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Mac Pro (Early 2008)
● Obsolete 2008 · iPhone era Mac Pro
Introduced
2008
Original price
$ 2799
Processor
Intel Xeon E5462 (Harpertown/Penryn), 45 nm
Original OS
Mac OS X 10.5.1 Leopard
Max OS
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
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Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5462 (Harpertown/Penryn), 45 nm
Speed2.8 GHz
Cores8 (two Quad Core processors)
Architecture64-bit
Cache12 MB level 2 cache per processor (each pair of cores shares 6 MB)
System bus1.6 GHz 64-bit dual independent frontside buses
Process node45 nm
Memory & graphics
Standard RAM2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 ECC fully-buffered FB-DIMM
Max RAM32 GB
RAM type800 MHz DDR2 ECC fully-buffered FB-DIMM
Memory slots8 FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (four slots per card)
GPUATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 optional)
VRAM256 MB GDDR3
Display connectionTwo dual-link DVI ports
Video outTwo dual-link DVI ports
Storage
Storage320 GB (7200 RPM, 8 MB cache) Serial ATA hard drive
Interface3Gb/s Serial ATA
BaysTwo external 5.25" optical bays (one free), four internal 3.5" hard drive bays (three free)
Connectivity
USBFive USB 2.0 ports
FireWireTwo FireWire 400 ports, two FireWire 800 ports
EthernetDual Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiAirPort Extreme (802.11g/n) optional
BluetoothBluetooth 2.0+EDR standard
Audio inOptical digital audio in
Audio outOptical digital audio out
ModemOptional
Software
Original OSMac OS X 10.5.1 Leopard
Max OSOS X 10.11 El Capitan
Apple statusObsolete
Power
Energy StarMeets ENERGY STAR requirements when configured with one ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics card
Expansion slotsTwo PCIe x4 slots, two PCIe 2.0 x16 slots