G5 vs Opteron, Finally

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Posted by timothy on Saturday December 27, 2003 @04:44PM from the gracies-v-japan dept.

metfoo writes "It's been months since the G5 and Opterons have been available for purchase. When the G5 systems were first released, many Mac bashers and AMD nuts discredited the G5's performance. They always ended their comments with 'Wait until its compared to an Opteron, then we'll talk.' Well, it's finally time to talk. Barefeats has posted an article comparing the two systems. The G5 line was compared to a Dual 2GHz Opteron and the results are impressive. In gaming, the Opteron system proved to be superior, which is partly due to the superior 9800XT over the base Radeon 9800. The G5 spanks the Opteron in many of the non-gaming tests, except for the Photoshop tests."

6 of 650 comments (clear)

Mac vs. PC Flamewar in 5... 4... 3... 2... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 16:50 · Score: 3, Funny

I'll get you started:

(a) Mac only has one mouse button
(b) PC is like a Dodge Neon, Mac is like a BMW
(c) Mac has no games
(d) Windows XP: DRM
(e) Linux has no games
(f) X windows sucks
(g) etc.
Re:Except by Moofie · 2003-12-27 18:15 · Score: 5, Funny

You're new around here, aren't you? If it doesn't say that Apple's price-performance ratio isn't complete dogshit, and anybody with two neurons to bang together would build their own computer from a pile of sand and Linux Torvalds' trash bin, and Apple is the devil,

Then it isn't Slashdot.

--
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
Re:This may sound like flamebait or a troll... by Deraj+DeZine · 2003-12-27 18:40 · Score: 3, Funny

Screw walking! I'll just play a game about walking.

And thus the chain is complete.

--
True story.
Re:Price? by arty3 · 2003-12-27 21:22 · Score: 3, Funny

I have to say. The fact that you said "price delta" and not "price difference", gives you a lot more credibility.
Re:Price? by Xenex · 2003-12-27 22:05 · Score: 3, Funny

"Also, from the experience I've had, OS X is ugly, bloated and buggy. I'll stick with x86, thank you."

Yes Bob, but that was a Beige G3, circa 1997. I know for a fact you're not using a 6-year-old x86 system.

See you on IRC! :P
Re:Price? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-28 01:56 · Score: 3, Funny

I agree: I hate how the G5 doesn't let me mix-and-match components freely. I mean, with the exception of the RAM, hard drives, optical drive, graphics card, PCI cards, and all external peripherals, I've got some serious vendor lock-in going on! What if I wanted to replace my motherboard with this electronic-looking thing I pulled out of my broken alarm clock, and my processors with these two turds my cat just left in the litter box? Will Steve Jobs let me do this? Absolutely not. Disgusting.