Apple Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.8 - MA970LL/A
Mac Pro Early 2008 - MA970LL/A - MacPro3,1 - A1186 - 2180
The Mac Pro is Apple's high end line of desktop computers. These computers feature specs and power above and beyond the competition and are a replacement for the Power Macintosh line. This Mac Pro (MA970LL/A) two 2.8 GHz Quad Core 45-nm Intel Xeon E5462 (Harpertown/Penryn) processors with 12 MB of level 2 cache per processor (each pair of cores shares 6 MB), a 128-bit SSE4 SIMD vector engine, and 1.6 GHz "64-bit dual independent frontside buses." Via custom configuration, this model could be equipped with a single 2.8 GHz Quad Core Xeon E5462 processor, two 3 GHz Quad Core Xeon E5472 processors, or two 3.2 GHz Quad Core Xeon X5482 processors. Connectivity includes dual Gigabit Ethernet, five USB 2.0 ports, two Firewire "400" ports, two Firewire "800" ports, and optical digital audio in/out, among others. Bluetooth 2.0+EDR is standard, AirPort Extreme (802.11g/n) and a modem are optional.
- Intro Date: January 8, 2008
- Standard Hard Drive: 320 GB (7200 RPM)
- Int. HD Interface: Serial ATA (3 Gb/s)
- Standard RAM: 2 GB
- Maximum RAM: 32 GB
- Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
- Processor Type: Q. Core Xeon E5462 x2
- System Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
- RAM Type: PC6400 DDR2 ECC
- Min. RAM Speed: 800 MHz
- Video Card: Radeon HD 2600 XT
- VRAM Type: GDDR3 SDRAM
- Standard VRAM: 256 MB
- Native Resolution: 2560x1600
- Built-in Display: None
- 2nd Display Support: Dual/Mirroring
- 2nd Max. Resolution: 2560x1600
- Standard Optical: 8X DL "SuperDrive"
- Standard Modem: None
- Standard Ethernet: Gigabit (x2)
- Standard AirPort: 802.11a/b/g/n (Opt)
- Standard Bluetooth: 2.0+EDR
- USB Ports: 5 (2.0)
- Firewire Ports: 2 (400), 2 (800)
- Expansion Slots: 2 PCIe, 2 PCIe 2.0, AP
- Apple Order No: MA970LL/A
- Model ID: MacPro3,1
- Battery Type: N/A
- Battery Life: N/A
- Dimensions: 20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7
- Avg. Weight: 42.4 lbs. (19.2 kg)
