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The fastest PowerPC CPU used in a mass market computer was the 2.7 GHz G5 processor used in the PowerMac G5 around 2004-2005There are other variants of the PowerPC architecture at a variety of speeds.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC/Types
As Sims 3 requires a Mac with an Intel processor it will not run on a Mac with a G5 processor.
An "Intel-based iMac G5" would be an oxymoron. The "G5" part of it's name refers to having a PowerPC processor.
iMovie '08 requires at least a PowerPC G5 1.9GHz or an Intel Processor. G4s are not supported,
The Xenon processor is a specially designed PowerPC-based processor for the Xbox 360 gaming console.
It is not possible to replace the processor in a G5 iMac. You could replace the entire logic board for one with a slightly faster G5 but it will be a lot of work for little gain. The newer Intel Macs are completely different systems and the parts are not interchangeable with older Macs.
Because you can't use Boot camp on a G5. Because a G5 uses a PowerPC processor, not an Intel one. There is no way to run Windows on such a Mac except via a (very slow) emulator.
PowerPC version of Ubuntu.
The G5 does not have an Intel processor it has an IBM Power PC processor.
Hi, PowerPC mac is a mac computer that has a powerPC processor. Note PowerPC = Power Performance Computing(Not Personal Computer!)
PowerPC
The Power Mac G5 was released in June 2003 and discontinued in August 2006. The G5 referred to the PowerPC G5 CPU produced by IBM and used in this line of computers.