Mac PowerPC

bayanne · 2013-11-09, 16:04

I have an old G5 Mac which I may switch on to provide a little extra warmth over the winter.

Is there anything meaningful in P95 I can run on it?

rogue · 2013-11-09, 18:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by bayanne

I have an old G5 Mac which I may switch on to provide a little extra warmth over the winter.

Is there anything meaningful in P95 I can run on it?

You cannot run Prime95 on PowerPC as it requires an Intel processor.

But, if you are interested in doing some prime hunting, you can use phrot which is supported by PRPNet. I found some Top 5000 prime with it, although they are probably no longer on the list since I haven't had a PowerPC machine for more than two years.

bayanne · 2013-11-09, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogue

You cannot run Prime95 on PowerPC as it requires an Intel processor.

But, if you are interested in doing some prime hunting, you can use phrot which is supported by PRPNet. I found some Top 5000 prime with it, although they are probably no longer on the list since I haven't had a PowerPC machine for more than two years.

Thanks

2013-11-09, 16:04	#1
bayanne "Tony Gott" Aug 2002 Yell, Shetland, UK 3²·41 Posts	Mac PowerPC I have an old G5 Mac which I may switch on to provide a little extra warmth over the winter. Is there anything meaningful in P95 I can run on it?

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