The new Mac Pro offers two advanced processor options from Intel. The Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor is available in a single-processor, quad-core configuration at speeds up to 3.2GHz. For even greater speed and power, choose the “Westmere” series, Intel’s next-generation processor based on its latest 32-nm process technology. ”Westmere” is available in both quad-core and 6-core versions, and the Mac Pro comes with either one or two processors. Which means that you can have a 6-core Mac Pro at 3.33GHz, an 8-core system at 2.4GHz, or, to max out your performance, a 12-core system at up to 2.93GHz.
Tech SpecificationsSize and weight- Height: 20.1 inches (51.1 cm)
- Width: 8.1 inches (20.6 cm)
- Depth: 18.7 inches (47.5 cm)
- Weight: 8-core 41.2 pounds (18.7 kg)
- Quad-core 39.9 pounds (18.1 kg)
Processing- 8-core (standard configuration)
- Two 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5620 “Westmere” processors
- 12MB of fully shared L3 cache per processor
- Turbo Boost dynamic performance up to 2.66GHz
- Hyper-Threading technology for up to 16 virtual cores
- Quad-core (standard configuration)
- One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3530 “Nehalem” processor
- 8MB of fully shared L3 cache per processor
- Turbo Boost dynamic performance up to 3.06GHz
- Hyper-Threading technology for up to 8 virtual cores
- Advanced Intel microarchitecture
- Integrated memory controller
- 128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine
- 64-bit data paths and registers
- Optimized for energy efficiency
Connections and audio- Four FireWire 800 ports (two on front panel, two on back panel)
- Five USB 2.0 ports (two on front panel, three on back panel)
- Two USB 2.0 ports on included keyboard
- Front-panel headphone minijack and internal speaker
- Optical digital audio input and output TOSLINK ports
- Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks
- Multichannel audio through Mini DisplayPort
Graphics and displays- Double-wide, 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 graphics slot with one of the following graphics cards installed:
- ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, PCI Express 2.0, two Mini DisplayPort outputs, and one dual-link DVI port
- ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, PCI Express 2.0, two Mini DisplayPort outputs, and one dual-link DVI port
- Option to install two ATI Radeon HD 5770 cards
- Support for up to six displays
- Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels
- Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
- Video adapters available for:
- Additional DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (optional)
- Additional dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (optional)
- VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter or DVI to VGA Display Adapter (optional)
Memory- Dual-processor systems
- 2.4GHz system: 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
- 2.66GHz and 2.93GHz systems: 1333MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
- Eight memory slots (four per processor) supporting up to 64GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB DIMMs
- Single-processor systems
- 2.8GHz and 3.2GHz systems: 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
- 3.33GHz system: 1333MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
- Four memory slots supporting up to 32GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB DIMMs
Communications- Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking;3 IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
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- Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) wireless technology
- Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
Electrical and operating requirements- Line voltage: 100-120V AC or 200-240V AC (wide-range power supply input voltage)
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz single phase
- Current: Maximum of 12A (low-voltage range) or 5A (high-voltage range)
- Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
PCI Express expansion- Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots5
- One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
- Two PCI Express 2.0 x4 slots
- All slots provide mechanical support for 16-lane cards
- 300W combined maximum for all PCI Express slots
Storage- Four 3.5-inch cable-free, direct-attach drive bays with built-in independent 3Gb/s Serial ATA channels; four internal drive carriers included
- Drive bays Up to 8TB of internal storage6 in bays 1 through 4 using hard drives or solid-state drives in the following capacities:
- 1TB or 2TB hard drives, Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB cache
- 512GB solid-state drive, Serial ATA 3Gb/s
- Optional Mac Pro RAID Card with 512MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup7
- 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Writes DVD+R and DVD-R discs at up to 18x speed
- Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 8x speed
- Writes DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
- Writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed
- Reads DVDs at up to 18x speed
- Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 32x speed
- Reads CDs at up to 32x speed
- One open optical drive bay for optional second SuperDrive