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Apple Mac Pro "Twelve Core" 2.66 (2010/Westmere) Specs Desktop Specs Identifiers: Mid­2010 ­ BTO/CTO ­ MacPro5,1 ­ A1289 ­ 2314­2

All Mac Pro Models | All 2010 Models | Dynamically Compare This Mac to Others iMac > Distribute & Use Page: Bookmark & Share or Embed | Download: PDF Manual 1.4k > This model was offered as a custom Mac Pro > configuration of the Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.4 (2010/Westmere). However, this system has significant technical Power Mac G5 > differences, and is documented as its own model, accordingly. > The Mac Pro "Twelve Core" 2.66 (Mid­ Also see All Macs > 2010/Westmere) is powered by dual 2.66 GHz Six Core 32­nm X5650 (Westmere) processors with a Desktop Q&As dedicated 256k of level 2 cache for each core and 12 MB of "fully shared" level 3 cache per processor. It also could be Tapered iMac Q&A > equipped with other dual Six Core processors, but these are documented as their own models for convenience. Flat Alum iMac Q&A > By default, this model is configured with 6 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM, a 1 TB (7200 RPM, 32 MB cache) 3Gb/s Serial ATA hard drive, an 18X dual­layer "SuperDrive" White Intel iMac Q&A > and an ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory.

Alum Mac mini Q&A > Expansion includes two external 5.25" "optical" bays (one free by default), four internal 3.5" "cable­free, direct attach" hard drive bays (three free 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 Intel Mac mini Q&A > graphics card installed).

Cylinder Mac Pro Q&A > Ports include five USB 2.0 ports, four Firewire "800" ports, dual Gigabit , two Mini DisplayPorts and a dual­link DVI port, among others. AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n) and 2.1+EDR is standard. Tower Mac Pro Q&A > Although the "Mid­2010" models look essentially the same externally as the "Early Power Mac G5 Q&A > 2009" models, all "Mid­2010" models are equipped with faster graphics and there are significant technical differences for higher­end "Westmere" models as well with faster Recently Added Q&As > processors and as many as twelve cores (two six core processors) via custom configuration.

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Introduction Date: July 27, 2010* Discontinued Date: June 11, 2012 Mac Timeline > Processors: 2 (12 Cores) Architecture: 64­Bit Mac Identification > Geekbench 2 (32): 20294 Geekbench 2 (64): 22605

Mac Upgrades > Geekbench 3 (32): 2123 Geekbench 3 (32): 22383

Mac Manuals > Geekbench 3 (64): 2326 Geekbench 3 (64): 25131 6 Core Xeon X5650 Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz Processor Type: Mac Benchmarks > x2 The 64­bit 32­nm Xeon X5650 (Westmere) processor has six independent processor "cores" each with a dedicated 256k level 2 Mac History > cache, 12 MB of "fully shared" level 3 cache, an integrated memory controller, and "a 128­bit SSE4 SIMD engine". It also supports "Hyper­Threading" ­­ which "allows two threads to run EveryMac App > simultaneously on each core" (so Mac OS X recognizes twenty four total cores on this model, twelve real and twelve virtual) ­­ and New Additions Details: "Turbo Boost" ­­ which "automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload" (so if an application is only using one of the four cores it will automatically increase the speed of the core in use and Mac Upgrades > turn off the unused cores), in this case up to 3.06 GHz.

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Kindle Fire App > Turbo Boost: 3.06 GHz Custom Speeds: N/A

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System Bus Speed: 6.4 GT/s* Cache Bus Speed: 2.66 GHz (Built­in) Alum Mac mini Q&A > ROM/Firmware Type: EFI EFI Architecture: 64­Bit

New > 256k (x12), 12 MB L1 Cache: 32k/32k x12 L2/L3 Cache: (x2)*

New Mac minis > RAM Type: PC3­10600 DDR3 ECC Min. RAM Speed: 1333 MHz

Uses "1333 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM" (PC3­10600) modules. New Retina > Details: Also see: How do you upgrade the RAM in the "Mid­2010" Mac Pro models? How much RAM do they actually support? OS X Yosemite Info > Standard RAM: 6 GB Maximum RAM: 128 GB* iPhone Q&A > 6 GB of RAM is installed as six 1 GB modules. Two slots are free.

