PowerMac vs iMac - Speed

Hi,
I've been offered an 800 mhz PowerMac. I currently have an 800 mhz iMac.
Presuming they both have the same amount of RAM and the same version of OSX installed, is the PowerMac likely to be any quicker?
Thanks.
-Mark

Mark, welcome to  Discussions.
There are several 800MHz model G4s & iMacs. You can compare the specs here.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/index.html
One of the G4 800MHz models has a 133MHz Bus Speed, whereas one iMac 800MHz has a bus speed of 100MHz. Other speed specs are identical. So the PM may be slightly faster, but I doubt you will notice any difference.
 Cheers, Tom

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