G3 & G4 Processor Comparison in Beige and Blue & White Systems
by Jamie Dresser
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Test Results
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Clicking on each link will open up a separate window for comparison purposes.
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Mac OS X Testing
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66MHz Bus System Tests
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100MHz Bus System Tests
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Time to boot system into Mac OS X 10.2.4
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Time to rip a 7:26 audio track to MP3 format (192 Bit)
using iTunes
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Time to execute a 21 routine action script using
Adobe Photoshop 7
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Time to open and close 1000 windows
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Time to export a 500MB DV File to MPEG-2 using
Final Cut Pro
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AltiVec Fractal Carbon - Overall Score
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Quake 3 - Average Framerate
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CPU Loading (stress test) - iTunes & Photoshop
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XBench 1.0 - Overall Score Comparison
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Mac OS 9 Testing
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66MHz Bus System Tests
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100MHz Bus System Tests
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| Time to boot system into Mac OS 9.2.2 |
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| Cinebench 2000 - Overall Score |
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| MacBench 5- 3 tests run including: |
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In this round of testing, we have decided to standardize a few of the variables that make true head to head comparisons difficult. Instead of comparing stock systems with their different hard drives, video cards, etc, we have chosen to start comparing an "apples to apples" set of already upgraded systems. The following components were used in all aspects of the tests.
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Hard Disk Drive - 120GB Hitachi/IBM DeskStar 180GXP ATA/6 7200RPM 8.5ms 8MB Buffer. One of the best performing drives we've ever tested here at OWC, the DeskStar 180GXP line is a sure winner!
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ATA Controller - SIIG Ultra ATA/133 PCI Interface card. This high-speed dual channel ATA 100/133 controller offers great performance and a killer price - what more can you ask for?
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CD-RW Drive - OWC Mercury Pro 52x24x52 CD-RW External FireWire Solution, using a OWC 3 Port PCI FireWire card to control the drive since the Beige G3 in this test does not have onboard FireWire.
The OWC Mercury line of CD-RW drives use the highest quality mechanisms chosen for their compatibility and performance.
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Video Card - ATI RADEON 7000 Pro Mac Edition High Performance Dual Head Video Card, running at 1024x768, Millions of colors, hooked up to a 17" ViewSonic E771 CRT.
The ATI RADEON 7000 is a fine upgrade for any PCI based Mac system. It combines excellent performance with a reasonable price for the upgrade. It's a great bang for the buck!
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Memory - All of the following systems are utilizing 768MB of high quality OWC PC-100 CL2 Memory in the form of (3) 256MB modules.
Upgrade any Macintosh system with OWC Memory and you won't be disappointed!
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TEST SYSTEMS
For testing and comparison purposes, the acceleration cards were installed into two systems
The above listed components round out the installed equipment - the same test equipment was utilitzed with both systems tested, there are no variables other than the bus speed.
Take a few minutes and check out the individual results from each test, comparing them to a stock Power Macintosh G3/300MHz Beige system.
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