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    Power Mac G5 Technology Overview October 2005
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    the Power Mac G5 Page 6 Quad-Core Processing Two Dual-Core PowerPC G5 Processors Bidirectional Frontside Bus 64-Bit Processor Architecture Eight Double-Precision Floating-Point Units Four Velocity Engine Units Multiple Cores and Mac OS X Page 10 PCI Express Architecture 533MHz DDR2 Main Memory
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    video management, data acquisition, and more. Workstation graphics Graphics assume a new level of realism with the latest PCI Express graphics cards Apple Cinema HD Displays to your Power Mac G5 and enjoy a veritable dreamscape. You can even experience full-screen stereo 3D for immersive game play
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    runs key applications up to 69 percent faster than the fastest dual-processor Power Mac G5.1 PCI Express graphics The 16-lane PCI Express slot holds your choice of the latest consumer and workstation graphics cards. The new standard for high-performance graphics, PCI Express delivers throughput of
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    two displays, and install up to three PCI Express expansion cards to add cutting-edge devices to your Power Mac G5 system. Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports Two Gigabit (10/100/1000BASE-T) Ethernet interfaces allow you to connect the Power Mac G5 to both a public and a private network-ideal, for example
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    . What's more, each core has its own 1MB of L2 cache memory-double the size of its predecessor-so you'll have ultrafast access to twice the amount of frequently used data. With two dual-core PowerPC G5 processors, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the ante. Applications can take advantage of four 64-bit
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    PC, the Power Mac G5 can be configured with 16GB of addressable memory. Such large quantities of memory enable the system to contain a complex 3D model, massive digital images, a scientific simulation, or a sequence of video entirely in RAM. When data is stored in memory, the processor can access it
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    Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Dual 1.42GHz Power Mac G4 76.6 gigaflops 41.1 gigaflops 21.3 gigaflops Four Velocity Engine Units A dual-pipelined Velocity Engine in each processor core is optimized with two independent queues and dedicated 128-bit registers and data paths for e∑cient instruction and data
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    in Mac OS X, a Power Mac G5 Quad delivers groundbreaking performance. Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) in Mac OS X dynamically manages tasks across multiple processors-and multiple processor cores-without requiring any special optimization of the application or any special action on the user's part
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    bus that made its debut in the original Power Mac G5. Dual bidirectional frontside buses System controller PCI Express graphics PCI Express expansion SuperDrive with double-layer support Dual-core PowerPC G5 processors 533MHz DDR2 memory Dual Gigabit Ethernet Serial ATA storage High-performance
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    By supplying up to 150 watts of power to the primary graphics processing unit, the new Power Mac G5 provides the headroom for highperformance, next-generation graphics processors and applications, enabling even higher resolutions for stunning realism. For more information about graphics cards, Apple
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    uncompressed HD video, which demands over 120 MBps per individual stream-and far more in a multiple-stream or multiple-camera environment. Support for up can install a PCI Express graphics card in any PCI Express slot. That means a single Power Mac G5 can support four, six, or even eight displays
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    Power Mac G5-just add optional AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth technologies. AirPort Extreme Mac OS X Address Book. For more information, see www.apple.com/airport and www.apple.com/bluetooth. SuperDrive with double-layer support The SuperDrive built into every Power Mac G5 supplementary video angles-
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    to devices such as decks, receivers, digital instruments, and even home theater systems. The optical digital audio ports on the Power Mac G5 support stereo and 5.1 surround sound speaker systems. Because optical digital audio transmits data as impulses of light rather than electrical signals
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    Power Mac G5 supports two displays and can be expanded to drive an array of up to eight displays.5 Best of all, for cutting-edge workstation graphics and the option of 3D stereo-in-a-window,6 Apple introduces Power Mac G5 users to the Quadro FX 4500 card blockbuster games, the 7800 GT has a
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    supplying up to 150 watts of power to the primary graphics processing unit, the new Power Mac G5 provides the headroom for high-performance, next-generation graphics processors the graphics processor from its own memory. The higher the bandwidth, the more capable the card is of supporting real-time,
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    Each of the graphics card options available for the new Power Mac G5 provides excellent support for 2D and 3D operations in applications such as Motion and in games such as Halo. Motion graphics. Motion, Apple's motion graphics design application, leverages the graphics processor to animate e∂ects
