Macintosh IIfx - wiki
CPU
68030 @ 40.00MHz
68882 @ 40.00MHz
System bus (memory/PDS) @ 40.00MHz; 32-bit
IO bus @ 20.00MHz; 32-bit
32k L2 cache onboard
Memory
none onboard; 128MB max
2 banks of 4 x 64-pin SIMMs, 80ns or faster
Will operate in 24-bit and 32-bit addressing modes.
Machine ID: 13
Video
IIfx has no onboard video and requires a NuBus card. Contemporary cards include the Display Card 4•8, 8•24, and 8•24 GC, along with the monochrome and workstation cards.
benchmarks (50MHz achieved using Newer Technologies Variable Speed Overdrive)
Speedometer 4.01 compared to Quadra 605 | Apple Personal Diagnostics compared to IIci
Apple
Macintosh II Video Card (Toby, 8-bit)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.566 | 2.80x (40MHz) 0.651 | 3.21x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.479 | 2.24x (40MHz) 0.540 | 2.51x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.405 | 1.47x (40MHz) 0.444 | 1.62x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.317 | -1.09x (40MHz) 0.339 | -1.02x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - hardware does not support
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.47 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.23 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 392.6 sec; Lines 10.4/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.70 sec; Sieve 46.1 sec; Color sort 7.33 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 314.3 sec; Lines 12.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
High Resolution Display Video Card (8-bit)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.565 | 2.77x (40MHz) 0.653 | 3.25x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.479 | 2.21x (40MHz) 0.541 | 2.53x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.405 | 1.48x (40MHz) 0.445 | 1.63x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.317 | -1.10x (40MHz) 0.339 | -1.02x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - hardware does not support
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.47 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.13 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.3 sec; Lines 10.4/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.70 sec; Sieve 46.0 sec; Color sort 7.08 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 314.5 sec; Lines 12.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Display Card 8•24
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.570 | 2.86x (40MHz) 0.663 | 3.35x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.483 | 2.24x (40MHz) 0.552 | 2.60x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.413 | 1.54x (40MHz) 0.459 | 1.74x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.325 | -1.04x (40MHz) 0.352 | 1.06x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -3.07x (40MHz) -2.92x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.53 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 394.6 sec; Lines 10.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.73 sec; Sieve 45.0 sec; Color sort 7.28 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 317.0 sec; Lines 12.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
Display Card 8•24 & 8•24•GC (+2 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.463 | 3.04x (40MHz) 0.505 | 3.07x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.442 | 2.02x (40MHz) 0.478 | 2.01x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.446 | 1.64x (40MHz) 0.479 | 1.64x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.471 | 1.33x (40MHz) 0.502 | 1.33x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -2.62x (40MHz) -2.62x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.18 sec; Sieve 46.7 sec; Color sort 10.20 sec; Disk I/O 2.9 sec; Fractal 514.6 sec; Lines 10.2/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.78 sec; Sieve 40.8 sec; Color sort 8.83 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 420.5 sec; Lines 11.7/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is not accelerated in any mode.
Display Card 8•24•GC (+2 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.645 | 5.09x (40MHz) 0.732 | 5.52x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.661 | 4.88x (40MHz) 0.749 | 5.05x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.704 | 4.15x (40MHz) 0.791 | 4.24x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.774 | 3.59x (40MHz) 0.862 | 3.55x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.137 | 2.07x (40MHz) 1.203 | 2.08x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.62x (40MHz) 3.67x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 8.92 sec; Sieve 45.0 sec; Color sort 9.80 sec; Disk I/O 2.8 sec; Fractal 510.6 sec; Lines 11.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.47 sec; Sieve 40.5 sec; Color sort 8.68 sec; Disk I/O 2.4 sec; Fractal 417.5 sec; Lines 13.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is not accelerated in any mode.
Display Card 24AC
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.598 | 2.99x (40MHz) 0.699 | 3.52x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.707 | 2.54x (40MHz) 0.828 | 2.96x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.736 | 1.93x (40MHz) 0.843 | 2.16x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.115 | 1.47x (40MHz) 1.313 | 1.67x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 2.40x (40MHz) 2.82x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.50 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 8.93 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 394.2 sec; Lines 10.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.68 sec; Sieve 44.6 sec; Color sort 7.13 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 316.8 sec; Lines 13.0/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 8-bit/color mode only.
