Mac Pro (Mid 2012, Dual CPU)

Essentials

Family: Mac Pro

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.7.3

Maximum OS: 10.10.4

Introduced: June 2012

Processor

CPU: Intel Xeon 5600 Series ("Westmere-EP")

CPU Speed: 2x2.4GHz

CPU Cores: 6

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 6.4 GT/s (QPI)

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 64-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB per-core (1.5 MB total)

Level 3 Cache: 12 MB on-processor

ROM: EFI

RAM Type: DDR3 ECC SDRAM

Minimum RAM Speed: 1333 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 8

Maximum RAM: 64 GB

Expansion Slots: 1 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, 2 PCI Express 2.0 x4 slots

Video

GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5770 (16-lan

VRAM: 1 GB GDDR5

Max Resolution: all resolutions supported

Video Out: 2x Mini DisplayPort, DVI (dual link)

Storage

Hard Drive: 1 TB 7200 RPM

ATA Bus: Serial-ATA

Optical Drive: 32x/32x/32x/18x/18x/8x CD-RW/DVD±RW/DVD±R DL

Input/Output

USB: 5 (2.0)

Firewire800: 4

Audio Out: 2x stereo 24 bit mini, Optical TOSLINK, HDMI via Mini DisplayPort

Audio In: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical TOSLINK

Speaker: mono

Networking

Ethernet: 2x 10/100/1000Base-T

Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n

Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR

Miscellaneous

Power: 1440 Watts

Dimensions: 20.1" H x 8.1" W x 18.7" D

Weight: 41.2 lbs.

Introduced in July 2012, The Mac Pro (Mid 2012, Dual CPU) improved processor speed and GPU performance over the previous Mac Pro (Mid 2010, Dual CPU). It came in a single, highly-customizable configuration, which included two 6-core 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon "Westmere-EP" processors, 12 GB of RAM, a 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive, and 1 GB of VRAM, for $3499. Built-to-order options included 2x2.66 or 2x3.06 GHz 6-core processors, up to 64 GB of RAM, up to 8 TB of storage (via four hard drive bays), an additional ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card, an ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, a second 18x SuperDrive, and Dual- and Quad-channel Fibre Channel PCI Express cards. A server configuration was also made available, with 8 GB of RAM and dual 1 TB 7200 RPM hard disks.

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.