Pros
- Highly expandable
- Up to 24 virtual processing cores available to applications that can use them
Cons
- Many applications perform better with fewer-but-faster processors
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 | MB871LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor speed | 2.93 MHz |
| Cache size | 12.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory max | 32000.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | ATI Radeon HD 5770 |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1.0 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 1000.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200.0 RPM |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots | 1.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express x4 slots | 2.0 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Ethernet Type |
|
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 8.1 inches |
| Depth | 18.7 inches |
| Height | 20.1 inches |
| Weight | 41.2 pounds |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 18.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | SuperDrive |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower |
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