Radius
PrecisionColor Pro 24X
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.592 | 3.00x (40MHz) 0.689 | 3.52x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.706 | 2.47x (40MHz) 0.827 | 2.96x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.738 | 1.95x (40MHz) 0.842 | 2.18x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.119 | 1.47x (40MHz) 1.313 | 1.66x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 2.40x (40MHz) 2.81x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.50 sec; Sieve 74.1 sec; Color sort 8.98 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.7 sec; Lines 10.9/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.70 sec; Sieve 44.0 sec; Color sort 7.20 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 315.9 sec; Lines 12.9/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Thunder IV GX 1152
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.539 | 2.83x (40MHz) 0.620 | 3.31x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.388 | 1.63x (40MHz) 0.426 | 1.84x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.108 | 2.75x (40MHz) 1.341 | 3.16x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.293 | 3.75x (40MHz) 1.562 | 4.45x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.80x (40MHz) 4.63x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.93 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.92 sec; Disk I/O 2.4 sec; Fractal 393.8 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 8.05 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.28 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 313.9 sec; Lines 11.1/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Thunder IV GX 1600
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.538 | 2.83x (40MHz) 0.621 | 3.30x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.387 | 1.62x (40MHz) 0.426 | 1.79x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.098 | 2.65x (40MHz) 1.346 | 3.22x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.297 | 3.65x (40MHz) 1.564 | 4.46x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.79x (40MHz) 4.64x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.88 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 8.83 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 391.4 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 8.02 sec; Sieve 44.1 sec; Color sort 7.10 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 313.6 sec; Lines 11.2/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
LeMans GT [v1.01]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.539 | 2.81x (40MHz) 0.622 | 3.27x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.388 | 1.62x (40MHz) 0.426 | 1.79x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.107 | 2.65x (40MHz) 1.341 | 3.14x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.296 | 3.59x (40MHz) 1.561 | 4.37x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.76x (40MHz) 4.58x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.93 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 8.83 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 392.9 sec; Lines 9.4/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 8.05 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.08 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.2 sec; Lines 11.2/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
SuperMac
Thunder/24 [v1.70] (IPA+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.589 | 2.84x (40MHz) 0.681 | 3.42x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.501 | 2.40x (40MHz) 0.570 | 2.79x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.436 | 1.67x (40MHz) 0.480 | 1.87x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.863 | 2.89x (40MHz) 0.996 | 3.28x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - 3.43x (40MHz) 4.10x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.47 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.65 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 400.2 sec; Lines 10.6/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.68 sec; Sieve 44.0 sec; Color sort 7.73 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 321.9 sec; Lines 13.0/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes only.
Spectrum Power 1152 [v3.0]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.583 | 2.92x (40MHz) 0.676 | 3.43x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.501 | 2.33x (40MHz) 0.570 | 2.73x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.436 | 1.66x (40MHz) 0.480 | 1.87x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.093 | 2.80x (40MHz) 1.302 | 3.36x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - 3.54x (40MHz) 4.24x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.70 sec; Sieve 50.4 sec; Color sort 9.60 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 395.1 sec; Lines 10.6/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.90 sec; Sieve 42.9 sec; Color sort 8.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 319.1 sec; Lines 12.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
E-Machines
Futura II LX/DSP
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.584 | 2.88x (40MHz) 0.688 | 3.40x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.515 | 2.65x (40MHz) 0.596 | 3.21x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.456 | 2.11x (40MHz) 0.516 | 2.45x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.645 | 1.67x (40MHz) 0.737 | 1.86x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.599 | 1.28x (40MHz) 0.658 | 1.41x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - -1.20x (40MHz) -1.11x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.63 sec; Sieve 74.7 sec; Color sort 9.37 sec; Disk I/O 2.6 sec; Fractal 400.5 sec; Lines 10.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.75 sec; Sieve 45.0 sec; Color sort 7.45 sec; Disk I/O 2.2 sec; Fractal 320.9 sec; Lines 12.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
RasterOps
24L [v1.1]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.505 | 2.51x (40MHz) 0.579 | 2.91x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.418 | 1.91x (40MHz) 0.470 | 2.20x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.345 | 1.26x (40MHz) 0.378 | 1.38x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.262 | -1.30x (40MHz) 0.281 | -1.23x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -4.19x (40MHz) -3.97x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.70 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.40 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 395.3 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.87 sec; Sieve 46.6 sec; Color sort 7.28 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.3 sec; Lines 11.2/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
24L [v1.1] & Accelerator Board II (+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.552 | 2.52x (40MHz) 0.638 | 2.95x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.517 | 2.20x (40MHz) 0.591 | 2.58x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.511 | 1.70x (40MHz) 0.573 | 1.89x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.464 | 1.27x (40MHz) 0.509 | 1.38x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -1.26x (40MHz) -1.18x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.67 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.97 sec; Disk I/O 2.6 sec; Fractal 393.3 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.87 sec; Sieve 44.9 sec; Color sort 7.23 sec; Disk I/O 2.2 sec; Fractal 315.8 sec; Lines 11.1/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay. Jigsaw puzzle crashes when GWORLD memory is enabled in the Accelerator control panel.
