Re: Pismo CPU upgrade question.

[Krevnik]

Yeah, with a 400Mhz difference, I say the G3... even with Altivec I 
don't think the G4/500 can keep up with a G3 at nearly double clock 
speed. I have done tests, and a G4/400 can outperform a G3/500 with 
Altivec code that I have written... but the numbers aren't anything 
like a 900Mhz G3's numbers.

Although on my Lombard... a G3/500 or a G4/500 isn't much choice, so I 
pick the G4 for Lombards.

On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 05:14 AM, Scott Crick wrote:

On 10/1/03 4:18 AM, "Joe Crow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

  So, the question. Is there any real consensus as to which option 
(G3/900
or G4/500) is more useful and/or powerful? Anybody out there made the 
jump
and care to give some testimonials?
Unless you use a lot of software that is optimized for the G4's 
Velocity
Engine, you would be better off getting the G3/900. The G3 and G4 chip 
are
pretty similar, performance-wise, at the same clock-rate, except for
AltiVec-enabled applications.

Sincerely,

Scott
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