The Apple Power Mac G5 Early 2005 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple in 2005 as part of the Power Mac G5 series of Power Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on April 27, 2005, and its price started at $1999.
The new Power Mac features a Dual 2 GHz / Dual 2.3 GHz or 2.7 GHz PowerPC 970fx G5 processor, 512 MB of RAM, 160 GB or 250 GB hard drive, 16x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” and 128 MB ATI Radeon 9600 graphics in the base model.
This Power Mac has been discontinued on October 19, 2005.
Today Power Mac G5 Early 2005 is 18 years old!
Power Mac G5 Early 2005 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | April 27, 2005 |
| Discontinued | October 19, 2005 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac7,2 (dual 2 GHz) PowerMac7,3 (dual 2.3 and 2.7 GHz) |
| Model Number | A1047 |
| EMC | 2061 |
| Order Number | M9747LL/A (Dual 2 GHz) M9748LL/A (Dual 2.3 GHz) M9749LL/A (Dual 2.7 GHz) |
| Original Price | $1,999 $2,499 $2,999 |
| Colors | Aluminum |
| Weight | 44.4 Ibs. 20.139 KG |
| Dimensions | 20.1” H x 8.1” W x 18.7” D 51.05 cm H x 20.57 cm W x 47.49 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | PowerPC 970fx G5 |
| Processor Speed | Dual 2 GHz Dual 2.3 GHz Dual 2.7 GHz |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
| System Bus | Dual 1 GHz Dual 1.15 GHz Dual 1.35 GHz |
| Cache | 64 KB / 32 KB L1 512 KB L2 |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 160 GB 7200 rpm 250 GB 7200 rpm 400 GB 7200 rpm |
| Media | 1 – 16x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 256 MB 512 MB |
| Maximum Memory | 4 GB (dual 2 GHz) 8 GB (dual 2.3 GHz, dual 2.7 GHz) |
| Memory Slots | 4 – PC-3200 184-pin DDR SDRAM (dual 2 GHz) 8 – PC-3200 184-pin DDR SDRAM (dual 2.3 GHz, dual 2.7 GHz) |
| Interleaving Support | Yes |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL ATI Radeon 9600 ATI Radeon 9650 ATI Radeon X850 XT |
| Graphics Memory | 128 MB (ATI Radeon 9600) 256 MB (GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, ATI Radeon 9650, and X850 XT) |
| Display Connection | 2 – DVI (ATI Radeon 9600) 1 – DVI and 1 – dual-link DVI (ATI Radeon 9650) 1 – dual-link DVI and 1 – ADC (ATI Radeon X850 XT) 2 – dual-link DVI (GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL) |
| Display Modes | Dual display extended and video mirroring |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 2 – 33 MHz 64-bit PCI (dual 2 GHz) 2 – 100 MHz 64-bit PCI-X (dual 2.3 GHz and dual 2.7 GHz) 1 – 133 MHz 64-bit PCX-X (dual 2.3 GHz and dual 2.7 GHz) 1 – 8x AGP Pro |
| Bays | 2 – Internal 3.5″ Serial ATA drive bays 1 – Optical drive bay |
| Hard Drive Interface | 2 – 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) controllers |
| Optical Drive Interface | Ultra ATA/100 |
Connections
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) |
| Modem | 56k (Optional) |
| Wi-Fi | AirPort Extreme Card 802.11b/g (Optional) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 1.1 (Optional) |
| ADB | None |
| USB | 3 – 480 Mbps (USB 2.0) |
| Serial | None |
| SCSI | None |
| FireWire | 2 – 400 Mbps 1 – 800 Mbps |
| Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input |
| Audio Out | 2 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output 1 – Built-in speaker |
| Display | 2 – DVI (ATI Radeon 9600) 1 – DVI and 1 – dual-link DVI (ATI Radeon 9650) 1 – dual-link DVI and 1 – ADC (ATI Radeon X850 XT) 2 – dual-link DVI (GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL) |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS X 10.4 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.4 Dashboard Safari iChat AV Address Book QuickTime iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, and GarageBand) iCal DVD Player Classic environment Art Directors Toolkit X GraphicConverter Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test DriQuickBooks New User Edition Zinio Reader Xcode Developer Tools |
Keyboard and Mouse
| Peripherals | Apple Keyboard Apple Mouse |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028) |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 450 W 600 W |
| Line Voltage | 100 – 125 V AC or 200 – 240 V AC |
| Liquid Cooling | Yes (dual 2.7 GHz) |
References:
Apple Support – Power Mac G5 (Early 2005): Technical Specifications
