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AltiVec Fractal Carbon Test	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	Time, Sec.

Reference Apple Systems

PM G4/466MHz Digital Audio	1MB SPB SRAM	0MB	1623.9
PM G4/733MHz QuickSilver	256k On Chip	0MB	2704.4
PM G4/867MHz QuickSilver	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	3263.3
PM 2x G4/1GHz QuickSilver 2002	256k On Chip x2	2MB DDR SRAM x2	7487.8
PM 2x G4/867MHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k On Chip x2	1MB DDR SRAM x2	6568.6
PM 2x G4/1GHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k On Chip x2	1MB DDR SRAM x2	7619.3
PM G4/1GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k On Chip	1MB DDR SRAM	3835.8
PM 2x G4/1.25GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k On Chip x2	1MB DDR SRAM x2	9566.1
PM 2x G4/1.42GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k On Chip x2	2MB DDR SRAM x2	10941.6

Acceleration Cards

GigaDesigns G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	3059.6
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	3073.2
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	3010.1
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/800MHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	3014
GigaDesigns G4/1GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	3833.3
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	3786.2
PowerLogix PowerForce S233 G4/1.2GHz	256k On Chip	2MB SPB SRAM	4536.7
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1.2GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	4550.8
GigaDesigns G4/1.26GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	4842.3
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.26GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	4792.8
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.33GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	5046.7
GigaDesigns G4/1.4GHz @ 1.467GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	5556.4
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.467GHz	256k On Chip	2MB DDR SRAM	5556.4
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x867MHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	6587.1
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x933MHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	7167.2
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.0GHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	7604.4
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.2GHz	256k On Chip x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	9198.2

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?!