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Mac Performance In The Raw - G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - A Performance Comparison

 
Thursday, April 27, 2006
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G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"

G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz- M9590LL/A -- October 2005
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - MA199LL - January 2006

Specifications info
G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"

Initial price difference:
G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz - $1,999
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - $1,299

Current price difference:
G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz - $1,699
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - $1,099

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Performance
In Performance the G5 Power Mac Dual Core 2.0 GHz is ....

Processor Single - 7% faster++
Processor Multiple - 6% faster++
Graphics Card - 12% slower++
Graphics Processor - 4% slower++
Graphics Gaming - 99% faster**
Copy (many files) - 2% slower
Copy (Single large file) - 33% slower

QuickTime Encode - 10% slower
iTunes Encode (From CD) - 32% faster

Word Macro - 87% faster**
Unreal (Game) - 715% faster**
Photoshop Filters (Dual Tuned) - 263% faster**
Photoshop Filters (Single) - 183% faster**
Photoshop Workflow - 164% faster**

** This application does not yet run native on the Intel processor

++ 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/

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

If you have follow up questions about these results contact us again

Additional Resources

iMac InfoZone
iMac Performance
iMac Performance Profiles
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
Performance Profiles
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 M9590LL or MA199LL which should turn up additional information
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On Apr 25, 2006, at 12:02 PM, KJ wrote:

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Please compare:

iMac 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo with 2MB shared L2 cache

versus

PowerMac G5
Dual-core 2GHz PowerPC G5 processor
1GHz frontside bus per processor
1MB L2 cache per core

Thanks in advance!!
KJ

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iMac Intel


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

This section updated: Sunday, April 27, 2008

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$849 -Used-   90Day - PowerMax unavailable
$1,399 - Used - Amazonunavailable

$749 - Refrubished -  1yr - Apple Refurbished unavailable
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$819
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$949 -OpenBox-   1yr - PowerMax unavailable

$1,069 -Closeout-   1yr - PowerMax unavailable

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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
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iMac Buyer's Guide
Power Macs
Power Mac Dual Core G5/2.0GHz - M9590LL/A - Originally: $1,999


This Section Updated Tuesday, October 9, 2007


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$2,719 - Refurbished- 1 year - PowerMax unavailable
$75 mail-in rebate on RAM

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Basic Stats
Power Mac - M9590LL/A
G5/2.0 GHz Dual Core processor
1MB L2 Cache - Per Core
1 GHz Frontside Bus
512MB memory
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE
128MB Graphics Memory
160GB Hard Drive 7200 rpm
16x SuperDrive
(DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Released 10/05
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Dual Core G5/2.0 GHz - Reviews
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Performance
Score
%
Processor Multi CB
548
+160%
Processor Single CB
303
+159%
Graphics Card CB
1356
+568%
Graphics Games fps
60
+253%
Hard Drive sec.
62.81
+85%
QuickTime sec. 201.63
+24%
CB = CineBench 9.5 Score
% = Performance compared to Power Mac Dual G4/1.0GHz
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Performance Profiles
Dual Core 2.0GHz - M9590LL/A
vs Mac Mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo
vs iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"
vs iMac Intel Core Duo 2GHz 20"
vs Power Mac Dual G4/2.0GHz
vs Power Mac Dual Core 2.3 GHz
vs Power Mac Quad Core 2.5 GHz
vs Dual Power Mac G5/2.7 GHz

Additional Power Mac Information
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