Apple Mac Pro (Mid 2010)

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Mac Pro (Mid 2010)

Released August 2010

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

Model history · 16 models, 1999–2010
  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
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  6. 2002Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2002)Compare
  7. 2003Power Mac G4 (FW800)Compare
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  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
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  15. 2009Mac Pro (Early 2009)Compare
  16. 2010Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Type
Tower
Processor
Intel Xeon W3530, W3565, W3680, E5620, X5650 or X5670
Memory
3 GB – 32 GB
Storage
512 GB – 2 TB
Screen
–
Weight
–

What reviewers say

Reviewers valued the accessible expansion, stronger graphics and quiet cooling. Extra cores brought substantial gains in well-threaded work such as 3D rendering, but Macworld and Ars found that many everyday, imaging and video tasks gained much less. The price remained high, and TechRadar criticised the lack of a Blu-ray option.

From macworld.com, arstechnica.com, techradar.com, techradar.com, techradar.com and techradar.com

Performance

Processor
Intel Xeon W3530, Intel Xeon W3565, Intel Xeon W3680, 2 × Intel Xeon E5620, 2 × Intel Xeon X5650 or 2 × Intel Xeon X5670
CPU cores
4, 6, 8 or 12
CPU threads
8, 12, 16 or 24
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5), ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5) or 2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Memory
3 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB
Storage
512 GB to 2 TB
CPU
Standard single 2.8 GHz quad-core Xeon W3530 (Turbo Boost up to 3.06 GHz) or two 2.4 GHz quad-core Xeon E5620 processors (up to 2.66 GHz; eight physical cores and sixteen threads in total). Maker factory upgrades are a single 3.2 GHz quad-core W3565 or 3.33 GHz six-core W3680, or two six-core X5650 at 2.66 GHz or X5670 at 2.93 GHz. Processor count means physical sockets; chip core and thread figures are per processor.
GPU
ATI Radeon HD 5770 or HD 5870 with 1 GB GDDR5; optional two HD 5770 cards with 1 GB each. Both cards have two Mini DisplayPort outputs and one dual-link DVI port. Graphics memory is per card.
Memory type
Single-processor systems have four slots and dual-processor systems eight slots for DDR3 ECC SDRAM. Memory runs at 1066 MHz with 2.8/3.2 GHz single and 2.4 GHz dual processors, or 1333 MHz with the six-core processors. Factory order tables list 3, 6, 8, 12 or 16 GB for single-processor systems and 6, 8, 12, 16, 24 or 32 GB for dual systems. The current maker support sheet gives higher supported upgrade limits of 32 and 64 GB respectively using up to 8 GB DIMMs; these are distinguished from the original factory rows.
Storage type
Four 3.5-inch cable-free drive bays with independent 3 Gb/s SATA channels and included carriers. Factory choices per bay are a 1 or 2 TB 7200 rpm hard drive with 32 MB cache, or a 512 GB SSD; up to 8 TB with four hard drives or 2 TB with four SSDs. Configurations list one selected drive, with optional additional drives described here. Optional Mac Pro RAID Card has 512 MB cache and 72-hour battery backup; SSDs are not compatible with this card in RAID or Enhanced JBOD mode. Standard 18x double-layer SuperDrive, optional second optical drive.
Expansion slots
One double-wide PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics slot and three further full-length slots (one x16 and two x4); 300 W combined maximum. All slots mechanically accept x16 cards. 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
Wi-Fi
802.11n
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 with jumbo-frame support, optical TOSLINK audio input and output, and analogue stereo line input and output. Graphics outputs vary by card; FireWire and DVI are described here because the main port list has no fields for them. Included keyboard has two additional USB 2.0 ports, excluded from chassis counts.
External displays
Up to three displays with one graphics card, or six with two HD 5770 cards. Digital resolution up to 2560 × 1600 and analogue up to 2048 × 1536; optional Mini DisplayPort/DVI/VGA adapters. Multichannel audio through Mini DisplayPort.
Speakers
Internal speaker and front headphone output; optical and analogue audio input/output
Keyboard and mouse
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and Magic Mouse; optional Apple Wireless Keyboard, Apple Mouse or Magic Trackpad

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 5 A at high voltage
Noise
Apple gives operator-position sound pressure of 26 dB for the 2.8 GHz model and 25 dB for the 2.4 GHz dual-processor model at idle, 26 dB for both during hard-drive access and 37 dB during optical access. Sound power is 3.6 B at idle, 3.7/3.6 B during hard-drive access and 4.6 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, Magic Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable, install/restore DVDs and documentation. Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife included; Mac OS X Server and professional applications optional.

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageStorage typeGraphics
Intel Xeon W35303 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35303 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35306 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35308 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353012 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W353016 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35653 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35656 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W35658 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356512 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356516 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36803 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36806 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W36808 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368012 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368016 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56206 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E56208 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562012 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562016 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562024 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E562032 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56506 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56508 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565012 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565016 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565024 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565032 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56706 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X56708 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567012 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567016 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567024 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567032 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)

Pros and cons

Pros

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

Cons

  • USB ports are limited to USB 2.0
  • No Thunderbolt port
  • Weight differs by processor configuration and exceeds 18 kg

Closest rivals

Model
TypeProcessorMemoryStorageScreenWeightReleased
TowerIntel Xeon W3520, W3540, W3580, E5520, X5550 or X55703 GB – 32 GB640 GB – 1 TB––Mar 2009
TowerIntel Xeon E5462, E5472 or X54822 GB – 32 GB300 GB – 1 TB––Jan 2008
TowerIntel Xeon W3565, E5645, W3680, X5650 or X56756 GB – 64 GB512 GB – 2 TB––Jun 2012

Previous model: Mac Pro (Early 2009). Newer model: Mac Pro (Mid 2012).

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-gb/112578
  2. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2010/07/27Apple-Unveils-New-Mac-Pro-With-Up-to-12-Process…

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