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Apple Mac Pro (Early 2008)

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Mac Pro (Early 2008)

Released January 2008

An expandable Xeon tower with one or two quad-core processors, PCI Express 2.0 graphics slots and optional SAS storage.

Model history · 14 models, 1999–2008
  1. 1999Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)Compare
  2. 2000Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)Compare
  3. 2001Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)Compare
  4. 2001Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2001)Compare
  5. 2002Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)Compare
  6. 2002Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2002)Compare
  7. 2003Power Mac G4 (FW800)Compare
  8. 2003Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)Compare
  9. 2003Power Mac G5 (2003)Compare
  10. 2004Power Mac G5 (June 2004)Compare
  11. 2005Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)Compare
  12. 2005Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)Compare
  13. 2006Mac Pro (2006)Compare
  14. 2008Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Type
Tower
Processor
Intel Xeon E5462, E5472 or X5482
Memory
2 GB – 32 GB
Storage
300 GB – 1 TB
Screen
–
Weight
–

What reviewers say

Both reviewers praised quiet operation, easy expansion and strong performance in applications using multiple cores. They noted that memory, storage and software could limit the benefits. Ars Technica criticised the standard graphics card, while Macworld recommended upgrading graphics for demanding visual work and adding memory for professional use.

From macworld.com and arstechnica.com

Specifications

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Performance

Processor
Intel Xeon E5462, 2 × Intel Xeon E5462, 2 × Intel Xeon E5472 or 2 × Intel Xeon X5482
CPU cores
4 or 8
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Memory
2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB
Storage
300 GB to 1 TB
CPU
One 2.8 GHz quad-core Xeon or two 2.8, 3.0 or 3.2 GHz quad-core Xeons; four or eight total cores. Each processor has 12 MB L2 cache (6 MB shared by each pair of cores), SSE4 and 1600 MHz independent frontside bus. EveryMac identifies E5462, E5472 and X5482 respectively.
GPU
Radeon HD 2600 XT has 256 MB GDDR3, GeForce 8800 GT has 512 MB GDDR3 and Quadro FX 5600 has 1.5 GB GDDR3; each has two dual-link DVI ports. Quadro adds stereo 3D. Maker also confirms two, three or four Radeon HD 2600 XT cards; no unconfirmed mixed-card configurations expanded.
Memory type
800 MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMMs; eight slots on two removable risers, up to 32 GB; factory options 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32 GB
Storage type
Four independent SATA 3 Gb/s bays and up to 4 TB. Primary SATA drive options 320/500/750 GB or 1 TB at 7200 rpm; 300 GB 15,000 rpm SAS requires optional Mac Pro RAID Card. Configurations show one primary drive; additional independent drives, RAID arrangements and one or two 16x double-layer SuperDrives are separate options.
Expansion slots
Four full-length PCI Express slots including two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (one double-wide) and two x4 slots; mechanical support for x16 cards, 300 W combined maximum. PCI/PCI-X incompatible.

Display

Screen
None built in

Connections

Ports
5 × USB-A, 2 × Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
1 Gb/s
External displays
Up to 8
Wi-Fi
Optional 802.11n
Bluetooth
2.0 + EDR
Front ports
Two USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and headphone output
Back ports
Three USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, two Gigabit Ethernet, optical TOSLINK input/output and analogue line input/output. DVI outputs depend on graphics configuration; included keyboard ports excluded from chassis count.
External displays
Up to eight 30-inch displays requires four Radeon HD 2600 XT cards. Digital resolutions up to 2560 × 1600, analogue up to 2048 × 1536 using included DVI-to-VGA adapter.
Speakers
Front-panel speaker
Keyboard and mouse
Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse; display sold separately

Design and power

Type
Tower
Width × depth × height
206 × 475 × 511 mm
Operating system
macOS
Size and weight detail
Standard-configuration weight 19.2 kg; actual weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process, so shared scalar weight omitted
Power supply
100–120 V or 200–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz single phase; maximum 12 A in low-voltage range or 6 A in high-voltage range
In the box
Mac Pro, keyboard and mouse, DVI-to-VGA adapter, USB keyboard extension cable, install/restore DVDs and documentation; Mac OS X Leopard and iLife '08

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageStorage typeGraphics
Intel Xeon E54622 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54622 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54622 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54622 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54622 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54622 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54624 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54624 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54624 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54624 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54624 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54624 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54628 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54628 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54628 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54628 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E54628 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E54628 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546216 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546216 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546216 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546216 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546216 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546232 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546232 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546232 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546232 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
Intel Xeon E546232 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Intel Xeon E546232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54622 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54624 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54628 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E546232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54722 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54724 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E54728 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon E547232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54822 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54824 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X54828 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548216 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB300 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB300 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB320 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB320 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB500 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB500 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB750 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB750 GBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
2 × Intel Xeon X548232 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Accessible drive bays and removable memory risers
  • Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
  • Bluetooth included

Cons

  • Wireless networking is optional
  • Fully buffered memory modules required
  • SAS storage needs an optional RAID card

Closest rivals

Model
TypeProcessorMemoryStorageScreenWeightReleased
AppleMac Pro (Early 2009)
TowerIntel Xeon W3520, W3540, W3580, E5520, X5550 or X55703 GB – 32 GB640 GB – 1 TB––Mar 2009
AppleMac Pro (Mid 2010)
TowerIntel Xeon W3530, W3565, W3680, E5620, X5650 or X56703 GB – 32 GB512 GB – 2 TB––Aug 2010
AppleMac Pro (2006)
TowerIntel Xeon 5130, 5150 or 51601 GB – 16 GB250 GB – 750 GB––Aug 2006

Previous model: Mac Pro (2006). Newer model: Mac Pro (Early 2009).

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-gb/112308
  2. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2008/01/08Apple-Introduces-New-Mac-Pro
  3. everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/index-macpro.html

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