24STV [v1.21]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.518 | 2.59x (40MHz) 0.593 | 2.97x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.431 | 2.01x (40MHz) 0.482 | 2.25x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.357 | 1.31x (40MHz) 0.387 | 1.42x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.273 | -1.27x (40MHz) 0.288 | -1.19x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -3.71x (40MHz) -3.47x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.63 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.90 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 392.4 sec; Lines 9.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.82 sec; Sieve 45.8 sec; Color sort 7.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.0 sec; Lines 11.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
24STV [v1.21] & Accelerator Board II (+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.562 | 2.56x (40MHz) 0.651 | 2.97x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.531 | 2.30x (40MHz) 0.608 | 2.61x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.532 | 1.75x (40MHz) 0.597 | 1.94x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.495 | 1.32x (40MHz) 0.541 | 1.45x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -1.17x (40MHz) -1.07x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.62 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 8.97 sec; Disk I/O 2.6 sec; Fractal 393.2 sec; Lines 9.7/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.83 sec; Sieve 44.8 sec; Color sort 7.23 sec; Disk I/O 2.2 sec; Fractal 315.7 sec; Lines 11.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay. Jigsaw puzzle crashes when GWORLD memory is enabled in the Accelerator control panel.
24MxRGB [v1.0]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.580 | 2.63x (40MHz) 0.664 | 2.93x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.555 | 2.34x (40MHz) 0.631 | 2.62x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.573 | 1.87x (40MHz) 0.643 | 2.07x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.551 | 1.46x (40MHz) 0.605 | 1.64x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.708 | 1.21x (40MHz) 0.777 | 1.32x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - -1.18x (40MHz) -1.09x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.58 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.98 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 391.3 sec; Lines 9.9/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.83 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.58 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 314.3 sec; Lines 11.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
24XLTV [v1.4]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.579 | 2.63x (40MHz) 0.673 | 3.06x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.556 | 2.33x (40MHz) 0.639 | 2.66x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.573 | 1.87x (40MHz) 0.650 | 2.10x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.552 | 1.49x (40MHz) 0.611 | 1.65x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.710 | 1.21x (40MHz) 0.786 | 1.34x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - -1.18x (40MHz) -1.08x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.53 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.02 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 390.6 sec; Lines 9.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.80 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.32 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.1 sec; Lines 11.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Horizon 24 (DSPro+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.497 | 2.39x (40MHz) 0.567 | 2.74x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.411 | 1.84x (40MHz) 0.461 | 2.09x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.339 | 1.21x (40MHz) 0.371 | 1.33x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.058 | 2.33x (40MHz) 1.265 | 2.70x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.249 | 1.95x (40MHz) 1.490 | 2.31x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.43x (40MHz) 1.68x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.62 sec; Sieve 74.8 sec; Color sort 9.60 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 395.4 sec; Lines 9.1/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.83 sec; Sieve 45.3 sec; Color sort 7.55 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 316.8 sec; Lines 10.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes only.
