Mac Pro (Mid 2012) vs Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Early 2009)

Mac Pro (Mid 2012) $2,999
Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Early 2009) $3,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$3,299
CPU
Xeon W3565
CPU
2x Xeon E5520
GPU
Radeon HD 5770 Mac
GPU
GeForce GT 120 Mac
Memory
6GB
Memory
3GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
640GB
Display
No Display
Display
No Display
Xeon W3565
4 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
2x Xeon E5520
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.26GHz Clock
GB6S 485
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GB6M 1,675
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GB6S 365
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GB6M 2,285
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Radeon HD 5770 Mac
800 Shaders
850MHz
1GB GDDR5
76.8GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce GT 120 Mac
32 Shaders
500MHz
512MB GDDR3
25.6GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 1.36 TFLOPS
3%
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0%
FP32 0.09 TFLOPS
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6GB
DDR3-1333
3GB
DDR3-1066
16 Tabs
3%
4 Tabs
1%
512GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s Read
640GB
3.5"
SATA 2
7200RPM
954 min 4K Video
24%
1,210 min 4K Video
30%
18x SuperDrive DL
Tray Loading
18x SuperDrive DL
Tray Loading
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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Magic Mouse
Mighty Mouse
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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1
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1
Bluetooth 2.1
No Sensors
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5520
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Audio
3x Audio Jack
2x Optical Audio
Audio
3x Audio Jack
2x Optical Audio
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GPU Ports
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
GPU Ports
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.0
980W
980W
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
macOS 10.14 Mojave (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
511 mm (20.1 in)
Width
206 mm (8.1 in)
Depth
475 mm (18.7 in)
Volume
49.89 L
Height
511 mm (20.1 in)
Width
206 mm (8.1 in)
Depth
475 mm (18.7 in)
Volume
49.89 L
Weight
18.098 kg (39.9 lb)
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CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Storage Slots
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2x 5.25" Bay
4x 3.5" Bay
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2x 5.25" Bay
4x 3.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
8x DIMM
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8x DIMM
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A1289
EMC 2629
MacPro5,1
A1289
EMC 314
MacPro4,1
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