Apple Mac Pro (Mid 2012)

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Mac Pro (Mid 2012)

Released June 2012

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

Model history · 17 models, 1999–2012
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  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
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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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  16. 2010Mac Pro (Mid 2010)Compare
  17. 2012Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Type
Tower
Processor
Intel Xeon W3565, E5645, W3680, X5650 or X5675
Memory
6 GB – 64 GB
Storage
512 GB – 2 TB
Screen
–
Weight
–

Performance

Processor
Intel Xeon W3565, 2 × Intel Xeon E5645, Intel Xeon W3680, 2 × Intel Xeon X5650 or 2 × Intel Xeon X5675
CPU cores
4, 6 or 12
CPU threads
8, 12 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
6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB, 24 GB, 32 GB, 48 GB or 64 GB
Storage
512 GB to 2 TB
CPU
Standard single 3.2 GHz quad-core Xeon W3565 (up to 3.46 GHz Turbo Boost) or two 2.4 GHz six-core Xeon E5645 processors (up to 2.67 GHz; twelve physical cores and 24 threads in total). Apple offers a single 3.33 GHz six-core processor or two six-core processors at 2.66 or 3.06 GHz; EveryMac identifies these original factory options as W3680, X5650 and X5675 respectively. Processor count in configurations means physical sockets, with chip figures 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 maker-supported memory up to 32 GB; dual-processor systems have eight slots and up to 64 GB. DDR3 ECC SDRAM at 1066 MHz with the 3.2 GHz CPU and 1333 MHz with the other listed CPUs; 1, 2, 4 or 8 GB DIMMs.
Storage type
Four 3.5-inch cable-free drive bays with independent 3 Gb/s SATA channels and included carriers. Each factory bay can hold a 1 or 2 TB 7200 rpm hard drive with 32 MB cache, or a 512 GB SSD. Listed configurations describe one selected drive; optional extra drives can bring total hard-drive capacity to 8 TB. One 18x double-layer SuperDrive is standard, with an 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
Quad-core standard configuration weighs 18.1 kg; standard twelve-core configuration 18.7 kg. Actual weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process, so 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 3.2 GHz model and 25 dB for the 2.4 GHz dual-processor model at idle or during hard-drive access; 42 dB during optical-drive access. Corresponding sound power is 3.7/3.5 B at idle and 4.7/5.1 B during optical access.
Materials
Recyclable aluminium enclosure; BFR-free and internal cables PVC-free
In the box
Mac Pro, power cord, keyboard, Magic Mouse, USB keyboard extension cable and documentation. Current maker sheet describes OS X Mountain Lion and iLife; the generation was introduced before Mountain Lion. Apple also offered a server configuration with OS X Server, 8 GB memory and two 1 TB drives, supplied without keyboard or mouse; its distinct bundled software and drive arrangement are described here.

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageStorage typeGraphics
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 W356524 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356524 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W356532 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564512 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564516 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564524 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564532 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564548 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon E564564 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)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368024 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368032 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
Intel Xeon W368032 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 X565048 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565048 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X565064 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567512 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567516 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567524 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567532 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567548 GB2 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB512 GBSSDATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB512 GBSSD2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB1 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB1 TBHard drive2 × ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5 per card)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 GB2 TBHard driveATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB GDDR5)
2 × Intel Xeon X567564 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 W3530, W3565, W3680, E5620, X5650 or X56703 GB – 32 GB512 GB – 2 TB––Aug 2010
TowerIntel Xeon W3520, W3540, W3580, E5520, X5550 or X55703 GB – 32 GB640 GB – 1 TB––Mar 2009
CompactIntel Xeon E5-1620 v2, Xeon E5-1650 v2, Xeon E5-1680 v2 or Xeon E5-2697 v212 GB – 64 GB256 GB – 1 TB–5 kgDec 2013

Previous model: Mac Pro (Mid 2010). Newer model: Mac Pro (Late 2013).

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-gb/118464
  2. apple.com/environment/reports/docs/macpro_per_june2012.pdf
  3. everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/faq/mac-pro-mid-2010-westmere-how-to-upgrade…

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