List of Power Macs

Apple has launched forty-seven Power Macs (Power Macintosh).

Classic

Various

4400/7220

Various

Release Date: (160 MHz) 15 November 1996 / (200 MHz) 17 February 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

5000 Series

5200

Various

Release Date: 3 April 1995
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.1)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

5260

Various

Release Date: (100 MHz) 10 March 1996 / (120 MHz) 19 September 1996
Tech Specs:
- 100 MHz on support.apple.com
- 120 MHz on support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

5300

Various

Release Date: 28 August 1995
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.1)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

5400

Various

Release Date: (120 MHz) 13 April 1996 / (180/200 MHz) 17 February 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

5500

Various

Release Date: (225/250 MHz) 17 February 1997 / (275 MHz) 1 March 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.5)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

6000 Series

6100

Various

Release Date: (60/60AV) 14 March 1994 / (66/66AV) 3 January 1995
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1.2)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

6200

Various

Release Date: 28 May 1995
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.1)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

6300

Various

Release Date: (120 MHz) 27 June 1996 / (160 MHz) 1 October 1996
Tech Specs:
- 120MHz on support.apple.com
- 160MHz on support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.1)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

6400

Various

Release Date: 23 October 1996
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

6500

Various

Release Date: (225/250 MHz) 17 February 1997 / (275/300 MHz) 4 April 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.5)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

7000 Series

7100

Various

Release Date: (66/66AV) 14 March 1994 / (80/80AV) 3 January 1995
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1.2)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

7200

Various

Release Date: (75/90 MHz) 7 August 1995 / (120 MHz) 22 April 1996
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.2)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

7300

Various

Release Date: 17 February 1997 / (180 MHz PC) 4 April 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.5)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

7500

Various

Release Date: 7 August 1995
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.2)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

7600

Various

Release Date: (120 MHz) 22 April 1996 / (132 MHz) 7 August 1996 / (200 MHz) 17 February 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.3) / (200 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.5.5)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

8000 Series

8100

Various

Release Date: (80/80AV) 14 March 1994 / (100/100AV) 3 January 1995 / (110/110AV) 3 November 1994
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (80/80AV) Mac OS 7 (7.1.2) / (100/100AV/110/110AV) Mac OS 7 (7.5)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

8115

Various

Release Date: 3 November 1994
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

8200

Various

Release Date: 22 April 1996
Tech Specs:
- 100 MHz on support.apple.com
- 120 MHz on support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

8500

Various

Release Date: (120 MHz) 7 August 1995 / (132/150 MHz) 22 April 1996 / (180 MHz) 19 September 1996
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (120 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.5.2) / (132/150/180 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

8515

Various

Release Date: 1 January 1996
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.2)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

8600

Various

Release Date: (200 MHz) 17 February 1997 / (250/300 MHz) 5 August 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (200 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.5.5) / (250/300 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

9000 Series

9500

Various

Release Date: (120/132 MHz) 19 June 1995 / (150 MHz) 22 April 1996 / (180/200 MHz) 7 August 1996
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (120/132 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.5.2) / (150/180/200 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

9515

Various

Release Date: 1 October 1995
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.2)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

9600

Various

Release Date: (200/200MP/233 MHz) 17 February 1997 / (300/350 MHz) 5 August 1997
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (200/200MP/233 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.5.5) / (300/350 MHz) Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)

G3

Desktop

1997

Various

Release Date: 10 November 1997
Tech Specs:
- 233 MHz on everymac.com
- 266 MHz on everymac.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.0)
Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)

1998

Various

Release Date: (Build to order) 17 March 1998 / (Standard) 12 August 1998
Tech Specs:
- everymac.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.0)
Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)

Minitower

1997

Various

Release Date: 10 November 1997
Tech Specs:
- 233 MHz on everymac.com
- 266 MHz DP on everymac.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.0)
Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)

1998

Various

Release Date: (300 MHz) 17 March 1998 / (333 MHz) 12 August 1998
Tech Specs:
- 300 MHz on everymac.com
- 333 MHz DP on everymac.com

Software

First Release: (300 MHz) Mac OS 8 (8.0) / (333 MHz) Mac OS 8 (8.1)
Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)

All-in-one

Various

Release Date: 31 March 1998
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.0)
Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)

Blue and White

Various

Release Date: (300/350/400 MHz) 5 January 1999 / (450 MHz) 5 January 1999
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (300/350/400 MHz) Mac OS 8 (8.5.1) / (350/400/450 MHz) Mac OS 8 (8.6)
Last Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac1,1

G4

Late 1999 PCI

Various

Release Date: (400MHz) 31 August 1999 / (350 MHz) 13 October 1999
Tech Specs:
- 350 MHz on everymac.com
- 400 MHz on everymac.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.6)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac1,2

Late 1999 AGP

Various

Release Date: (450/500 MHz) 31 August 1999 / (400 MHz) 13 October 1999 / (350 MHz) 2 December 1999
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (450/500 MHz) Mac OS 8 (8.5) / (350/400/450/500 MHz) Mac OS 8 (8.6)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,1

Mid 2000 Gigabit

Various

Release Date: 19 July 2000
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.0.4)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,3

Cube

Various

Release Date: 19 July 2000
Tech Specs:
- 450 MHz on everymac.com
- 500 MHz on everymac.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.0.4) / Mac OS 9 (9.1)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac5,1

Early 2001 (Digital Audio)

Various

Release Date: 9 January 2001
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: (All) Mac OS 9 (9.1) / (733 MHz) Mac OS X 10.0 (10.0.3)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,4

Mid 2001 (Quicksilver)

Various

Release Date: 18 July 2001
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2) / Mac OS X 10.0 (10.0.4)
Last Release: (733/800 MHz) Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11) / (867 MHz) Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,5

Early 2002 (Quicksilver 2002)

Various

Release Date: 28 January 2002
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X 10.1 (10.1.2)
Last Release: (800 MHz) Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11) / (933 MHz/1.0 GHz) Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,5

Mid 2002 (Mirrored Drive Doors)

Various

Release Date: 13 August 2002
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2)
Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,6

Early 2003 (FW 800)

Various

Release Date: 28 January 2003
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.3)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,6

Mid 2003

Various

Release Date: 23 June 2003
Tech Specs:
- everymac.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac3,6

G5

Mid 2003

Various

Release Date: 23 June 2003
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.7)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac7,2

Late 2003

Various

Release Date: 18 November 2003
Tech Specs:
- everymac.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.7)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac7,2

Mid 2004

Various

Release Date: 9 June 2004
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Panther (10.3.4)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac7,3

Late 2004

Various

Release Date: 9 June 2004
Tech Specs:
- support.apple.com

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Panther (10.3.5)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac9,1

Early 2005

Various

Release Date: 27 April 2005
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac7,3

Late 2005

Various

Release Date: 19 October 2005
Tech Specs:

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.2)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac11,2