.

The processor & graphics card scores above are based on CineBench 9.5 (email us to request the actual point scores for these machines)
http://www.cinebench.com/
The game test was obtain by running EVO2 4X4
http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/4x4/

Disclaimer: Remember to treat all benchmark scores with caution, and do not rely on performance scores from us in making mission critical decisions. We endeavor to make the information we provide as accurate as possible, but make no direct or expressed guarantee that this is the case

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17 Inch 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MA199LL - Originally: $1,299

This section updated: Sunday, April 27, 2008

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Basic Stats
iMac 1.83GHz - MA199LL
17" LCD display
1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo
2MB L2 Cache
667MHz Frontside Bus
512MB memory
ATI Radeon X1600 Graphics
128MB video memory
160GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
8x SuperDrive 2.4x Dual Layer
Built-in AirPort 54-Mbps
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Apple Remote
Built-in iSight camera
Released January 2006
More Stats ...

Performance	Score	%
Processor Dual CB	518	+145%
Processor Single CB	283	+142%
Graphics Card CB	971	+378%
Graphics Games fps	30	+67%
Hard Drive sec.	41.81	+176%
QuickTime sec.	NA	NA
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score % = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz More performance results ...

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