So I was running Norton System Info on my iMac G3 and I found out, much to my surprise, that the system benchmarks only slightly less that a G4 at 500 Mhz in terms of CPU and FPU performance. It also slightly beats a 450 Mhz G4 cube. My iMac is running 9.2.2, and the comparison machines were supposedly running 9.0.4.
This raises an interesting question as to whether there is any benefit to running a G4 in the classic OS compared to a G3 at the same clock speed. I note that the main benefits of the G4 seems to be Altivec and SMP support. Two things designed for X to take advantage of.
Thoughts?
This raises an interesting question as to whether there is any benefit to running a G4 in the classic OS compared to a G3 at the same clock speed. I note that the main benefits of the G4 seems to be Altivec and SMP support. Two things designed for X to take advantage of.
Thoughts?