Mac Mini G4 vs this PC?

[rdf8585]

Is there any chance this G4 Mini could outperform this PC?

1.33 G4
1 GB RAM
5400 RPM HD
32 MB dedicated VRAM

vs

3 ghz P4 w/ hyper threading
1 GB RAM
7200 RPM HD
96 MB shared VRAM

Just curious.

 

[milo]

No.

 

[Dont Hurt Me]

No.

Well said.

 

[eidrunner247]

the mini will get eaten alive, unless of course, you run a program (appleworks) that windows can't

 

[LBmacman]

Well said.

I second that.

 

[Makosuke]

...a program (appleworks) that windows can't

Bad example... there is a little-known (and I think no longer available) version of AppleWorks for Windows.

But no, those are not comperable machines. Depending on what integrated graphics chipset the PC uses there's a small chance the mini could perform slightly better on some 3D stuff, but otherwise no in every way (nor is the machine even aimed at the same market--put them side by side physically and I think that'd be clear).

 

[Abstract]

No.

I have a 3.4 GHz P4 with Hyperthreading Dell, and 2 GB of RAM (my uni bought it for me for "research), but instead, I chose to bring in my old 12" 1GHz G4 PowerBook with 1.25 GB of RAM every day because it was less of a headache to use and I couldn't stand using WinXP or Linux (SuSE). I honestly tried for 2-3 months before I caved and brought in my PB.

Take what I said however you want.

 

[Sesshi]

Is there any chance this G4 Mini could outperform this PC?

1.33 G4
1 GB RAM
5400 RPM HD
32 MB dedicated VRAM

vs

3 ghz P4 w/ hyper threading
1 GB RAM
7200 RPM HD
96 MB shared VRAM

Just curious.

Yes.

For noise.

That's it



(Although the inherent superiority of OS X might be a factor of course)

 

[Shadow]

Hell no. The G4 was good for its time, but now its just old, outdated and slow. I had a 3GHz P4, but my MacBook is faster. My MacBook pulls about 1.8Gigaflops in Geekbench .

Edit: Actually, for "power / square inch", I bet the Mini would win. I bet the Mini is the size of the heatsink of the P4 .