More in What's New? > *Apple officially supports 32 GB of RAM in this model. However, as first noted by site sponsor OWC, this model actually can support 96 GB running Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7, and yet again to 128 GB, but only when running a 64­bit version of Windows XP or later or Linux. Mac OS X only can support 96 GB of RAM.

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Motherboard RAM: None RAM Slots: 8*

Video Card: Radeon HD 5770 VRAM Type: GDDR5 SDRAM

By default, an ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory is installed in a double­wide, 16­lane PCI Express 2.0 graphics slot. The card has two Mini DisplayPorts and one dual­link DVI port. By custom configuration it also can be equipped with an ATI Radeon HD 5870 which also has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory for an additional Details: US$200 or two ATI Radeon HD 5770 video cards for an additional US$250.

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Display Support: Up to 6 Displays* Resolution Support: 2560x1600*

2nd Display Support: Dual/Mirroring 2nd Max. Resolution: 2560x1600

The ATI Radeon HD 5770 is capable of supporting three 30­inch displays with a resolution of 2560x1600 in either dual display or Details: mirrored mode.

Also see: Apple Cinema Displays.

Standard Hard Drive: 1 TB (7200 RPM) Int. HD Interface: Serial ATA (3 Gb/s)

By default, this system shipped with a single 1 TB (7200 RPM, 32 MB cache) Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive. Apple formally supports up to 8 TB of storage with four 2 TB hard drives (one in each internal bay). Via custom configuration, Apple offered to swap the 1 TB drive with a 2 TB drive for an extra US$150 or with a 512 GB SSD for an extra US$1250.

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Standard Optical: 18X DL "SuperDrive" Standard Disk: None

Standard Modem: None Standard Ethernet: Gigabit (x2)

The system has "two independent 10/100/1000BASE­T [Gigabit] Details: Ethernet (RJ­45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames."

Standard AirPort: 802.11a/b/g/n Standard Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR

USB Ports: 5 (2.0) Firewire Ports: 4 (800)

Expansion Slots: 4 PCIe 2.0* Expansion Bays: 4 3.5", 2 5.25"

*This model has four full­length PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 expansion slots, two x16 slots and two x4 slots. In the default configuration, one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot is occupied by the graphics card. Apple also reports that "all slots provide mechanical support for 16­lane cards" and there is a "300W combined maximum for all PCI Express slots." Details: In the default configuration, one internal 3.5" bay is occupied by a hard drive and three are free, and one external 5.25" bay is occupied by a "SuperDrive" and the other is free.

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Incl. Keyboard: Apple Aluminum KB Incl. Input:

Case Type: Tower Form Factor: Mac Pro

Apple Order No: BTO/CTO Apple Subfamily: Mid­2010

Apple Model No: A1289 (EMC 2314­2) Model ID: MacPro5,1

Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model.

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Battery Type: N/A Battery Life: N/A

Pre­Installed MacOS: X 10.6.4 (10F2521) Maximum MacOS: Current*

Minimum Windows: XP SP2 (32­Bit)* Maximum Windows: 8 (64­Bit)*

MacOS 9 Support: None Windows Support: Boot/Virtualization

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Dimensions: 20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7 Avg. Weight: 39.9 lbs. (18.1 kg) http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac­pro­twelve­core­2.66­mid­2010­westmere­specs.html 3/4 12/16/2014 Mac Pro "Twelve Core" 2.66 (2010/Westmere) Specs (Mid­2010, BTO/CTO, MacPro5,1, A1289, 2314­2) @ EveryMac.com

Original Price (US): US$4999 Est. Current Retail: US$4300­US$4500

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