Sonnet CRESCENDO/L2 G3 Specification

Processor Upgrade Card for "Upgrade-challenged" Power Macintosh

Key Features:

G3 speed at a low price
Several performance choices
100% compatible with existing hardware
and software
Three-year limited warranty
Manual available in English; Quick Start Guide
available in French and Japanese
G3 Performance
Sonnet ™ brings the G3 revolution to previously "upgrade-
challenged" Power Macintosh and Performa
built with no processor upgrade slot. Through innovative
engineering, Sonnet has designed the Crescendo/L2 G3 to be a
"plug-and-play" processor upgrade card that installs into the L2
backside cache slot of the computer. The Crescendo/L2 G3
incorporates the revolutionary PowerPC
own ultra, high-speed Level 2 backside cache.
Mac OS 9 Compatibility
The Crescendo/L2 G3 seamlessly integrates with your system
software supporting System 7.5.3 up to the latest innovations
and enhanced performance of Mac
Simple Installation
The Crescendo/L2 G3 installs in minutes with step-by-step,
illustrated instructions. Simply install the Crescendo software,
open your computer, then insert the upgrade into the Level 2
cache slot.
Sonnet Technologies, Inc., 8 Autry, Irvine, California 92618-2708 USA
Tel: 1-949-587-3500 • Fax: 1-949-457-6350
© 1999 Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Revised 2004. All rights reserved. Sonnet, the Sonnet logotype, Simply Fast, the Simply Fast logotype, and Crescendo are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies, Inc. Macintosh, Mac, and the
Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The PowerPC name and the PowerPC logotype are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license
therefrom. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. C/L2G3-0304
®
computers that were
™ G3 processor and its
® OS 9.1 (as of January 2002).
®
Compatibility
Compatible Macintosh Models
Part #BG3-500-1M*
• Power Macintosh 4400, 5400, 5500,
6400, 6500, 7220
• Performa 54XX, 6360, 64XX
• Twentieth Anniversary
Macintosh (TAM)
* The Apple ® GeoPort Express Modem is not compatible with a G3 processor.
** The Cache Doubler must be removed from the C600X.
Technical Specifications
Part # G3 Speed
BG3-500-1M †
400-500 MHz
† Due to bus speed limitations, this upgrade card runs at top speed only in Power
Macintosh 5500, 6500 and Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (TAM).
Performance Comparison
6400/180
184
6400/200 258
PowerBase 240
308
2 3 400 1 200
Crescendo/L G / M (most models)/
2 3 500 1 250
Crescendo/L G / M/
600
0 300
Performance results based on MacBench 4.0 processor scores
Computers
• PowerBase Desktop, Minitower
• StarMax 3000, 5000
• UMAX C500, C600, C600X**
Size/L2 Cache Speed
1MB/200-250 MHz
1400
1600
900 1200 1500