Mac Pro (Mid 2010) - Technical Specifications

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:

  • 8-core 41.2 pounds (18.7 kg)¹

  • Quad-core 39.9 pounds (18.1 kg)¹

Processing

• 8-core (standard configuration)

  • Two 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5620 “Westmere” processors

  • 12MB of fully shared L3 cache per processor

  • Turbo Boost dynamic performance up to 2.66GHz

  • Hyper-Threading technology for up to 16 virtual cores

• Quad-core (standard configuration)

  • One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3530 “Nehalem” processor

  • 8MB of fully shared L3 cache per processor

  • Turbo Boost dynamic performance up to 3.06GHz

  • Hyper-Threading technology for up to 8 virtual cores

• Advanced Intel microarchitecture

  • Integrated memory controller

  • 128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine

  • 64-bit data paths and registers

  • Optimized for energy efficiency

Connections and audio

• Four FireWire 800 ports (two on front panel, two 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 internal speaker

• Optical digital audio input and output TOSLINK ports

• Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks

• Multichannel audio through Mini DisplayPort

Graphics and displays

• Double-wide, 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 graphics slot with one of the following graphics cards installed:

  • ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, PCI Express 2.0, two Mini DisplayPort outputs, and one dual-link DVI port

  • ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, PCI Express 2.0, two Mini DisplayPort outputs, and one dual-link DVI port

• Option to install two ATI Radeon HD 5770 cards

• Support for up to six displays²

• Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels

• Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels

• Video adapters available for:

  • Additional DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (optional)

  • Additional dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (optional)

  • VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter or DVI to VGA Display Adapter (optional)

Memory

• Dual-processor systems

  • 2.4GHz system: 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM

  • 2.66GHz and 2.93GHz systems: 1333MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM

  • Eight memory slots (four per processor) supporting up to 64GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB DIMMs

• Single-processor systems

  • 2.8GHz and 3.2GHz systems: 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM

  • 3.33GHz system: 1333MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM

  • Four memory slots supporting up to 32GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB DIMMs

Communications

• Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking;³ IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible

• Bluetooth 2.1 Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) wireless technology

• Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames

Environmental Status Report

• BFR-free

• PVC-free (internal cables)

• Highly recyclable aluminum enclosure

• Meets ENERGY STAR 5.0 requirements⁴

• Rated EPEAT Gold⁴

Acoustic Performance

DECLARED NOISE EMISSIONS in accordance with ISO 9296

1. L_WAd is the statistical upper-limit A-weighted sound power level (rounded to the nearest 0.1 B).

2. L_pAm is the mean A-weighted sound pressure level measured at the operator position (rounded to the nearest dB).

3. 1 B (bel) = 10 dB (decibel).

Electrical and operating requirements

• 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 5A (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 operating altitude: 10,000 feet

PCI Express expansion

• Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots⁵

  • One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot

  • Two PCI Express 2.0 x4 slots

• All slots provide mechanical support for 16-lane cards

• 300W combined maximum for all PCI Express slots

Storage

• Four 3.5-inch cable-free, direct-attach drive bays with built-in independent 3Gb/s Serial ATA channels; four internal drive carriers included

• Up to 8TB of internal storage⁶ in bays 1 through 4 using hard drives or solid-state drives in the following capacities:

  • 1TB or 2TB hard drives, Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB cache

  • 512GB solid-state drive, Serial ATA 3Gb/s

• Optional Mac Pro RAID Card with 512MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup⁷

• 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

  • Writes DVD R and DVD-R discs at up to 18x 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 18x 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

What’s included

In the box:

• Mac Pro

• Power cord

• Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

• Magic Mouse

• USB keyboard extension cable

• Install/restore DVDs

• Printed and electronic documentation

Included software:

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Includes iTunes, Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, and Xcode Developer Tools.

iLife

Includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand.

Accessories

Upgrades

• 1GB Memory Kit

• 2GB Memory Kit

• 4GB Memory Kit

• 1TB SATA Drive Kit

• 2TB SATA Drive Kit

• 512GB Solid-State Drive Kit

• Mac Pro RAID Card

• ATI Radeon HD 5770 Graphics Upgrade Kit

• Apple Dual-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card

• Apple Quad-Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express Card

Software

• Final Cut Studio

• Final Cut Express

• Aperture

• Logic Studio

• Logic Express

• Mac OS X Server v10.6 (Unlimited-client license)

• Apple Remote Desktop

• iWork

• FileMaker

Display and Graphics

• Apple LED Cinema Display

• VESA Mount Adapter Kit

• Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter

• Apple Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter

• Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter

AirPort and Wireless

• Time Capsule

• AirPort Express Base Station

• AirPort Extreme Base Station

• Apple Wireless Keyboard

• Magic Trackpad

Configuration Options