Apple Mac Pro (Early 2009)

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Mac Pro (Early 2009)

Released March 2009

An Intel Xeon tower with single- or dual-processor configurations, four internal hard-drive bays and PCI Express expansion.

Model history · 15 models, 1999–2009
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Type
Tower
Processor
Intel Xeon W3520, W3540, W3580, E5520, X5550 or X5570
Memory
3 GB – 32 GB
Storage
640 GB – 1 TB
Screen
–
Weight
–

What reviewers say

Reviewers praised the easier internal access and improved processor performance. The eight-core models showed strong gains in well-threaded 3D rendering, while the quad-core version was often faster in everyday applications. Ars criticised the entry graphics card, limited GPU memory and high cost of the dual-processor models.

From macworld.com and arstechnica.com

Performance

Processor
Intel Xeon W3520, Intel Xeon W3540, Intel Xeon W3580, 2 × Intel Xeon E5520, 2 × Intel Xeon X5550 or 2 × Intel Xeon X5570
CPU cores
4 or 8
CPU threads
8 or 16
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3), ATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5), 2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card), 3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card) or 4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Memory
3 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB
Storage
640 GB to 1 TB
CPU
Single quad-core Xeon W3520 at 2.66 GHz or W3540 at 2.93 GHz; the current support sheet also includes the later 3.33 GHz W3580 option with Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz. Dual-processor choices are two quad-core E5520 at 2.26 GHz, X5550 at 2.66 GHz or X5570 at 2.93 GHz (the latter up to 3.33 GHz). Exact processor identities are cross-checked with EveryMac and Intel's server processor table. All have 8 MB L3 cache per processor and Hyper-Threading; dual systems have eight physical cores and sixteen threads. Processor count means physical sockets, and chip cores/threads are per processor.
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512 MB GDDR3 or ATI Radeon HD 4870 with 512 MB GDDR5. Factory upgrades include two, three or four GT 120 cards, with memory per card. Each card has a Mini DisplayPort and a dual-link DVI port.
Memory type
1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM; four slots for single-processor systems and eight for dual systems. The current factory tables list 3, 6, 8, 12 or 16 GB for single systems and 6, 8, 12, 16 or 32 GB for dual systems. The original launch announcement limited the single-processor model to 8 GB; the higher current support limit is distinguished here.
Storage type
Four 3.5-inch cable-free bays with independent 3 Gb/s SATA channels and included carriers. Factory order tables list a 640 GB 7200 rpm drive with 16 MB cache or a 1 TB 7200 rpm drive with 32 MB cache; configurations represent one selected drive. The current support sheet additionally lists 2 TB drives and a 2 TB upgrade kit, allowing up to 8 TB with four drives, versus the launch announcement's 4 TB maximum. Optional Mac Pro RAID Card has 512 MB cache and a 72-hour backup battery. Standard 18x double-layer SuperDrive; optional second optical drive.
Expansion slots
Double-wide PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics slot and three open full-length slots (one x16 and two x4), with 300 W combined maximum. All slots mechanically accept x16 cards; PCI and PCI-X cards are unsupported. Optional dual- or quad-channel 4 Gb Fibre Channel card.

Display

Screen
None built in

Connections

Ports
5 × USB-A, 2 × Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
1 Gb/s
Bluetooth
2.1 + EDR
Front ports
Two USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire 800 ports and a headphone minijack
Back ports
Three USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire 800 ports, two independent Gigabit Ethernet ports, optical TOSLINK audio input/output and analogue stereo line input/output. Optional AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi card; Wi-Fi is not standard. Included keyboard has two further USB 2.0 ports, excluded from chassis counts. Graphics outputs vary by card; FireWire, DVI and optical audio are described here because the main port list has no fields for them.
External displays
Up to two displays per graphics card or eight with four GT 120 cards. Digital resolution up to 2560 × 1600 and analogue up to 2048 × 1536; optional Mini DisplayPort and DVI adapters.
Speakers
Internal speaker, front headphone output and optical/analogue audio input/output
Keyboard and mouse
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and Apple Mouse; optional Apple Wireless Keyboard. The original announcement names the included mouse as Mighty Mouse.

Design and power

Type
Tower
Width × depth × height
206 × 475 × 511 mm
Operating system
macOS
Size and weight detail
Standard quad-core configuration weighs 18.1 kg; standard eight-core configuration 18.7 kg. Actual weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process; a shared weight is omitted.
Power supply
AC input 100–120 V or 200–240 V, 50–60 Hz; maximum current 12 A at low voltage or 6 A at high voltage
Noise
Apple gives operator-position sound pressure of 26/25 dB at idle, 26/25 dB during hard-drive access and 41 dB during optical access for the 2.66 GHz single/2.26 GHz dual models respectively. Sound power is 3.7/3.5 B at idle, 3.7/3.6 B during hard-drive access and 4.9/5.2 B during optical access.
Materials
Recyclable aluminium enclosure; BFR-free and internal cables PVC-free
In the box
Mac Pro, power cord, Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, Apple Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, install/restore DVDs and documentation. Launch announcement includes Mac OS X Leopard and iLife '09; the later support sheet lists Snow Leopard.

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageStorage typeGraphics
Intel Xeon W35203 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35203 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35206 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35208 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352012 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W352016 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35403 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35406 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35408 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354012 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W354016 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35803 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35806 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W35808 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358012 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
Intel Xeon W358016 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55206 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E55208 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552012 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552016 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E552032 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55506 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55508 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555012 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555016 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X555032 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55706 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X55708 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557012 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557016 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB640 GBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB640 GBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB640 GBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB640 GBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB640 GBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB1 TBHard driveNVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB1 TBHard drive2 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB1 TBHard drive3 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X557032 GB1 TBHard drive4 × NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 (512 MB GDDR3 per card)

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Four accessible internal drive bays and replaceable memory
  • Dual-processor options with eight physical CPU cores
  • Two independent Gigabit Ethernet ports

Cons

  • USB ports are limited to USB 2.0
  • Wi-Fi requires an optional card
  • Standard configurations weigh more than 18 kg

Closest rivals

Model
TypeProcessorMemoryStorageScreenWeightReleased
TowerIntel Xeon E5462, E5472 or X54822 GB – 32 GB300 GB – 1 TB––Jan 2008
TowerIntel Xeon W3530, W3565, W3680, E5620, X5650 or X56703 GB – 32 GB512 GB – 2 TB––Aug 2010
TowerIntel Xeon 5130, 5150 or 51601 GB – 16 GB250 GB – 750 GB––Aug 2006

Previous model: Mac Pro (Early 2008). Newer model: Mac Pro (Mid 2010).

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-gb/112590
  2. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2009/03/03Apple-Introduces-New-Mac-Pro
  3. everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/index-macpro.html
  4. intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000007451/server-products.html

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