PaintBoard Turbo XL [v2.0]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.589 | 2.78x (40MHz) 0.679 | 3.29x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.567 | 2.19x (40MHz) 0.654 | 2.53x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.607 | 1.86x (40MHz) 0.694 | 2.14x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.621 | 1.69x (40MHz) 0.697 | 1.88x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.983 | 1.68x (40MHz) 1.137 | 1.92x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.42x (40MHz) 1.64x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.62 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.03 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 394.4 sec; Lines 9.7/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.78 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.22 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 316.5 sec; Lines 11.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
Interware
GrandVimage 17AV
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.590 | 2.99x (40MHz) 0.688 | 3.51x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.509 | 2.47x (40MHz) 0.581 | 2.75x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.686 | 2.45x (40MHz) 0.794 | 2.89x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.884 | 1.89x (40MHz) 1.028 | 2.15x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.939 | 1.35x (40MHz) 1.072 | 1.50x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.24x (40MHz) 1.39x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.57 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.6 sec; Lines 10.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.73 sec; Sieve 44.0 sec; Color sort 7.30 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 315.8 sec; Lines 12.8/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
GrandVimage 21i
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.591 | 2.98x (40MHz) 0.691 | 3.53x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.510 | 2.43x (40MHz) 0.583 | 2.76x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.698 | 2.46x (40MHz) 0.810 | 2.88x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.920 | 1.89x (40MHz) 1.079 | 2.14x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.006 | 1.39x (40MHz) 1.159 | 1.55x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.24x (40MHz) 1.40x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.43 sec; Sieve 74.1 sec; Color sort 8.87 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.5 sec; Lines 10.9/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.65 sec; Sieve 43.8 sec; Color sort 7.07 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.6 sec; Lines 12.9/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
BUG
Pickles XA
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.566 | 2.80x (40MHz) 0.664 | 3.30x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.483 | 2.23x (40MHz) 0.556 | 2.66x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.415 | 1.53x (40MHz) 0.464 | 1.74x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.791 | 2.44x (40MHz) 0.952 | 2.87x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.982 | 2.11x (40MHz) 1.177 | 2.52x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.64x (40MHz) 1.93x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.78 sec; Sieve 76.4 sec; Color sort 9.18 sec; Disk I/O 2.7 sec; Fractal 402.0 sec; Lines 10.1/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.88 sec; Sieve 46.3 sec; Color sort 7.35 sec; Disk I/O 2.3 sec; Fractal 321.3 sec; Lines 12.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
Pickles XA / Lite
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.568 | 2.81x (40MHz) 0.666 | 3.34x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.485 | 2.29x (40MHz) 0.558 | 2.64x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.417 | 1.54x (40MHz) 0.466 | 1.76x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.807 | 2.39x (40MHz) 0.959 | 2.92x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.992 | 2.11x (40MHz) 1.182 | 2.52x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.64x (40MHz) 1.97x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.82 sec; Sieve 76.5 sec; Color sort 9.22 sec; Disk I/O 2.7 sec; Fractal 401.1 sec; Lines 10.2/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.88 sec; Sieve 46.4 sec; Color sort 7.33 sec; Disk I/O 2.3 sec; Fractal 320.6 sec; Lines 12.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
External Ports
3.5mm stereo audio out port
2 x 4-pin ADB port
8-pin serial Printer port
8-pin serial Modem port
DB-25 SCSI port
C14 AC power connector
C13 AC power passthrough
Reset & Interrupt
Discrete side mounted buttons only (inaccessible without optional snap-in button panel p/n 815-6024)
SCSI Performance
Onboard internal/external bus
Sixty Eight Thousand SCSI Bolt PDS (DashTalk II)
• code/src SCSI2SD v6 with SanDisk Ultra 32GB (120MB/s) can sustain over 9MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues.
• Stratos CF AztecMonster with SanDisk 4GB (30MB/s) can sustain 9.2MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues. I have used this as a primary drive for some time and have not had any problems.
• Stratos CF AztecMonster with SanDisk 32GB (120MB/s) can sustain 9.6MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues. I have used this as a primary drive for some time and have not had any problems.
FWB JackHammer (NuBus)
DEC RZ29B (ST-15150N) (16-bit) can sustain about 4.0MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues (internal.) I have used this as a primary drive for some time and have not had any problems.
CPU
68030 @ 40.00MHz
68882 @ 40.00MHz
System bus (memory/PDS) @ 40.00MHz; 32-bit
IO bus @ 20.00MHz; 32-bit
32k L2 cache onboard
Memory
none onboard; 128MB max
2 banks of 4 x 64-pin SIMMs, 80ns or faster
Will operate in 24-bit and 32-bit addressing modes.
