Apple Mac Upgrades - RAM, SSD Flash, External Drives and More

Execute a 21 action routine using Photoshop	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	Time, Sec.

Reference Apple Systems

PM G4/466MHz Digital Audio	1024k	0MB L3	760
PM G4/733MHz QuickSilver	256k	0MB L3	628
PM G4/867MHz QuickSilver	256k	2MB, SDRAM	472
PM 2x G4/1GHz QuickSilver 2002	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	341
PM 2x G4/867MHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	378
PM 2x G4/1GHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	327
PM G4/1GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k	1MB, DDRAM	430
PM 2x G4/1.25GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	284
PM 2x G4/1.42GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	242
PM G5/1.6GHz	512k 1:1	0MB L3	301
PM G5/1.8GHz	512k 1:1	0MB L3	282
PM 2x G5/2.0GHz	512k 1:1	0MB L3	198

Acceleration Cards

GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	517
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	514
PowerLogix PowerForce G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	518
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/800MHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	515
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	410
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1GHz (@ 1.2GHz)	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	354
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	430
PowerLogix PowerForce G4/1.2GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	400
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1.2GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	384
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1.26GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	366
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.26GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	361
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.33GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	334
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1.4GHz @ 1.467GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	317
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.467GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	314
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x867MHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	495
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x933MHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	356
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.0GHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	341
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.2GHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	295

Photoshop 7 Benchmark Scores. Shorter bars are better. All times in seconds. For more detailed information on how we benchmark using Photoshop 7, click here.