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AltiVec Fractal Carbon Test	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	Score

Reference Apple Systems

PM G4/350 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth)	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	1178.6
PM G4/400 Gigabit Ethernet	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	1361.5
PM G4/450 Gigabit Ethernet	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	1543.9
PM G4/500 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth)	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	1725.8
PM 2x G4/450 Gigabit Ethernet	1MB SPB SRAM x2	0MB	3180
eMac G4/700MHz	256k On Chip	0MB	2550.8

Acceleration Cards

GigaDesigns G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	3031.1
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	2999.2
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	2994
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	2995.5
GigaDesigns G4/1GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	3798.5
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/1.0GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	3742.7
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	3822
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/1.2GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	4505.3
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1.2GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	4536.7
GigaDesigns G4/1.25GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	4719.5
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.25GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	4762.4
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.3GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	4899
GigaDesigns G4/1.4GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	5273.8
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.4GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	5276.2
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x900MHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	6860.9
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.0GHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	7545.7
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.2GHz (@ 1.3GHz)	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	9839.2

AltiVec Fractal Carbon - Longer bars are better. A version of the Interactive Fractal Demo, a numerically-intensive parallel graphics application, that uses the Velocity Engine, a.k.a. AltiVec, and multiple processors (MP) for its computations. The dual processor models have an extreme advantage in this test, and that is why it was created - distributed computing load over multiple systems or processors. Just think about a cluster of 8 Power Macintosh systems all linked together to distribute the load over multiple systems / processors. Who needs a Cray Supercomputer anymore?!