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Power Mac G5 Question
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<blockquote data-quote="baggss" data-source="post: 179664" data-attributes="member: 6762"><p>No. Each core runs at 2.5Ghz independently, you don't add the numbers together. The machine has 4 2.5Ghz processors running.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As explained above, you don't add the numbers together, the processors work independently.</p><p></p><p>The G5 is a fine chip. Unfortunately due to the chip manufacturing process, they run hot. Hot enough that Apple can not put them in a laptop (or so they claim) The fact that the G5 is a 64 bit chip is a huge bonus for it, Intel has 64 bit chips out and more on the way, I would expect a 64 bit Intel chip in future Intel Macs. Apple moved to Intel because IBM (the G5 chip maker that Apple was using) was not dedicated to the desktop market and their roadmap for the G5 did not meet what Steve wanted. Intel IS dedicated to the desktop market and has a very aggressive roadmap, or so Apple tells us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baggss, post: 179664, member: 6762"] No. Each core runs at 2.5Ghz independently, you don't add the numbers together. The machine has 4 2.5Ghz processors running. As explained above, you don't add the numbers together, the processors work independently. The G5 is a fine chip. Unfortunately due to the chip manufacturing process, they run hot. Hot enough that Apple can not put them in a laptop (or so they claim) The fact that the G5 is a 64 bit chip is a huge bonus for it, Intel has 64 bit chips out and more on the way, I would expect a 64 bit Intel chip in future Intel Macs. Apple moved to Intel because IBM (the G5 chip maker that Apple was using) was not dedicated to the desktop market and their roadmap for the G5 did not meet what Steve wanted. Intel IS dedicated to the desktop market and has a very aggressive roadmap, or so Apple tells us. [/QUOTE]
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