Editing Power Mac G5 (section)

{{short description|Line of tower computers designed and manufactured by Apple}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}

{{Distinguish|iMac G5|Power Mac G4|iMac G4|Power Mac G4 Cube|PowerBook G4|iBook G4}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = Power Mac G5
| developer = [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer, Inc.]]
| type = [[Desktop computer|Desktop]]
| photo = [[File:Apple Power Macintosh G5 Late 2005 02.jpg|200px]]
| caption = Apple Power Mac G5
| first_release_date = June 23, 2003
| discontinuation_date = August 7, 2006
| processor = 1.6 – 2.7 GHz [[PowerPC 970|PowerPC G5]]<br />Single-processor<br />Dual-processors, single-core<br />Dual-core<br />Dual-processors, dual-core
| baseprice = {{USD|1999|2003|round=-1}}
| predecessor = [[Power Mac G4]]
| successor = [[Mac Pro]]
| logo = [[File:Power Mac G5.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| related = {{Flatlist|
*[[iMac G5]]
*[[PowerBook G4]]
}}
| family = [[Power Macintosh]]
}}

The '''Power Mac G5''' is a series of [[personal computer]]s designed, manufactured, and sold by [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer, Inc.]] from 2003 to 2006 as part of the [[Power Macintosh|Power Mac]] series.  When introduced, it was the most powerful computer in Apple's [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]] lineup, and was marketed by the company as the world's first 64-bit desktop computer.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Unleashes-the-Worlds-Fastest-Personal-Computer-the-Power-Mac-G5/ | title = Apple Unleashes the World's Fastest Personal Computer—the Power Mac G5 | publisher = Apple | access-date = September 7, 2017 | archive-date = September 7, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170907080441/https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Unleashes-the-Worlds-Fastest-Personal-Computer-the-Power-Mac-G5/ | url-status = live }}</ref>  It was also the first desktop computer from Apple to use an [[Anodizing|anodized]] [[aluminum]] alloy enclosure, and one of only three computers in Apple's lineup to utilize the [[PowerPC 970]] CPU, the others being the [[iMac G5]] and the [[Xserve#Xserve G5|Xserve G5]].

Three generations of Power Mac G5 were released before it was discontinued as part of the [[Mac transition to Intel processors]], making way for its replacement, the [[Mac Pro]]. The Mac Pro retained a variation of the G5's enclosure design for seven more years, making it among the longest-lived designs in Apple's history.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.macworld.com/article/2042702/ten-years-in-the-shadow-of-the-power-mac-g5.html | title = Ten years in the shadow of the Power Mac G5 | publisher = MacWorld | access-date = September 7, 2017 | archive-date = September 7, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170907081048/https://www.macworld.com/article/2042702/ten-years-in-the-shadow-of-the-power-mac-g5.html | url-status = live }}</ref>