Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core

More Desktop Macs from Apple »

Macworld Rating

3.5 out of 5 Mice, Jul 19, 2007

0 User Reviews Be the first to review »

Pros

Highly configurable and expandable
Excellent performance in 3-D rendering

Cons

Little to no improvement in many tests
Expensive

Price when rated: $3,997

Macworld's Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core Coverage

Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core If time is money, upgrading to a Mac Pro from the last generation of PowerPC-based Mac towers probably makes good financial sense. But the eight-core 3GHz Mac Pro showed only very modest improvements in the majority of our testing over a standard configuration Mac Pro.

Sponsored Links

Questions? Comments on this review? Share Your Thoughts »

Shop for the Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core

We don't have an exact match of this product, but here are some Desktop Macs in our shopping section that match 'apple mac pro'.

	Apple Mac Pro MC561LL/A Workstation - 2 x Xeon E5620 2.40 GHz	From $3499.00
	Apple Refurbished Mac Pro 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon	From $2119.00
More in Shopping »

Compare the Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core

We recommend these Desktop Macs for their similarities to the Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core in features, specs, ratings, and user interest.

Mac Pro 3GHz 8-core If time is money, upgrading to a Mac Pro from the last generation of PowerPC-based Mac towers probably makes good financial sense. But the eight-core 3GHz Mac Pro showed only very modest improvements in the majority of our testing over a standard configuration Mac Pro. 13 users want this Read more »	3.5 / 5 - Mice
Mac mini (Mid 2011) family 6 users want this Read more »	Not Rated	$799.00 Check Prices
Mac mini 2.3GHz Core i5 (Mid 2011) The latest Mac mini models maintain last year's external design while overhauling what's inside and lowering the price of entry. The result is mighty appealing...as long as you don’t need an optical drive. 23 users want this Read more »	4.0 / 5 - Mice	$ Check Prices
Mac mini 2.5GHz Core i5 (Mid 2011) The latest Mac mini models maintain last year's external design while overhauling what's inside and lowering the price of entry. The result is mighty appealing...as long as you don’t need an optical drive. 45 users want this Read more »	4.0 / 5 - Mice
iMac (Mid 2011) family 139 users want this Read more »	Not Rated	$ Check Prices
27-inch Core i5 iMac/3.1GHz (quad-core) Last week, Apple updated its iconic line of iMac desktop computers with technologies first introduced in February with the MacBook Pro. At the heart of the new iMacs are new Intel processors and new device connectivity, both of which provide the new iMacs with welcomed speed boosts. 105 users want this Read more »	4.0 / 5 - Mice	$1,649.00 - $1,999.00 Check Prices