Mac Pro(Early 2008)

The new Mac Pro. Tower of 8-core power.

2008.01OS X 10.5 ~ macOS 10.11

Background

Announced in January 2008, the Mac Pro (Early 2008) was a speed (and core) bump of the Mac Pro. As with the Mac Pro, Apple chose to ship a single configuration, with many BTO options. The single model sold for $2,799 U.S., and included two 2.8 GHz, quad-core Intel Xeon 5400 processors (for a total of 8 cores), 2 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard disk, a SuperDrive, and an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB of VRAM. BTO options included a single 2.8 GHz quad-core processor, dual 3.0 or 3.2 GHz quad-core processor, up to 32 GB of RAM, up to 4 TB of storage, a second SuperDrive, a variety of graphics cards, and Airport Express and Bluetooth support.

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Key Specs

ChipIntel Xeon 5400 series / Intel Xeon 5400 series / Intel Xeon 5400 series
Memory2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB
Storage320GB / 500GB / 750GB / 1TB
Battery-
Weight18.7kg

Full Specifications

Basic Info

Release Date2008.01
IntroducedJanuary 2008
DiscontinuedMarch 2009
Original Price$2,799
OS SupportOS X 10.5 ~ macOS 10.11
Support StatusObsolete

Chip & Storage

ChipIntel Xeon 5400 series(4-core) / Intel Xeon 5400 series(8-core) / Intel Xeon 5400 series(8-core)
Memory2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB
Storage320GB / 500GB / 750GB / 1TB
Security Chip/
Neural Engine/
Hard Drive Interface4 - 3.0 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) controllers
FirmwareIntel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
Graphics Memory256 MB GDDR3 (2600 XT) 512 MB GDDR3 (8800 GT) 1.5 GB GDDR3 (FX 5600)

Connectivity & Expansion

Wi-Fi802.11n Wi-Fi
BluetoothBluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Expansion Slots2 * PCI Express 2.0 + 2 * PCI Express 1.1
Backup Battery3 V CR2032 lithium
Power Consumption115W idle 318W CPU Max

Body & Dimensions

Width20.6 mm
Height51.1 mm
Thickness47.5 mm
Weight18.7kg

Color

Available Colors

Model Identifier

Model IDMacPro3,1
Mold ModelA1186