G4 versus PIII

摘要

Ever since the introduction of Apple's Power Macintosh with the Motorola G4 processor, many articles have compared its speed to top-of-the-line Intel-based PCs. However, most of the speed tests have involved 2D graphics programs such as Adobe Systems' Photoshop. Some attempts have been made to rate the Mac's 3D performance (see "Rating the Power Mac G4" on pg. 65 of the July 2000 issue) but these have been relatively few and far between. Therefore, I decided to test the machine's performance on some common CAD applications.