Mac Pro - Technical Specifications

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-bitSSE3 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-bitSSE3 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)