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Effective 12/31/98, this page is no longer being updated. Please see the new Guide to G3 Daughter Cards that uses MacBench 5 ratings. On average, MacBench 5 processor scores are 5-10% lower than MacBench 4 scores, since they are benchmarked to a different baseline computer.

Note that computers upgraded with these cards may not support Mac OS X when it ships in 1999. (Apple has emphatically stated it will run on all Macs designed with a G3 processor, but has never promised any support for G3-upgraded models.)

Be sure to read That extra 10% to help you decide which upgrade provides the best value for you.

Manufacturer CPU
Speed
Cache
Size
Cache
Speed
MacBench
4.0 rating*
Estimated
Street Price
Estimated
Value**

MacTell
G3 PowerJolt

400 MHz 512 KB 200 MHz $999
366 MHz 512 KB 183 MHz $959
333 MHz 512 KB 167 MHz $899
300 MHz 512 KB 150 MHz $649
275 MHz 512 KB 183 MHz $499
250 MHz 512 KB 125 MHz $399
233 MHz 512 KB 117 MHz $389

Newer Technology
MAXpowr G3

400 MHz 1 MB 200 MHz 1417 $1,649 0.86
366 MHz 1 MB 183 MHz 1286 $1,349 0.95
333 MHz 1 MB 166 MHz 1179 $1,049 1.12
300 MHz 1 MB 150 MHz 1060 $749 1.42
300 MHz 512 KB 150 MHz 975 $599 1.63
266 MHz 512 KB 133 MHz 875 $499 1.75
250 MHz 512 KB 125 MHz 800 $449 1.78

PowerLogix
PowerForce G3
adjustable bus

400 MHz 1 MB 266 MHz $1,599
366 MHz 1 MB 244 MHz $1,399
333 MHz 1 MB 222 MHz $1,099
300 MHz 1 MB 300 MHz 1161
300 MHz 1 MB 150 MHz
275 MHz 1 MB 275 MHz 1074
275 MHz 1 MB 183 MHz 1002 0.77
266 MHz 1 MB 177 MHz
250 MHz 1 MB 250 MHz 962 0.96
250 MHz 1 MB 125 MHz 805
233 MHz 512 KB 116 MHz
220 MHz 512 KB 110 MHz 694 $399 1.74

Sonnet Technologies
Crescendo G3

360 MHz 1 MB 240 MHz 1300 $1,999 0.65
333 MHz 1 MB 166 MHz 1150 $1,299 0.89
300 MHz 1 MB 150 MHz 1020 $800 1.28
266 MHz 1 MB 133 MHz 927 $600 1.55
233 MHz 512K 117 MHz 736 $400 1.84
TechWorks
PowerCPU G3
300 MHz 1 MB 150 MHz 1105 $1,380 0.80
Vimage
Vpower G3
300 MHz 1 MB 150 MHz 1045 $798 1.31
300 MHz 512 KB 150 MHz $598
266 MHz 1 MB 133 MHz 939
233 MHz 512 KB 117 MHz 757 $389 1.95

XLR8
MACh Speed G3
adjustable bus

400 MHz 1 MB 200 MHz 1399 $1,899 0.74
366 MHz 1 MB 183 MHz $1,499
333 MHz 1 MB 166 MHz 1154 $1,299 0.89
300 MHz 1 MB 200 MHz 1087 $1,249 0.87
300 MHz 512MB 120 MHz $899
266 MHz 1 MB 133 MHz 972 $729 1.33
233 MHz 512 KB 117 MHz 770 $629 1.22
220 MHz 512 KB 110 MHz $529
* Processor score from MacWeek or Macworld when possible, but many MacBench ratings are from manufacturers. End user results will vary based on a number of factors including bus speed and OS used.

** Estimated value is MacBench rating divided by price. Figure is based on estimated MacBench score for untested cards. Higher numbers represent more bang for the buck.

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