The Verge

Two year's worth of rumors later, Apple's mid 2012 update to its Mac Pro workstation only adds in an Intel Xeon W3565 processor running at 3.2Ghz, opposed to the 2010 model's Xeon W3530 processor clocked at 2.8Ghz — all other specs, including the case design, remain the same.

Description

• Alias: Mac Pro

Also Known As...

• Operating system: Mac OS X

Software

• Brand: Intel
• Family: Westmere-EP
• Model: Xeon W3680
• Cores: 6
• Clockspeed: 3.33 GHz
• Turbo clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Processor (max)

• Discrete GPU brand: ATI
• Discrete GPU model: Radeon HD 5770
• Dedicated VRAM size: 1 GB
• SLI / Crossfire: Yes

GPU (max)

• Options: HDD (7200RPM), Flash Memory (SSD)
• Base storage type: HDD (7200RPM)
• Base storage capacity: 1 TB
• Max. config HDD: 8 TB
• Max. config SSD: 2 TB

Storage

• USB: 5
• FireWire 800: 4
• Ethernet: 2
• Ethernet type: 10/100/1000 (Gigabit)
• DVI: 1
• Mini DisplayPort: 2
• 3.5mm headphone: 2
• 3.5mm line-in / microphone: 1
• Digital optical audio (S/PDIF): 2

Ports

• PCI Express x16: 2
• PCI Express x4: 2

Slots

Keyboard, USB Extension Cable, Magic Mouse

Bundled Accessories