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Power Mac G5 (Early 2005) - Technical Specifications

Configurations

Early 2005

Dual 2.0 GHz

Early 2005

Dual 2.3 GHz

Early 2005

Dual 2.70 GHz

(with LCS Heatsink)

Model

M9747xx/A

M9748xx/A

M9749xx/A

Processor

Dual G5 2.0 GHz

Dual G5 2.3 GHz

Dual G5 2.7 GHz

Front Side Bus

1 GHz / processor

1.15 GHz / processor

1.35 GHz / processor

L2 Cache

512 KB (1:1)

L3

no

Memory

512 MB

Maximum

4 GB

8 GB

Slots

4 (matched pairs)

8 (matched pairs)

Form

SDRAM (184-pin)

Speed

PC3200 - DDR400

Hard Drive

160 GB

250 GB

Type

Serial ATA

Speed

7200 RPM

Max. Internal Drives

2

Optical Drive

SuperDrive (tray)

DVD Decoding

software

DVD+R (dual layer)

6x read; 4x write

DVD-R (dual layer)

6x read;

DVD±RW

8x read; 8x write

DVD±R

16x read; 16x write

DVD-ROM

16x read

CD-RW

32x read; 24x write

CD-R

32x read; 24x write

CD-ROM

32x read

USB 1.1

on keyboard (2)

USB 2.0

3 (1 front, 2 rear)

FireWire 400

2 (1 front, 1 rear)

FireWire 800

1

Expansion Slots

3 PCI slots (64-bit, 33 MHz)

3 PCI slots (Slots 2&3 64-bit, 100 MHz; Slot 4 64-bit, 133 MHz)

EtherNet (built-in)

1000 Base-T

Auto MDIX

yes

Modem, Internal (type)

optional v.92 (USB - HSP)

Airport

Extreme (optional)

Bluetooth, Internal

2.0 + EDR (optional)

Video Card

ATI Radeon 9600

ATI Radeon 9650

VRAM

128 MB DDR

256 MB GDDR3

video bus

AGP (8x)

Video Bus

32-bit, 66 MHz

Video External Connectors

two single-link DVI

one single-link DVI,

one dual-link DVI

Max Resolution (Digital)

1920x1200

2560x1600

Max Resolution (Analog)

1600 x 1200

Dual-link DVI

no

yes

S-video/Composite

yes (with optional DVI to Video Adapter)

Dual Display Support

mirroring and extended desktop

Microphone (Built-in)

no

Speaker, Internal

mono

Audio Line In

yes

Audio Line Out

yes

Headphone

yes (front)

Optical In/Out (S/PDIF)

yes

Pro Speakers

no

Mac OS

10.4 / Classic

Class Support

Classic (non-bootable; not pre-installed)

Video Adaptors

DVI to VGA Adapter

Size (Height/Width/Depth)

18.7" x 8.1" x 20.1"

(47.5cm x 20.6cm x 51.1cm)

Weight

44.4 lbs. (20.2 kg)

Power Supply

450 W

450 W

600 W