Machine ID: 13
Video
IIfx has no onboard video and requires a NuBus card. Contemporary cards include the Display Card 4•8, 8•24, and 8•24 GC, along with the monochrome and workstation cards.
benchmarks (50MHz achieved using Newer Technologies Variable Speed Overdrive)
Speedometer 4.01 compared to Quadra 605 | Apple Personal Diagnostics compared to IIci
Apple
Macintosh II Video Card (Toby, 8-bit)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.566 | 2.80x (40MHz) 0.651 | 3.21x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.479 | 2.24x (40MHz) 0.540 | 2.51x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.405 | 1.47x (40MHz) 0.444 | 1.62x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.317 | -1.09x (40MHz) 0.339 | -1.02x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - hardware does not support
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.47 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.23 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 392.6 sec; Lines 10.4/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.70 sec; Sieve 46.1 sec; Color sort 7.33 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 314.3 sec; Lines 12.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
High Resolution Display Video Card (8-bit)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.565 | 2.77x (40MHz) 0.653 | 3.25x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.479 | 2.21x (40MHz) 0.541 | 2.53x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.405 | 1.48x (40MHz) 0.445 | 1.63x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.317 | -1.10x (40MHz) 0.339 | -1.02x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - hardware does not support
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.47 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.13 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.3 sec; Lines 10.4/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.70 sec; Sieve 46.0 sec; Color sort 7.08 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 314.5 sec; Lines 12.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Display Card 8•24
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.570 | 2.86x (40MHz) 0.663 | 3.35x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.483 | 2.24x (40MHz) 0.552 | 2.60x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.413 | 1.54x (40MHz) 0.459 | 1.74x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.325 | -1.04x (40MHz) 0.352 | 1.06x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -3.07x (40MHz) -2.92x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.53 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 394.6 sec; Lines 10.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.73 sec; Sieve 45.0 sec; Color sort 7.28 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 317.0 sec; Lines 12.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
Display Card 8•24 & 8•24•GC (+2 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.463 | 3.04x (40MHz) 0.505 | 3.07x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.442 | 2.02x (40MHz) 0.478 | 2.01x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.446 | 1.64x (40MHz) 0.479 | 1.64x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.471 | 1.33x (40MHz) 0.502 | 1.33x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -2.62x (40MHz) -2.62x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.18 sec; Sieve 46.7 sec; Color sort 10.20 sec; Disk I/O 2.9 sec; Fractal 514.6 sec; Lines 10.2/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.78 sec; Sieve 40.8 sec; Color sort 8.83 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 420.5 sec; Lines 11.7/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is not accelerated in any mode.
Display Card 8•24•GC (+2 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.645 | 5.09x (40MHz) 0.732 | 5.52x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.661 | 4.88x (40MHz) 0.749 | 5.05x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.704 | 4.15x (40MHz) 0.791 | 4.24x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.774 | 3.59x (40MHz) 0.862 | 3.55x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.137 | 2.07x (40MHz) 1.203 | 2.08x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.62x (40MHz) 3.67x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 8.92 sec; Sieve 45.0 sec; Color sort 9.80 sec; Disk I/O 2.8 sec; Fractal 510.6 sec; Lines 11.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.47 sec; Sieve 40.5 sec; Color sort 8.68 sec; Disk I/O 2.4 sec; Fractal 417.5 sec; Lines 13.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is not accelerated in any mode.
Display Card 24AC
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.598 | 2.99x (40MHz) 0.699 | 3.52x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.707 | 2.54x (40MHz) 0.828 | 2.96x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.736 | 1.93x (40MHz) 0.843 | 2.16x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.115 | 1.47x (40MHz) 1.313 | 1.67x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 2.40x (40MHz) 2.82x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.50 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 8.93 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 394.2 sec; Lines 10.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.68 sec; Sieve 44.6 sec; Color sort 7.13 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 316.8 sec; Lines 13.0/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 8-bit/color mode only.
