Mac Pro - Technical Specifications

Configuration Options

8-core processing

• Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors
• Intel Core microarchitecture
  • 8MB of L2 cache per processor (16MB total; each pair of cores shares 4MB)
  • 128-bit SSE3 vector engine
  • 64-bit data paths and registers
  • Energy efficiency optimization
• 1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses

Quad-core processing

• Two 2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, or 3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors
• Intel Core microarchitecture
  • 4MB of shared L2 cache per processor (8MB total)
  • 128-bit SSE3 vector engine
  • 64-bit data paths and registers
  • Energy efficiency optimization
• 1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses

Memory

• 667MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory
• Eight FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (four slots per card) supporting up to 16GB of main memory
• 256-bit-wide memory architecture

Graphics and displays

• Double-wide, 16-lane PCI Express graphics slot with one of the following graphics cards installed:
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM, one single-link DVI port, and one dual-link DVI port
  • ATI Radeon X1900 XT with 512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and two dual-link DVI ports
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM, two dual-link DVI ports, and one stereo 3D port
• Multiple graphics card configurations including two, three, or four NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT cards
• 300W for up to four PCI Express graphics cards
• Support for up to eight displays1
• Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels; dual-link DVI ports support 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
• Optional 802.11n AirPort Extreme wireless networking2
• Optional Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3Mb/s
• Optional external Apple USB Modem (RJ-11)

Storage

• Four independent 3Gb/s Serial ATA cable-free, direct-attach hard drive bays; four internal hard drive carriers included
• Up to 3TB of internal storage3 using hard drives in the following capacities:
  • Hard drive bay 1
    • 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 8MB cache
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 8MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
  • Hard drive bay 2
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 8MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
  • Hard drive bay 3
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 8MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
  • Hard drive bay 4
    • 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 8MB cache
    • 750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
• Optional Mac Pro RAID card with 256MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup4
• 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  • Writes DVD-R discs at up to 16x speed
  • Writes DVD+R DL discs at up to 8x speed
  • Reads DVDs at up to 16x speed
  • Writes CD-R discs at up to 32x speed
  • Writes CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed
  • Reads CDs at up to 32x speed
• One open optical drive bay for optional second SuperDrive

Electrical and environmental requirements

• ENERGY STAR configurations available5
• 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 1.1 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 expansion6

• Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots
• Configurable bandwidth and 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 AV, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Xcode, Developer Tools)
• iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand)
• Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, iWork ’08 (30-day trial)

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)7

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

Add-Ons

Upgrades

• 1GB memory kit (MA684G/A)
• 2GB memory kit (MA685G/A)
• 4GB memory kit (MA686G/A)
• 500GB hard drive kit (MA690G/A)
• 750GB hard drive kit (MA851G/A)
• NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics card kit (MA567Z/A)
• ATI Radeon X1900 XT graphics card kit (MA631Z/A)
• Apple Dual-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (MA462G/A)
• Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (MA465G/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)
• 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)