PowerMac G5 claims to be the most powerful computer in the world, is this so?

PowerMac G5 claims to be the most powerful computer in the world, is this so? 'Powerful' in what sence? I don't believe it could run a game such as Doom III to the speeds of the latest PC CPUs /Graphics.

Just do a search, this has been beaten to a dead pulp over and over again :)

NO!!!

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Originally posted by bisonator
PowerMac G5 claims to be the most powerful computer in the world, is this so? 'Powerful' in what sence? I don't believe it could run a game such as Doom III to the speeds of the latest PC CPUs /Graphics.

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that's really a poor example, Doom 3 isn't even out yet. So who knows which one would run better? As for other games, they are pretty comparable. The main limiting factor for games is the video card but you can get a Radeon9800 pro for mac so that's moot. The new Macs are fast... probably not as fast in all benchmarks as the latest P4EE, but the have much more bandwidth available to them and run Mac apps blazingly fast.

[ 1ghz Front Side Bus ;) ]

Also, what is the definition of "powerful" that Mac is using? Raw speed, productivity, etc.

The new 2.0Ghz G5 are much slower then even a 3.0c Ghz P4 :)

So I would say hell no :D

The only thing macs are good for is photo and video editing and that is all they problably ever will be good for.

They make good boat anchors and wheel blocks for large cargo planes too.

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Originally posted by Mr Cherry

Also, what is the definition of "powerful" that Mac is using? Raw speed, productivity, etc.

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Maybe they got the biggest (most powerful) PSU ;)

In all seriousness if everyone had a MAC people working in tech support world wide would all be laid off...so to help those people put food on the table please please please keep buying PCs :)

Here we go again with more Mac-bashing...:( :confused: :p

Yep, and most of them are just saying it to be in with the "i hate macs cause everyone else does" crowd.

The G5 is a good chip. It is roughly in the same range as the top of the line offering from AMD or Intel. As such you can certainly select a subset of benchmarks on which the G5 is the fastest chip out there, but you could also do the same for the P4 or A64.

IIRC all G5 Powermacs are dual processor, which puts them at an advantage over a single processor P4 or A64 on many applications. You can however get a DP Xeon or Opteron system for around the same price as a Powermac so comparing to a single processor PC is really an apples to oranges comparison.

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Originally posted by bisonator
PowerMac G5 claims to be the most powerful computer in the world, is this so? 'Powerful' in what sence? I don't believe it could run a game such as Doom III to the speeds of the latest PC CPUs /Graphics.

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No.

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They make good boat anchors and wheel blocks for large cargo planes too.

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Never thought of that, an iMac is just about the right shape for a large wheel chock. :D

Some people prefer to spend thousands more for macs. Just let them do what they like and laugh silently when he/she isn't paying any attention :p

The way I see it, Macs, PCs (using Windows) and PCs (Using Linux) are on a bell curve here.

Now, this is excluding servers and stuff like that because you dont see many run of the mill consumers running off to buy their next Silicon Graphics workstation to do word processing. That just isnt going to happen. There are some home users who use Linux though, and thats why i've included PCs (Using Linux).

Now, if you know what a bell curve looks like, PCs with Windows are at the peak of the curve, Macs on one of the lower ends, and Linux PCs on the other low end.

This is becuase you dont have many people spending thousands of dollars on boat anchors and wheel props, and you dont have many people with the guts to abstain from getting ****ed up the *** by Microsoft.

I bet the new supercomputer built at the university I attend, Virginia Tech, is pretty powerful; 1,100 G5 systems strong. :)