Processing

• 8-core: Two 2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, or 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400 series processors
• Quad-core: One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400 series processor
• Enhanced Intel Core microarchitecture
  • 12MB of L2 cache per processor (each pair of cores shares 6MB)
  • 128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine
  • 64-bit data paths and registers
  • Energy efficiency optimization
• 1600MHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses

Memory

• 800MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory
• Eight FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (four slots per card) supporting up to 32GB of main memory
• 256-bit-wide memory architecture

Graphics and displays

• Double-wide, 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 graphics slot with one of the following graphics cards installed:
  • ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports
  • NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 with 1.5GB of GDDR3 memory, two dual-link DVI ports, and one stereo 3D port
• Multiple graphics card configurations including two, three, or four ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT cards
• 300W for up to four PCI Express graphics cards
• Support for up to eight 30-inch displays1
• Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels
• Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
• DVI to VGA adapter included
• Dual-display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes

Communications

• Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
• Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3Mb/s
• Optional 802.11n AirPort Extreme wireless networking2
• Optional external Apple USB Modem (RJ-11)

Storage

• Four 3.5-inch cable-free, direct-attach hard drive bays with built-in independent 3Gb/s Serial ATA channels; four internal hard drive carriers included
• Up to 4TB of internal storage3 using hard drives in the following capacities:
  • Hard drive bay 1
    • 320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 8MB cache
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 1TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB cache
    • 300GB Serial Attached SCSI 3Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 16MB cache4
  • Hard drive bay 2
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 1TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB cache
    • 300GB Serial Attached SCSI 3Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 16MB cache4
  • Hard drive bay 3
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 1TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB cache
    • 300GB Serial Attached SCSI 3Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 16MB cache4
  • Hard drive bay 4
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 1TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB cache
    • 300GB Serial Attached SCSI 3Gb/s, 15,000 rpm, 16MB cache4
• Optional Mac Pro RAID card with 256MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup5
• 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  • Writes DVD+R and DVD-R discs at up to 16x speed
  • Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 8x speed
  • Writes DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
  • Writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed
  • Reads DVDs at up to 16x speed
  • Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 32x speed
  • Reads CDs at up to 32x speed
• One open optical drive bay for optional second SuperDrive

Electrical and environmental requirements

• ENERGY STAR configurations available6
• Line voltage: 100-120V AC or 200-240V AC (wide-range power supply input voltage)
• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz single phase
• Current: Maximum of 12A (low-voltage range) or 6A (high-voltage range)
• Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

Peripherals and audio

• Two FireWire 800 ports (one on front panel, one on back panel)
• Two FireWire 400 ports (one on front panel, one on back panel)
• Five USB 2.0 ports (two on front panel, three on back panel)
• Two USB 2.0 ports on included keyboard
• Front-panel headphone minijack and speaker
• Optical digital audio input and output TOSLINK ports
• Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks

PCI Express expansion7

• Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots
  • One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
  • Two PCI Express x4 slots
• All slots provide mechanical support for 16-lane cards
• 300W combined maximum for all PCI Express slots

Software

• Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (includes Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
• iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand)

Size and weight

• Height: 20.1 inches (51.1 cm)
• Width: 8.1 inches (20.6 cm)
• Depth: 18.7 inches (47.5 cm)
• Weight (standard configuration): 42.4 pounds (19.2 kg)8

In the box

• Mac Pro
• Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
• DVI to VGA adapter
• USB keyboard extension cable
• Install/restore DVDs
• Printed and electronic documentation

Upgrades

• 2GB Memory kit (MB192G/A)
• 4GB Memory kit (MB193G/A)
• 8GB Memory kit (MB194G/A)
• 500GB SATA drive kit (MA988G/A)
• 750GB SATA drive kit (MA989G/A)
• 1TB SATA drive kit (MB362G/A)
• 300GB SAS drive kit (MB195G/A)
• Mac Pro RAID Card (MA849Z/B)
• NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Graphics Upgrade Kit (MB137Z/A)
• ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Graphics Upgrade Kit (MB198Z/A)
• Apple Dual-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (MB355G/A)
• Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (MB356G/A)

Accessories

• AirPort Extreme Base Station (MA073LL/A)
• AirPort Express Base Station featuring AirTunes (M9470LL/A)
• Apple Wireless Keyboard (M9270LL/A)
• Apple wireless Mighty Mouse (MB111LL/A)
• Apple USB Modem (MA034Z/A)
• .Mac Subscription (MA361Z/A)
• AppleCare Protection Plan (MA516LL/A)

Applications

• Final Cut Studio (MA285Z/A)
• Final Cut Express (MA261Z/A)
• Aperture (MA438Z/A)
• Logic Pro (MA328Z/A)
• Logic Express (MA603Z/A)
• Shake (MA434Z/A)
• Mac OS X Server v10.4 (10-client license) (MA613Z/A)
• Mac OS X Server v10.4 (Unlimited-client license) (MA612Z/A)
• Apple Remote Desktop (MA231Z/A)
• iWork ’08 (MA790Z/A)