Apple Power Mac G5 2.0 GHz Dual PCI Specs
Power Mac G5 - M9747LL/A - PowerMac7,3 - A1047About This Power Mac
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 dual PowerPC 970fx (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 (AGP 8X Pro) video card with 128 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.
Storage
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.
Screen Size and Resolution
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.
Inclusive Features
The Power Mac includes the following features and ports:
- 2nd Display Dual/Mirroring Support with a maximum resolution of 1920×1200.
- 4X “SuperDrive”.
- 2 FireWire “400” ports and 1 FireWire “800” port.
Processor & Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
The Apple Power Mac G5 has MacOS X 10.4 (8A428) pre-installed on it and runs on a 2.0 GHz PowerPC 970fx (G5) x2 processor. Its graphics are supported by an ATI Radeon 9600 (AGP 8X Pro) video card with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM.
Memory & Architecture
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 970fx (G5) x2
512 MB
160 GB Hard Drive
N/A
Upgradability
Although the Power Mac G5 comes with 512 MB of RAM it can be upgraded to up to 4 GB of RAM. The Operating System of the Power Mac G5 can also be upgraded from its pre-installed MacOS X 10.4 (8A428) to MacOS X 10.5.8. The Power Mac G5 dimensions are 511mm×206mm×475mm and it has a weight of 44.4 lbs. (20.2 kg).
Introduced: April 27, 2005 |
Discontinued: October 19, 2005 |
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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 |
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Processors |
2 |
Min. RAM Speed |
400 MHz |
Architecture |
64-Bit |
Standard RAM |
512 MB |
Speed |
2.0 GHz |
Maximum RAM |
4 GB |
Type |
PowerPC 970fx (G5) x2 |
RAM Slots |
4 |
Processor Upgrade |
G5 Daughtercard |
Motherboard RAM |
None |
FPU |
Integrated |
Graphics |
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System Bus Speed |
1.0 GHz (2:1) |
Video Card |
Radeon 9600 |
Cache Bus Speed |
2.0 GHz (Built-in) |
VRAM Type |
DDR SDRAM |
ROM/Firmware |
Open Firmware |
Standard VRAM |
128 MB |
ROM/Firmware size |
1 MB |
Maximum VRAM |
128 MB |
Storage |
Inclusive Features and Ports |
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Standard Storage |
160 GB HDD |
Standard Optical Drive |
4X DL“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 |
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Case Type |
Tower |
Inclusive Input |
Apple Pro Mouse |
Form Factor |
Power Mac G5 |
S-Video Output |
None |
Apple Order No |
M9747LL/A |
Sound In |
2 |
Apple Subfamily |
Early 2005 |
Headphone |
1 |
Apple Model Number |
Sound Out |
2 |
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Model ID |
PowerMac7,3
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Power Adapter |
N/A |