Dual Core Intel or Dual Processor PowerPC?

[Earwax]

I'm working on a Dual Processor PowerPC G5 with two 2.5GHz processors and 2.5GB of RAM. I've been asking for an upgrade for awhile and currently my employer's budget is too tight to purchase a new system.

There is a Dual-Core 2.66GHz Intel Mac Pro with 4GB of RAM available in the office. Obviously the RAM would be an upgrade, but I'm wondering: is the dual core going to be better than my dual processor? This may be a stupid question since the Dual Core is a newer system, but for some reason 1 dual core versus 2 single cores doesn't seem like a huge upgrade to me.

I do a lot of Adobe After Effects work and that's the primary reason I'm asking for an upgrade. 2.5 gigs of ram is just not cutting it.

 

[superunknown98]

Well i'm not MAC expert or anything, but if 2.5GB of Ram is a bottleneck then going to the newer intel system would be faster no matter what. In any event I do not recall the power pc chips being faster than intel's, so I would say grab it.

 

[Twsmit]

Without a doubt go for the Intel system.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

The intel mac pro is a dual dual core (aka two dual cores in a dual socket mobo) and should give you a nice improvement!

EDIT: Grab it nao!