Radius
PrecisionColor Pro 24X
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.592 | 3.00x (40MHz) 0.689 | 3.52x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.706 | 2.47x (40MHz) 0.827 | 2.96x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.738 | 1.95x (40MHz) 0.842 | 2.18x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.119 | 1.47x (40MHz) 1.313 | 1.66x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 2.40x (40MHz) 2.81x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.50 sec; Sieve 74.1 sec; Color sort 8.98 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.7 sec; Lines 10.9/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.70 sec; Sieve 44.0 sec; Color sort 7.20 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 315.9 sec; Lines 12.9/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Thunder IV GX 1152
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.539 | 2.83x (40MHz) 0.620 | 3.31x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.388 | 1.63x (40MHz) 0.426 | 1.84x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.108 | 2.75x (40MHz) 1.341 | 3.16x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.293 | 3.75x (40MHz) 1.562 | 4.45x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.80x (40MHz) 4.63x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.93 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.92 sec; Disk I/O 2.4 sec; Fractal 393.8 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 8.05 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.28 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 313.9 sec; Lines 11.1/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Thunder IV GX 1600
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.538 | 2.83x (40MHz) 0.621 | 3.30x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.387 | 1.62x (40MHz) 0.426 | 1.79x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.098 | 2.65x (40MHz) 1.346 | 3.22x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.297 | 3.65x (40MHz) 1.564 | 4.46x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.79x (40MHz) 4.64x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.88 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 8.83 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 391.4 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 8.02 sec; Sieve 44.1 sec; Color sort 7.10 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 313.6 sec; Lines 11.2/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
LeMans GT [v1.01]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.539 | 2.81x (40MHz) 0.622 | 3.27x (50MHz)
Two bit - hardware does not support
Four bit - 0.388 | 1.62x (40MHz) 0.426 | 1.79x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.107 | 2.65x (40MHz) 1.341 | 3.14x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.296 | 3.59x (40MHz) 1.561 | 4.37x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 3.76x (40MHz) 4.58x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.93 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 8.83 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 392.9 sec; Lines 9.4/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 8.05 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.08 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.2 sec; Lines 11.2/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
SuperMac
Thunder/24 [v1.70] (IPA+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.589 | 2.84x (40MHz) 0.681 | 3.42x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.501 | 2.40x (40MHz) 0.570 | 2.79x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.436 | 1.67x (40MHz) 0.480 | 1.87x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.863 | 2.89x (40MHz) 0.996 | 3.28x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - 3.43x (40MHz) 4.10x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.47 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.65 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 400.2 sec; Lines 10.6/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.68 sec; Sieve 44.0 sec; Color sort 7.73 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 321.9 sec; Lines 13.0/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes only.
Spectrum Power 1152 [v3.0]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.583 | 2.92x (40MHz) 0.676 | 3.43x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.501 | 2.33x (40MHz) 0.570 | 2.73x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.436 | 1.66x (40MHz) 0.480 | 1.87x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.093 | 2.80x (40MHz) 1.302 | 3.36x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - 3.54x (40MHz) 4.24x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.70 sec; Sieve 50.4 sec; Color sort 9.60 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 395.1 sec; Lines 10.6/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.90 sec; Sieve 42.9 sec; Color sort 8.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 319.1 sec; Lines 12.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
E-Machines
Futura II LX/DSP
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.584 | 2.88x (40MHz) 0.688 | 3.40x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.515 | 2.65x (40MHz) 0.596 | 3.21x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.456 | 2.11x (40MHz) 0.516 | 2.45x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.645 | 1.67x (40MHz) 0.737 | 1.86x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.599 | 1.28x (40MHz) 0.658 | 1.41x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - -1.20x (40MHz) -1.11x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.63 sec; Sieve 74.7 sec; Color sort 9.37 sec; Disk I/O 2.6 sec; Fractal 400.5 sec; Lines 10.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.75 sec; Sieve 45.0 sec; Color sort 7.45 sec; Disk I/O 2.2 sec; Fractal 320.9 sec; Lines 12.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
RasterOps
24L [v1.1]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.505 | 2.51x (40MHz) 0.579 | 2.91x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.418 | 1.91x (40MHz) 0.470 | 2.20x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.345 | 1.26x (40MHz) 0.378 | 1.38x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.262 | -1.30x (40MHz) 0.281 | -1.23x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -4.19x (40MHz) -3.97x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.70 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.40 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 395.3 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.87 sec; Sieve 46.6 sec; Color sort 7.28 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.3 sec; Lines 11.2/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
24L [v1.1] & Accelerator Board II (+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.552 | 2.52x (40MHz) 0.638 | 2.95x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.517 | 2.20x (40MHz) 0.591 | 2.58x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.511 | 1.70x (40MHz) 0.573 | 1.89x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.464 | 1.27x (40MHz) 0.509 | 1.38x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -1.26x (40MHz) -1.18x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.67 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.97 sec; Disk I/O 2.6 sec; Fractal 393.3 sec; Lines 9.5/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.87 sec; Sieve 44.9 sec; Color sort 7.23 sec; Disk I/O 2.2 sec; Fractal 315.8 sec; Lines 11.1/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay. Jigsaw puzzle crashes when GWORLD memory is enabled in the Accelerator control panel.
