Thanks to its two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 CPUs and 4GB of 533MHz SDRAM, the Power Mac G5 Quad is the fastest Mac we've ever tested. Though our $5,949 review unit (with no monitor) included a professional-grade Nvidia Quadro video card, we expect great performance from lesser Power Mac G5 Quad setups as well. Our review unit adds nearly $3,000 to the baseline $3,299 Quad configuration and is probably overkill for the average user, but faster Power Macs loom in the not-so-distant future, given Apple's plans to move all of its desktops to Intel chips by the end of the year..



Link: CNET