Pros
- New Nehalem microprocessor
- Easier to upgrade internal components
- Lower price
Cons
- Most routine apps perform better with fewer, faster processors
At A Glance
The new Mac Pros, with their cutting-edge Nehalem processor technology, are able to execute more tasks at a faster clip, despite lower processor speeds. And their new internal design makes adding hard drives, memory cards, and PCI Express 2.0 cards easier than ever. That said, this model was out-performed by the 2.66GHz quad-core Mac Pro, which costs $300 less.
Manufacturer’s Description
The new Mac Pro introduces Turbo Boost: a dynamic performance technology that automatically boosts the processor clock speed based on workload. If you're using an application that doesn't need every core, Turbo Boost shuts off the idle cores while simultaneously increasing the speed of the active ones.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MB535LLA |
| Processor | |
| Cache size | 8.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 2.26 MHz |
| Bus speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Xeon Quad-Core 5500 |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory max | 32000.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Graphics | |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1 |
| Video Bus | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce GT 120 |
| Storage | |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Drive size | 640.0 GB |
| Drive Controllers | Serial ATA |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots | 3.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 20.1 inches |
| Weight | 41.2 pounds |
| Depth | 18.7 inches |
| Width | 8.1 inches |
| Optical Drive | |
| optical_drive_1 | SuperDrive |
| Optical Drive Speed | 18.0 |
| optical_model_1 | SuperDrive |
| Optical Drive Type | SuperDrive |
| 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 style | Tower |
| 3.5 Inch Internal Bays | 4 |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Cinema 4D XL 10.5 | 0:13 |
| iMovie HD 6 | 0:34 |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.5.6 with 6GB of RAM |
| iTunes 7.5 | 0:47 |
| Quake 4 | 70.8fps |
| Photoshop CS3 | 0:36 |
| Compressor | 0:57 |
| Cinema 4D XL 8.5 | 206 |
| SpeedMark 6 Score | 206 |
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