24STV [v1.21]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.518 | 2.59x (40MHz) 0.593 | 2.97x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.431 | 2.01x (40MHz) 0.482 | 2.25x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.357 | 1.31x (40MHz) 0.387 | 1.42x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.273 | -1.27x (40MHz) 0.288 | -1.19x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -3.71x (40MHz) -3.47x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.63 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.90 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 392.4 sec; Lines 9.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.82 sec; Sieve 45.8 sec; Color sort 7.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.0 sec; Lines 11.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
24STV [v1.21] & Accelerator Board II (+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.562 | 2.56x (40MHz) 0.651 | 2.97x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.531 | 2.30x (40MHz) 0.608 | 2.61x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.532 | 1.75x (40MHz) 0.597 | 1.94x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.495 | 1.32x (40MHz) 0.541 | 1.45x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - hardware does not support
Twenty-four bit - -1.17x (40MHz) -1.07x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.62 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 8.97 sec; Disk I/O 2.6 sec; Fractal 393.2 sec; Lines 9.7/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.83 sec; Sieve 44.8 sec; Color sort 7.23 sec; Disk I/O 2.2 sec; Fractal 315.7 sec; Lines 11.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay. Jigsaw puzzle crashes when GWORLD memory is enabled in the Accelerator control panel.
24MxRGB [v1.0]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.580 | 2.63x (40MHz) 0.664 | 2.93x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.555 | 2.34x (40MHz) 0.631 | 2.62x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.573 | 1.87x (40MHz) 0.643 | 2.07x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.551 | 1.46x (40MHz) 0.605 | 1.64x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.708 | 1.21x (40MHz) 0.777 | 1.32x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - -1.18x (40MHz) -1.09x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.58 sec; Sieve 74.4 sec; Color sort 8.98 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 391.3 sec; Lines 9.9/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.83 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.58 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 314.3 sec; Lines 11.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
24XLTV [v1.4]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.579 | 2.63x (40MHz) 0.673 | 3.06x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.556 | 2.33x (40MHz) 0.639 | 2.66x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.573 | 1.87x (40MHz) 0.650 | 2.10x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.552 | 1.49x (40MHz) 0.611 | 1.65x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.710 | 1.21x (40MHz) 0.786 | 1.34x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - -1.18x (40MHz) -1.08x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.53 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.02 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 390.6 sec; Lines 9.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.80 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.32 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.1 sec; Lines 11.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
Horizon 24 (DSPro+4 x 1MB GWORLD)
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.497 | 2.39x (40MHz) 0.567 | 2.74x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.411 | 1.84x (40MHz) 0.461 | 2.09x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.339 | 1.21x (40MHz) 0.371 | 1.33x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 1.058 | 2.33x (40MHz) 1.265 | 2.70x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.249 | 1.95x (40MHz) 1.490 | 2.31x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.43x (40MHz) 1.68x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.62 sec; Sieve 74.8 sec; Color sort 9.60 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 395.4 sec; Lines 9.1/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.83 sec; Sieve 45.3 sec; Color sort 7.55 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 316.8 sec; Lines 10.5/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes only.
