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

Open and close 1000 windows in the finder	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	Time, Sec.

Reference Apple Systems

PM G4/466MHz Digital Audio	1024k	0MB L3	47
PM G4/733MHz QuickSilver	256k	0MB L3	46
PM G4/867MHz QuickSilver	256k	2MB, SDRAM	32
PM 2x G4/1GHz QuickSilver 2002	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	27
PM 2x G4/867MHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	30
PM 2x G4/1GHz Mirrored Drive Door	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	26
PM G4/1GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k	1MB, DDRAM	25
PM 2x G4/1.25GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	24
PM 2x G4/1.42GHz (MDD) FireWire 800	256k x2	2x 1MB, DDRAM	23
PM G5/1.6GHz	512k 1:1	0MB L3	21
PM G5/1.8GHz	512k 1:1	0MB L3	21
PM 2x G5/2.0GHz	512k 1:1	0MB L3	17

Acceleration Cards

GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	31
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	30
PowerLogix PowerForce G4/800MHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	31
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/800MHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	33
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	25
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1GHz (@ 1.2GHz)	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	22
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	27
PowerLogix PowerForce G4/1.2GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	26
Sonnet Encore/ST G4/1.2GHz	256k	2MB SPB SRAM	24
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1.26GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	23
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.26GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	20
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.33GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	21
GigaDesigns G-Celerator G4/1.4GHz @ 1.467GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	20
OWC Mercury Extreme G4/1.467GHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	19
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x867MHz	256k	2MB DDR SRAM	31
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x933MHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	28
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.0GHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	30
PowerLogix PowerForce 2x1.2GHz	256k x2	2MB SPB SRAM x2	24

Let1KWindowsBloom - a test of how fast your system can open and close 1000 windows. Shorter bars are better (time in seconds). All tests performed with millions of colors, shadows enabled, dock "hidden" and all other windows closed.