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    Apple Cinema Displays Featuring a compact footprint and elegant aluminum design, an Apple Cinema Display is the perfect match for your new Power Mac G5 Apple Cinema HD Display (1920-by-1200-pixel resolution) supports high definition content and stunning color for multipage layouts and video editing
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    . Or you can order the Apple DVI to Video Adapter to connect to S-video and composite devices, such as TVs, VCRs, or overhead projectors with S-video or RCA (composite) connectors.8 Support for Multiple Displays Every Power Mac G5 graphics card supports two displays in extended desktop and
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    . Use the new Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card to connect to Xserve RAID for highperformance, high-availability storage. Film and Video No matter what the format-DV, SD, HDV, HD, or even film-the Power Mac G5 gives film and video professionals the freedom and power to create studio-quality
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    21 Power Mac G5 Video editing performance One of the final stages of any film or video project is the processor-intensive task of rendering. Apple measured the time to render a complex video project containing multiple e∂ects and filters, including color corrections, transitions, compositing, and
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    Power Mac G5 Baseline Standard definition (SD) MPEG-2 encoding Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 60% faster Baseline Digital video (DV) MPEG-2 encoding Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 44% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5
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    results Multiple-processor rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 55% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad performed the Cinebench rendering test 55 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* * Testing conducted by Apple in
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    using the other areas of the display concurrently to control the model, edit data, or make notations.6 Thanks to PCI Express expansion, which supports industry-standard PCI Express graphics cards in all four slots, you can connect the new Power Mac G5 to an array of large displays. Each graphics
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    built into Mathematica. Bioinformatics Benchmark System (BBSv3) results Multiple-processor test summary Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 39% faster Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad performed the BBSv3 multiple-processor test-based on HMMER
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    movement and dimension to your designs. • With four PCI Express slots and two DVI ports on each graphics card, the new Power Mac G5 can connect to up to eight Apple Cinema Displays, so your imagination has an ultralarge playground.5 • Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet and high-speed I/O provide high
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    capturing every inspiration. With the new Power Mac G5, you'll have even more power at your fingertips to compose, record, edit, mix, and perform. • Dual-core PowerPC G5 processors e∂ortlessly synthesize instruments and apply e∂ects. • Up to 16GB of memory provides ample bandwidth to compose using
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    Technology Overview 28 Power Mac G5 Optical digital audio specifications Data format Input S/PDIF (IEC60958-3) Output S/PDIF (IEC60958-3) Connector type Sample dB Greater than 90 dB Less than 0.01 percent 20 mW To learn more about audio and the Mac platform, visit www.apple.com/pro/audio.
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    are available through the Apple Store and Apple Authorized Resellers. Power Mac G5 Dual Power Mac G5 Dual Power Mac G5 Quad Order number M9590LL/A M9591LL/A M9592LL/A Processor Dual-core 2GHz PowerPC G5 Dual-core 2.3GHz PowerPC G5 Two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 L2 cache 1MB per
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    : AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth technologies, AirPort Express Base Station, AirPort Extreme Base Station, Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse9 • Expansion: Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (for connecting an Xserve RAID storage system) Apple Displays and Adapters To complete your Power Mac G5
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    dual-core PowerPC G5 microprocessors • PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit data paths and registers; each core includes: - 1MB on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed (total 2MB per processor) - Parallel data structure supporting up to 215 simultaneous in-flight instructions - Simultaneous
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    Technology Overview 32 Power Mac G5 • Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels • DVI to VGA Adapter included • Dual-display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes • Support for up to two Apple flat-panel displays for each graphics card installed5 Storage • Two 3.5-
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    video and composite video output are supported by the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE and 6600 cards. 9The Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse require Bluetooth technology. 10Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process. © 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AirPort
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Power Mac G5
Technology Overview
October 2005