PaintBoard Turbo XL [v2.0]
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.589 | 2.78x (40MHz) 0.679 | 3.29x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.567 | 2.19x (40MHz) 0.654 | 2.53x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.607 | 1.86x (40MHz) 0.694 | 2.14x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.621 | 1.69x (40MHz) 0.697 | 1.88x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.983 | 1.68x (40MHz) 1.137 | 1.92x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.42x (40MHz) 1.64x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.62 sec; Sieve 74.2 sec; Color sort 9.03 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 394.4 sec; Lines 9.7/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.78 sec; Sieve 44.7 sec; Color sort 7.22 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 316.5 sec; Lines 11.4/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
Interware
GrandVimage 17AV
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.590 | 2.99x (40MHz) 0.688 | 3.51x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.509 | 2.47x (40MHz) 0.581 | 2.75x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.686 | 2.45x (40MHz) 0.794 | 2.89x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.884 | 1.89x (40MHz) 1.028 | 2.15x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.939 | 1.35x (40MHz) 1.072 | 1.50x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.24x (40MHz) 1.39x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.57 sec; Sieve 74.3 sec; Color sort 9.12 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.6 sec; Lines 10.8/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.73 sec; Sieve 44.0 sec; Color sort 7.30 sec; Disk I/O 2.0 sec; Fractal 315.8 sec; Lines 12.8/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
GrandVimage 21i
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.591 | 2.98x (40MHz) 0.691 | 3.53x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.510 | 2.43x (40MHz) 0.583 | 2.76x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.698 | 2.46x (40MHz) 0.810 | 2.88x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.920 | 1.89x (40MHz) 1.079 | 2.14x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 1.006 | 1.39x (40MHz) 1.159 | 1.55x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.24x (40MHz) 1.40x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.43 sec; Sieve 74.1 sec; Color sort 8.87 sec; Disk I/O 2.5 sec; Fractal 393.5 sec; Lines 10.9/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.65 sec; Sieve 43.8 sec; Color sort 7.07 sec; Disk I/O 2.1 sec; Fractal 315.6 sec; Lines 12.9/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes, and 8-bit/gray works pretty well too.
BUG
Pickles XA
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.566 | 2.80x (40MHz) 0.664 | 3.30x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.483 | 2.23x (40MHz) 0.556 | 2.66x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.415 | 1.53x (40MHz) 0.464 | 1.74x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.791 | 2.44x (40MHz) 0.952 | 2.87x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.982 | 2.11x (40MHz) 1.177 | 2.52x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.64x (40MHz) 1.93x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.78 sec; Sieve 76.4 sec; Color sort 9.18 sec; Disk I/O 2.7 sec; Fractal 402.0 sec; Lines 10.1/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.88 sec; Sieve 46.3 sec; Color sort 7.35 sec; Disk I/O 2.3 sec; Fractal 321.3 sec; Lines 12.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
Pickles XA / Lite
640 x 480 @ 66.7Hz
One bit - 0.568 | 2.81x (40MHz) 0.666 | 3.34x (50MHz)
Two bit - 0.485 | 2.29x (40MHz) 0.558 | 2.64x (50MHz)
Four bit - 0.417 | 1.54x (40MHz) 0.466 | 1.76x (50MHz)
Eight bit - 0.807 | 2.39x (40MHz) 0.959 | 2.92x (50MHz)
Sixteen bit - 0.992 | 2.11x (40MHz) 1.182 | 2.52x (50MHz)
Twenty-four bit - 1.64x (40MHz) 1.97x (50MHz)
Overall Impact (DayStar PowerDemo; 8-bit color)
Daystars 9.82 sec; Sieve 76.5 sec; Color sort 9.22 sec; Disk I/O 2.7 sec; Fractal 401.1 sec; Lines 10.2/sec (40MHz)
Daystars 7.88 sec; Sieve 46.4 sec; Color sort 7.33 sec; Disk I/O 2.3 sec; Fractal 320.6 sec; Lines 12.3/sec (50MHz)
The Jigsaw puzzle is accelerated in 1-bit and 8-bit/color modes; 8-bit/gray is choppy but okay.
External Ports
3.5mm stereo audio out port
2 x 4-pin ADB port
8-pin serial Printer port
8-pin serial Modem port
DB-25 SCSI port
C14 AC power connector
C13 AC power passthrough
Reset & Interrupt
Discrete side mounted buttons only (inaccessible without optional snap-in button panel p/n 815-6024)
SCSI Performance
Onboard internal/external bus
Sixty Eight Thousand SCSI Bolt PDS (DashTalk II)
• code/src SCSI2SD v6 with SanDisk Ultra 32GB (120MB/s) can sustain over 9MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues.
• Stratos CF AztecMonster with SanDisk 4GB (30MB/s) can sustain 9.2MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues. I have used this as a primary drive for some time and have not had any problems.
• Stratos CF AztecMonster with SanDisk 32GB (120MB/s) can sustain 9.6MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues. I have used this as a primary drive for some time and have not had any problems.
FWB JackHammer (NuBus)
DEC RZ29B (ST-15150N) (16-bit) can sustain about 4.0MB/s when formatted with Anubis™ Utility V2.54h and will boot without stability issues (internal.) I have used this as a primary drive for some time and have not had any problems.
Main logic board - 820-0282-B (alternate render)
