Mac Pro (8-core)

Introduced: April 2007
Terminated: n/a

Description

The new addition to the Mac Pro line, the 8-Core runs dual 3.0Ghz processors with four cores per processor.  It is available with 250, 500 or 750Gb of hard drive space and has a 16x SuperDrive.  As with the previous model, the RAM is expandable up to 16Gb.  Like the original Mac Pro, it is designed as a fully customizable, professional desktop

History

The 8-core Mac Pro offers the power of two Quad-Core processors.  The ability to expand this computer is unparalleled as are the high-performance graphics.  Designed as the as the ultimate high-end professional level computer, Apple boasts that the Mac Pro 8-core can be built in over 33 million possible configurations.

Specifications

Processor: Intel Xeon 5300 series (“Clovertown”)
Number of Cores: 4 per processor
Processor Speed: dual 3.0 GHz
Benchmarks: dual 3.0 GHz: 8616
Cache: 8 MB of L2 cache per processor (16 MB total)
System Bus: dual 1.33 GHz
Hard Drive: 250, 500, or 750 GB 7200-rpm
Media: 16x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Peripherals: Apple Keyboard, Mighty Mouse
Weight and Dimensions (US): 42.4 lbs., 20.1” H x 8.1” W x 18.7” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 19.2 kg, 51.1 cm H x 20.6 cm W x 47.5 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4.9 (8P4037)
Later Mac OS:—
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT 3A117, 3A120
Firmware: Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Firmware Update: Mac Pro SMC Firmware Update 1.1
Firmware Update URL: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macprosmcfirmwareupdate11.html
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 16 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 8 - 240-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 ECC fully-buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) (matched pairs)
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Interleaving Support: Yes
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, Quadro FX 4500, or ATI Radeon X1900 XT
ATI Card Model:—
Graphics Memory: 256 MB (7300 GT) or 512 MB (FX 4500, X1900 XT)
Built-in Display: None
Display Modes: Dual display extended and video mirroring
Display Connection: 1 - DVI and 1 - dual-link DVI (7300 GT) or 2 - dual-link DVI and 1 - stereo 3D port (FX 4500) or 2 - dual-link DVI (X1900 XT)
Expansion Slots: 4 - PCI Express (bandwidth is system and user configurable)
Expansion Bays: 4 - Internal 3.5” Serial ATA drive bays, 2 - optical drive bays
Hard Drive Bus: 4 - 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) controllers
Large Drive Support: Yes (128 GB or larger per drive)
Optical Drive Bus: 2 - Ultra ATA/100, 2 - 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA)
Backup Battery: 3 V Lithium (922-6476)
Max Watts: 980 W
Line Voltage: 100-120V AC or 200-240V AC
AirPort: Optional AirPort Extreme card (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth: Optional Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
Ethernet: 2 - 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (support for jumbo frames)
Modem: Optional Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
USB: 5 - 480Mbps
FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s, 2 - 800 MBit/s
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, 1 - optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input (24-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)
Audio Out: 2 - 3.5-mm analog output jacks, 1 - optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output, 1 - Built-in speaker (24-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)

Timeline

The Mac Pro (8-Core) was introduced in April 2007

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