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        Mercury G4 Extreme CPU Benchmarks

        Jumper settings & CPU speeds (actual & reported) Table for OWC Mercury Extreme G4 Processors

        100MHz Bus Systems

        Apple Power Macintosh G4 "Sawtooth"
        Apple Power Macintosh G4 "Gigabit Ethernet"


        133MHz Bus Systems:

        Apple Power Macintosh G4 "Digital Audio"
        Apple Power Macintosh G4 "QuickSilver"
        Apple Power Macintosh G4 "QuickSilver 2002"

        Jumper settings & CPU speeds (actual & reported) Table for OWC Mercury Processors


        Jumper settings & CPU speeds (actual & reported) Table for OWC Mercury Processors
        Jumper Position Settings
        CPU Core Speed / Reported Speed
        Multiplier
        J1
        J2
        J3
        J4
        J5
        100MHz Bus
        ASP reports as *
        133MHz Bus
        ASP reports as *
        5.5X
        X
        X
        550MHz
        ?
        733MHz
        733MHz
        6X
        X
        X
        X
        600MHz
        600MHz
        800MHz
        800MHz
        6.5X
        X
        X
        650MHz
        ?
        866MHz
        867MHz
        7X
        X
        700MHz
        700MHz
        933MHz
        933MHz
        7.5X
        X
        750MHz
        750 MHz
        1000 (1.0GHz)
        1000 (1.0GHz)
        8X
        X
        X
        800MHz
        800MHz
        1067 (1.067GHz)
        1067 (1.067GHz)
        8.5X
        X
        X
        850MHz
        250MHz*
        1130 (1.13GHz)
        333MHz*
        9X
        X
        X
        X
        X
        900MHz
        900MHz
        1200 (1.2GHz)
        1200 (1.2GHz)
        9.5X
        X
        X
        X
        950MHz
        450 MHz*
        1260 (1.26GHz)
        600MHz*
        10X
        X
        X
        X
        1000 (1.0GHz)
        1000 (1.0GHz)
        1333 (1.33GHz)
        1333 (1.33GHz)
        10.5X
        X
        X
        1050 (1.05GHz)
        40MHz*
        1400 (1.4GHz)
        656 MHz*
        11X
        X
        X
        X
        1100 (1.1GHz)
        1100 (1.1GHz)
        1467 (1.467GHz)
        1467 (1.467GHz)
        11.5X
        1150 (1.15GHz)
        100MHz*
        1530 (1.530GHz)
        ?
        12X
        X
        X
        X
        X
        1200 (1.2GHz)
        1200 (1.2GHz)
        1600 (1.6GHz)
        1600 (1.6GHz)
        12.5X
        X
        X
        X
        X
        X
        1250 (1.25GHz)
        0MHz*
        1660 (1.66GHz)
        ?
        13X
        X
        X
        X
        1300 (1.3GHz)
        1300 (1.3GHz)
        1730 (1.73GHz)
        1730 (1.73GHz)
        13.5X
        X
        X
        X
        1350 (1.35GHz)
        350MHz*
        1790 (1.79GHz)
        ?
        14X
        X
        X
        X
        1400 (1.4GHz)
        1400 (1.4GHz)
        1860 (1.86GHz)
        1860 (1.86GHz)
        15X
        X
        X
        1500 (1.5GHz)
        1500 (1.5GHz)
        2000 (2GHz)
        2000 (2GHz)
        16X
        X
        X
        X
        X
        1600 (1.6GHz)
        1600 (1.6GHz)
        2130 (2.13GHz)
        2130 (2.13GHz)

        Boldface speeds are recommended speeds by OWC

        * We recommend you do not set your system to these speeds if you plan on using Final Cut Pro

        *See this article as to why we recommend setting the recommended speeds as we do. We recommend you do not set your system to these speeds if you plan on using Final Cut Pro

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