Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) vs Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Mid 2012)
Mac Studio
(M2 Max, Mid 2023)
$1,999
Mac Pro
(Dual-Socket, Mid 2012)
$3,799
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
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Base Price (MSRP)
$3,799
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CPU
M2 Max (12C30G)
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CPU
2x Xeon E5645
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GPU
30-Core M2 Max
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GPU
Radeon HD 5770 Mac
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Memory
32GB
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Memory
6GB
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Storage
512GB
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Storage
512GB
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Display
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Display
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GB6 Single-Core
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Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) - GB6S 2,825
x7.74
Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Mid 2012) - GB6S 365
x1
GB6 Multi-Core
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Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) - GB6M 14,800
x4.17
Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Mid 2012) - GB6M 3,545
x1
FP32
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Mac Studio (M2 Max, Mid 2023) - 10.74 TFLOPS FP32
x7.9
Mac Pro (Dual-Socket, Mid 2012) - 1.36 TFLOPS FP32
x1
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10.74 TFLOPS FP32
21%
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1.36 TFLOPS FP32
3%
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32GB
LPDDR5-6400
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6GB
DDR3-1333
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120 Tabs
24%
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16 Tabs
3%
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512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 3GB/s
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512GB
2.5"
SATA 2
Up to 190MB/s
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954 min 4K Video
24%
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954 min 4K Video
24%
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No Optical Drive
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18x SuperDrive DL
Tray Loading
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Not Included
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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
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Not Included
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Magic Mouse
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No Biometrics
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No Biometrics
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1
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1
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No Microphones
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No Microphones
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
3 Stream
Up to 450Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.3
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Bluetooth 2.1
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Integrated Chipset
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5520
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
2x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps)
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4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
5x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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4x FireWire 800
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Network
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1x Ethernet (10Gbps)
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Network
2x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Video
1x HDMI 2.1
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
3x Audio Jack
2x Optical Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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GPU Ports
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
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370W
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980W
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macOS 13 Ventura
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
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macOS 10.14 Mojave (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Height
94 mm (3.7 in)
Width
196 mm (7.7 in)
Depth
196 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
3.59 L
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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
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Weight
2.676 kg (5.9 lb)
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Weight
18.098 kg (39.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Not Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Storage Slots
2x 5.25" Bay
4x 3.5" Bay
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Memory Slots
8x DIMM
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Expansion Slots
2x PCIe 2.0 x4
2x PCIe 2.0 x16
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A2901
EMC8292
Mac14,13
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A1289
EMC 2629
MacPro5,1
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