Is a PowerMac G5 2.4 Dual Chip (used) a better option than an iMac?

Hi Guys
I'm still reasonably new to Macs, and I am really more of a music person than a computer person (which is frustrating at times!!).
I am looking at selling my iMac 2.4GHz (4GB RAM) and replacing it with a current iMac 2.66GHz, because the new iMacs can handle 8GB of RAM, which would really help me run BFD2 with less problems.
But I noticed this on eBay:
APPLE POWERMAC G5 2.3 GHZ DUAL CHIP-240gb HD-1.5 gb RAM (eBay item 230346540784) - would this be a better choice than going with a new iMac?
I don't even know if this one is Quad Core. My knowledge of Mac Pros is zero! But I do know a lot of people go for them over iMacs, and even suggest getting a second hand Mac Pro in preference to a new iMac if it's for music.
Could someone help out and tell me if the above machine is a better bet than going for a new iMac?
Thanks heaps,
Mike

i dont have any evidence to prove this, but i would think that your iMac would run circles around the much older power mac G5 system.
a mac pro would be a diff story. mac pros are the 'new' version of the power macs now running intel chips.
www.everymac.com can give you all the tech specs you need on macs.

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