Mac Pro Server Mid-2012

Mac Pro Server Mid-2012

Mac Pro

Discontinued
Released: June 11, 2012Discontinued on: October 22, 2013
United States: US$5274Japan: ¥459,000

Overview

Although this model was offered as a custom configuration of the Mac Pro "Quad Core" 3.2 Server (2012/Nehalem), it has significant technical differences.


The Mac Pro "Twelve Core" 2.66 Server (Mid-2012/Westmere) features two 2.66 GHz Six Core 32-nm Xeon X5650 (Westmere) processors with a dedicated 256k of L2 cache for each core and 12MB of "fully shared" L3 cache per processor.


By default, it is configured with 8GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM, two 1TB (7200 RPM, 32 MB cache) 3Gb/s Serial ATA hard drives, an 18X dual-layer "SuperDrive" and an ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card with 1GB of GDDR5 memory.


Expansion includes two external 5.25" "optical" bays (one available by default), four internal 3.5" "cable-free, direct attach" hard drive bays (three available by default), and four PCIe 2.0 slots (one free PCIe 2.0 x16 slot and two free PCIe 2.0 x4 slots with the default single graphics card installed).


Port selection includes five USB 2.0 ports, four Firewire "800" ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet, two Mini DisplayPorts and a dual-link DVI port, and more. AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR comes standard.


Please note that the "Mid-2012" Mac Pro Server models practically are identical to the "Mid-2010" Server models before them, but there are some differences in terms of specs and identifiers and EveryMac.com has documented them as distinct models, accordingly.

Evaluation

In the 2012 server lineup, this 12-core 2.66 GHz model provided a significant upgrade path from the standard quad-core server. [10, 23] Although the hardware was carried over from the 2010 models, the immense multi-threaded performance from the dual 6-core "Westmere" processors remained exceptionally potent for running virtualization, large databases, and other server-intensive tasks. [23] This machine continued to be a solid choice for IT professionals who valued the proven reliability and expandability of the MacPro5,1 chassis. [23] The pre-installed OS X Server also contributed to its positive reception, simplifying deployment within the Apple ecosystem.

Product Info

Product Info Table
Model IDMacPro5,1
Apple Model NoA1289 (EMC 2629)
Apple Order NoBTO/CTO
Apple SubfamilyServer Mid-2012

Price

Price Table
Original Price (US)US$5274
United StatesUS$5274
AustraliaA$6329
BrazilR$19.561
CanadaC$5324
ChinaRMB 40,178
Hong KongHK$41,233
Ireland€5224
Japan¥459,000
KoreaKRW 7,052,150
MalaysiaRM 17,234
MexicoMXN $88,399
New ZealandNZ$8439
SingaporeS$7,373
TaiwanNT$172,065
ThailandTHB 174,520
The PhilippinesPHP 260,740

Pricing Extras

Pricing Extras Table
Est. Current RetailUS$650-US$900

Body

Body Table
Form FactorMac Pro
Case TypeTower
Dimensions20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7 in / 51.1 x 20.6 x 47.5 cm
Avg. Weight39.9 lbs / 18.1 kg

Platform

Platform Table
Processor Type6 Core Xeon X5650 x2
Processor Speed2.66 GHz
Processors2 (12 Cores)
Turbo Boost3.06 GHz
Architecture64-Bit
System Bus Speed6.4 GT/s
Cache Bus Speed2.66 GHz (Built-in)
L1 Cache32k/32k x12
L2/L3 Cache256k (x12), 12 MB (x2)
FPUIntegrated
ROM/Firmware TypeEFI
EFI Architecture64-Bit
Geekbench 2 (32)20294
Geekbench 2 (64)22605
Geekbench 3 (32)22383
Geekbench 3 (64)25131
Geekbench 4 (SC)2437
Geekbench 4 (MC)18548
Geekbench 5 (SC)548
Geekbench 5 (MC)5198

Memory

Memory Table
Standard RAM8 GB
Maximum RAM128 GB
RAM TypePC3-10600 DDR3 ECC
Min. RAM Speed1333 MHz
RAM Slots8

Storage

Storage Table
Standard Storage1 TB HDD
Std. Storage Speed7200 RPM
Storage InterfaceSerial ATA (3 Gb/s)
Storage Dimensions3.5" (25.4 mm)
Standard Optical18X DL "SuperDrive"

Display

Display Table
Display SupportUp to 6 Displays
Resolution Support2560x1600
2nd Display SupportDual/Mirroring
2nd Max. Resolution2560x1600
Video CardRadeon HD 5770
Standard VRAM1 GB
Maximum VRAM1 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR5 SDRAM
Video (Monitor)3

Audio

Audio Table
Headphone1
Sound Out2
Sound In2

Connectivity

Connectivity Table
USB5 (2.0)
USB Ports5 (2.0)
Firewire4 (800)
Firewire Ports4 (800)
SCSINone
Ethernet2 (RJ-45)
Standard EthernetGigabit (x2)
Expansion Bays4 3.5", 2 5.25"
Expansion Slots4 PCIe 2.0
Incl. KeyboardApple Aluminum KB
Incl. InputMagic Mouse

Wireless Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity Table
Standard AirPort802.11a/b/g/n
Standard Bluetooth2.1+EDR

Power

Power Table
Power1

Software

Software Table
Pre-Installed MacOSX Server 10.7.4 (11E53)
Maximum MacOSX 10.14.x
Windows SupportBoot/Virtualization
Minimum WindowsXP SP2 (32-Bit)
Maximum Windows8.1 (64-Bit)

Upgrades

Upgrades Table
Processor UpgradeLGA 1366 Socket