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

Reference Apple Systems

PM G4/466MHz Digital Audio	1024k	0MB L3	1623.9
PM G4/733MHz QuickSilver	256k	0MB L3	2704.4
PM G4/867MHz QuickSilver	256k	2MB, SDRAM	3263.3
PM 2x G4/1GHz QuickSilver 2002	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	7487.8
PM 2x G4/867MHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	6568.6
PM 2x G4/1GHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	7619.3
PM G4/1GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k	1MB, DDRAM	3835.8
PM 2x G4/1.25GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	9566.1
PM 2x G4/1.42GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	10941.6

Acceleration Cards

GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	3059.6
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	3073.2
PowerLogix PowerForce G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	3010.1
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/800MHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	3014
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	3761.9
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1GHz (@ 1.2GHz)	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	4535
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	3786.2
PowerLogix PowerForce G4/1.2GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	4536.7
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1.2GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	4550.8
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1.26GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	4842.3
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.26GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	4857.6
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.33GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	5046.7
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1.4GHz @ 1.467GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	5556.4
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.467GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	5556.4
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x867MHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	6587.1
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x933MHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	7167.2
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.0GHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	7604.4
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.2GHz	256k 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?!