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One 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processor Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processors
3GB (three 1GB) memory 6GB (six 1GB) memory
640GB hard drive 1 640GB hard drive1
18x double-layer SuperDrive 18x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB
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Technical Specifications

Processing

Intel Xeon
  • 8-core: Two 2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, or 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors
  • Quad-core: One 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, or 3.33GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500 series processor
  • Next-generation Intel microarchitecture:
    • 8MB of fully shared L3 cache per processor
    • Integrated memory controller
    • Turbo Boost dynamic performance (up to 3.33GHz on 8-core 2.93GHz system, up to 3.6GHz on quad-core 3.33GHz system)
    • Hyper-Threading technology for up to 16 virtual cores
    • 128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine
    • 64-bit data paths and registers
    • Optimized for energy efficiency

Memory

  • 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
  • 8-core: Eight memory slots (four per processor) supporting up to 32GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB DIMMs
  • Quad-core: Four memory slots supporting up to 16GB of main memory using 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB DIMMs

Graphics and displays

  • Double-wide, 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 graphics slot with one of the following graphics cards installed:
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory, PCI Express 2.0, one Mini DisplayPort, and one dual-link DVI port
  • ATI Radeon HD 4870 with 512MB of GDDR5 memory, PCI Express 2.0, one Mini DisplayPort, and one dual-link DVI port
Intel Xeon
  • Multiple graphics card configurations available with two, three, or four NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 cards
  • Support for up to eight 30-inch displays2
  • Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels
  • Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels
  • Video adapters available for:
  • Additional DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (optional)
  • Additional dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (optional)
  • VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter or DVI to VGA Display Adapter (optional)

Storage

  • Four 3.5-inch cable-free, direct-attach hard drive bays with built-in independent 3Gb/s Serial ATA channels; four internal hard drive carriers included
  • Drive bays Up to 8TB of internal storage1 in hard drive bays 1 through 4 using hard drives in the following capacities:
    • 640GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 16MB cache
    • 1TB or 2TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB cache
  • Optional Mac Pro RAID Card with 512MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup
  • 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW):
    • Writes DVD+R and DVD-R discs at up to 18x speed
    • Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 8x speed
    • Writes DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
    • Writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed
    • Reads DVDs at up to 18x speed
    • Writes CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 32x speed
    • Reads CDs at up to 32x speed
  • One open optical drive bay for optional second SuperDrive

Electrical and operating requirements

  • Line voltage: 100-120V AC or 200-240V AC (wide-range power supply input voltage)
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz single phase
  • Current: Maximum of 12A (low-voltage range) or 6A (high-voltage range)
  • Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F
    (10° to 35° C)
  • Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F
    (-40° to 47° C)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet

Environmental status report

  • BFR-free
  • PVC-free (internal cables)
  • Highly recyclable aluminum enclosure
  • Meets ENERGY STAR 5.0
    requirements4
  • Rated EPEAT Gold4

Connections and audio

Mac Pro Ports
  • Four FireWire 800 ports (two on front panel, two on back panel)
  • Five USB 2.0 ports (two on front panel, three on back panel)
  • Two USB 2.0 ports on included keyboard
  • Front-panel headphone minijack and internal speaker
  • Optical digital audio input and output TOSLINK ports
  • Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks

PCI Express expansion

  • Three open full-length PCI Express expansion slots5
  • One PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
  • Two PCI Express 2.0 x4 slots
  • All slots provide mechanical support for 16-lane cards
  • 300W combined maximum for all PCI Express slots

Size and weight

  • Height: 20.1 inches (51.1 cm)
  • Width: 8.1 inches (20.6 cm)
  • Depth: 18.7 inches (47.5 cm)
  • Weight (standard configuration):
    • 8-core: 41.2 pounds (18.7 kg)6
    • Quad-core: 39.9 pounds (18.1 kg)6

    Communications

    Airport
    • Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
    • Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
    • Optional AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi card with 802.11n3; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
  1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
  2. Requires installation of four NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics cards.
  3. Wireless Internet access requires base station or other wireless access point and Internet access (fees may apply).
  4. Mac Pro systems configured with a Mac Pro RAID card or Fibre Channel card do not meet ENERGY STAR and EPEAT requirements.
  5. PCI Express slots are not compatible with PCI or PCI-X expansion cards.
  6. Actual weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.