Mac Pro(Mid 2012)
Mac. To the power of 12.
Background
Introduced in June 2012, The Mac Pro (Mid 2012) improved processor speed and GPU performance over the previous Mac Pro (Mid 2010). The Quad-Core model came in a single highly-customizable configuration, with a quad-core 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon 3500-series processor, 6 GB of RAM, a 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive, and 1 GB of VRAM, for $2499. Built-to-order options included a 3.33 GHz 6-core "Westmere-EP" processor, up to 32 GB of RAM, up to 8 TB of storage (via four hard drive bays), an additional ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card, an ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, a second 18x SuperDrive, and Dual- and Quad-channel Fibre Channel PCI Express cards. A server configuration was also made available, with 8 GB of RAM and dual 1 TB 7200 RPM hard disks. The 12-Core model also came in a single, highly-customizable configuration, which included two 6-core 2.4 GHz Intel Xeon "Westmere-EP" processors, 12 GB of RAM, a 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive, and 1 GB of VRAM, for $3499. Built-to-order options included 2x2.66 or 2x3.06 GHz 6-core processors, up to 64 GB of RAM, up to 8 TB of storage (via four hard drive bays), an additional ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card, an ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, a second 18x SuperDrive, and Dual- and Quad-channel Fibre Channel PCI Express cards. A server configuration was also made available, with 8 GB of RAM and dual 1 TB 7200 RPM hard disks.