Using software support as an argument to invalidate older hardware is bogus. Adobe CS 4 runs better and faster on my G4 than Adobe CC 2020 runs on my 12-core Mac Pro! I can update my database, update my website, work on my wordpress websites (hi, typing this on my G4 now), send and receive email on ALL of my accounts which are IMAP, and connect over SSL and this includes iCloud. It’s so frustrating to use, it’s slow and sluggish. Forget Youtube, forget streaming, forget netflix. Browsing the web is a nightmare as the hardware is too slow.

You can’t run any of the latest apps as developers have abandoned PPC a decade ago. This is true of course but does not invalidate the power a PPC has. Modern processors outperform the PPC by a long shot, MacintoshMen states. But what if I were to tell you I can do 90% of my daily work on this machine? Geekbench had this machine at 1621, which is pretty damn good for a G4 but is absolutely worthless in the eyes of geekbench comparisons. I’ve used it with supercharged dual 2.0GHz CPU upgrade cards, overclocked dual 1.67GHz CPU cards, and am currently using it with a lowly dual 867 MHz CPU card. I use a Power Mac G4 MDD almost every day. I’m just pointing out that geekbench scores mean very little. As much of a garbage product as the MacBook was, it was better optimized to deal with the modern web and applications, so it can do things the G5 can only dream of.

Compare the G5 with a 2012 Mac Pro 12-core 3.06 which benches 25,000, the G5 looks pretty shitty.Īt the end of the day, guess what, these numbers don’t matter! The 2015 MacBook which is 10 years newer than that same G5, benchmarks 2500-2800 which is still 1000 points shy of the G5 score. Compare that with a low end Intel Mac, let’s say a Late 2006 1.83GHz MacBook, which benches 2400 on a good day, the G5 doesn’t look too bad. If we’re talking raw specs, this is a machine that scores just over 3600 on Geekbench. I won’t re-hash the whole video, it’s 10 lines up, just watch it there 🙂 I will address the two issues as stated.Īs the last PPC was made in 2005, the best CPU you can hope for is a dual dual core (quad) 2.5GHz G5. Why do I say he’s misinformed? Let’s get into this.Īccording to MacintoshMen, there are two big problems that make using a PPC in 2020 a big no-no. I don’t know him or his channel so I won’t judge him for being terribly misinformed. Sadly, I do not have the time to shoot and edit such a video so I’ll write this article instead. If I had the time I’d make a response video, like Greg Hrutkay has, and set the record straight on a few things. PowerPC (PPC) is being slammed by the unknowing.

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