Pros
- Strong storage options
- Dual enhanced quad-core processors
- Faster memory and frontside bus
- Doubled PCI Express specifications
- Faster video cards
Cons
- Limited storage and RAM on default model
At A Glance
This standard configuration replaces the two dual-core 2.66GHz Xeon chips on the preceeding Mac Pro offering with a pair of quad-core 2.8GHz processors. Other changes include a bigger hard drive, more installed RAM (not to mention double the RAM capacity), and a new graphics card. In addition to this standard configuration, Apple offers several build-to-order models, from a single quad-core 2.8GHz machine to dual quad-core Mac Pros with 3GHz and 3.2 GHz processors.
Manufacturer’s Description
Eight-core processing power was once only top-of-the-line. Now it comes standard. This time around, performance is more phenomenal than ever ? up to two times faster than the previous standard-configuration Mac Pro.1 And with the multicore technology enhancements of Mac OS X Leopard, the Mac Pro is a force to be reckoned with.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MA970LLA |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 24.576 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 2800.0 MHz |
| Bus speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Xeon |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Memory max | 32768.0 GB |
| Graphics | |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1 |
| Video Bus | PCI Express x16 |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT |
| Graphics Type | Card |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 320.0 GB |
| Drive Controllers | Serial ATA II |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI-Express x16 slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x4 slots | 2.0 |
| Motherboard | |
| Motherboard Chipset | Intel 5000X Chipset |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 20.1 inches |
| Weight | 42.4 pounds |
| Depth | 18.7 inches |
| Width | 8.1 inches |
| Optical Drive | |
| Included Drives | 1 |
| CD Rewrite Speed | 32 X (CD,CD-R) |
| DL DVD Pressed Disc Read Speed | 8 X (DVD, DVD-R) |
| DVD-RW Write Speed | 8.0 |
| DVD-ROM Pressed Disc Read Speed | 16.0 |
| Single-Layer DVD-R Write Speed | 16.0 |
| CD-ROM Read Speed | 32.0 |
| DL DVD-R Write Speed | 8.0 |
| CDR Write Speed | 32 X (CD,CD-R) |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Case | |
| Chassis Color | Silver |
| Chassis style | Tower |
| 5.25 Inch External Bays | 2 |
| 3.5 Inch Internal Bays | 4 |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year Limited Warranty |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Cinema 4D XL 10.5 | 0:16 |
| iMovie HD 6 | 0:30 |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.5.1 with 2GB of RAM |
| iTunes 7.5 | 0:47 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 100.8fps |
| Photoshop CS3 | 0:49 |
| Compressor | 0:46 |
| Speedmark 5 Score | 314 |
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