Ports & interfaces
| DVI port |
N |
| SmartCard slot |
N |
| Line-in |
Y |
| Line-out |
Y |
| Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports |
4 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Microphone in |
N |
| DC-in jack |
N |
Processor special features
| Execute Disable Bit |
Y |
| Idle States |
Y |
| Thermal Monitoring Technologies |
N |
| Intel® Insider™ |
N |
| Intel vPro Technology |
N |
| Intel Rapid Storage Technology |
N |
| Intel Fast Memory Access |
N |
| Intel Flex Memory Access |
N |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology |
Y |
| Physical Address Extension (PAE) |
40 bit |
| Processor package size |
42.5 mm |
| Processor ARK ID |
47925 |
| Processor code |
SLBV4 |
| Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology |
N |
| Intel 64 |
Y |
| Intel Clear Video Technology |
N |
| Intel Dual Display Capable Technology |
N |
| CPU configuration (max) |
2 |
| Embedded options available |
Y |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |
Y |
| Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) |
N |
| Intel Hyper-Threading Technology |
Y |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology |
Y |
| Intel Enhanced Halt State |
Y |
| Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT) |
N |
| Intel Clear Video Technology for MID |
N |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |
Y |
| Intel FDI Technology |
N |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology |
Y |
| Intel Demand Based Switching |
Y |
| Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi) |
N |
| Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD) |
N |
| Supported instruction sets |
SSE4.2 |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x4 slots |
2 |
| PCI Express x16 slots |
1 |
Networking
| Bluetooth version |
2.1+EDR |
| Ethernet LAN data rates |
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s |
| Wi-Fi |
Y |
| Bluetooth |
Y |
Memory
| Memory layout (slots x size) |
6 x 1 GB |
| Maximum internal memory |
32 GB |
| Internal memory |
6 GB |
| Internal memory type |
DDR3-SDRAM |
Packaging content
| Handheld remote control |
N |
| Display included |
N |
| Keyboard supplied |
Y |
| Mouse included |
Y |
Storage
| Hard drive interface |
Serial ATA |
| Hard drive speed |
7200 RPM |
| Total storage capacity |
1000 GB |
| Card reader integrated |
N |
| Number of hard drives installed |
1 |
Processor
| Tcase |
77.6 °C |
| Number of processors installed |
2 |
| Processor boost frequency |
2.66 GHz |
| Number of QPI links |
2 |
| Processor cache |
12 MB |
| Processor lithography |
32 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
80 W |
| Memory clock speeds supported by processor |
800, 1066 MHz |
| Conflict Free processor |
N |
| FSB Parity |
N |
| CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio) |
18 |
| Processor operating modes |
64-bit |
| Stepping |
B1 |
| Processor cores |
4 |
| Processor frequency |
2.4 GHz |
| ECC supported by processor |
Y |
| Bus type |
QPI |
| Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max) |
25.6 GB/s |
| Maximum internal memory supported by processor |
288 GB |
| Processor cache type |
Smart Cache |
Other features
| BIOS password |
Y |
| Internal drive bays |
4 x 3.5" |
| CD read speed |
32 x |
| Floppy drive installed |
N |
| CD write speed |
32 x |
| CD rewrite speed |
32 x |
| Mac compatibility |
Y |
| Audio system full duplex |
Y |
| Wireless technology |
Wi-Fi |
| TV tuner integrated |
N |
| Built-in camera |
N |
| Compliance industry standards |
IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab |
| Networking features |
Gigabit Ethernet |
| Built-in microphone |
N |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
50 - 95 °F |
| Graphics adapter family |
AMD |
Graphics
| Discrete graphics memory type |
GDDR5 |
| Discrete graphics adapter model |
AMD Radeon HD 5770 |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory |
1024 GB |
Optical drive
| Optical drive type |
DVD Super Multi DL |
Operational conditions
| Operating altitude |
0 - 3300 m |
Additionally
| Fibre Channel |
N |
| Mini DisplayPort quantity |
1 |
| InTru™ 3D Technology |
N |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Intel AES New Instructions |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
2 |
| System bus data transfer rate |
5.86 GT/s |
Mac Pro - 2 x Xeon E5620/2.4 GHz, RAM 6GB, HDD 1 TB, DVD±RW (±R DL), Radeon HD 5770, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, WI-Fi
The new Mac Pro delivers more processing power, more graphics performance, and more storage options. It’s the world’s newest superpower.
The new Mac Pro offers two advanced processor options from Intel. The Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor is available in a single-processor, quad-core configuration at speeds up to 3.2GHz. For even greater speed and power, choose the “Westmere” series, Intel’s next-generation processor based on its latest 32-nm process technology. ”Westmere” is available in both quad-core and 6-core versions, and the Mac Pro comes with either one or two processors. Which means that you can have a 6-core Mac Pro at 3.33GHz, an 8-core system at 2.4GHz, or, to max out your performance, a 12-core system at up to 2.93GHz.
Many multicore processors are composed of two separate dies, which means some cached data has to travel outside the processor to get from core to core. That’s an inefficient way to access information. Enter the Quad-Core and 6-Core Intel Xeon processors. Their single-die, 64-bit architecture makes 8MB or 12MB of fully shared L3 cache readily available to each of the processor cores. The result is fast access to cache data and greater application performance. Combine that with the other technological advances and you get a Mac Pro that’s up to 1.5x faster than the previous generation.
System memory is often connected to a processor through a separate I/O controller. But Intel Xeon “Nehalem” and “Westmere” processors feature an integrated memory controller. By connecting memory directly to the processor, the new Mac Pro processors have faster access to data stored in memory, and memory latency is reduced.
The integrated memory controller, along with fast DDR3 ECC SDRAM at either 1066MHz or 1333MHz, gives Mac Pro an increase in memory bandwidth over previous generations. More bandwidth allows for more data to be fed to the processor faster, helping each core spend its time processing data, not waiting for information to arrive. And Error Correction Code (ECC) corrects single-bit errors and detects multiple-bit errors automatically. That’s especially important in mission-critical and compute-intensive environments.
The Mac Pro features Turbo Boost, a dynamic performance technology that automatically boosts the processor clock speed based on workload. If you’re using an application that doesn’t need every core, Turbo Boost increases the speed of the active ones, up to 3.33GHz on a 12-core Mac Pro, and up to 3.6GHz on a 6-core system.
