Apple Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.8 2008 Specs
Mac Pro - MA970LL/A - MacPro3,1 - A1186
About This Mac
The Mac Pro Eight Core 2.8 GHz model has unique customization from the previous 2006 version. Its major difference is in the processor with a speed of 2.8 GHz in its two Quad-Core Xeon E5462 processors. It also has maintained all of the ports that the original launch machine came with including 5 USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire “400” ports, two FireWire “800” ports, and four PCIe expansion slots. Further device specifications and capabilities can be found below.
Storage
The device is built with 320.0 GB Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) hard drive storage with a storage speed of 7200 RPM.
Screen Size and Resolution
The Mac Pro has a primary display support for up to 8 displays and a resolution support of 2560 x 1600. It also has a 2nd display support of 1920 x 1200.
Inclusive Features
The Mac Pro includes the following features and ports:
- Standard AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n (Optional)
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Optional)
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Two FireWire “400” ports
- Two FireWire “800” ports
- Five USB 2.0 ports
- 8X DL “Super Drive”
- One
dual link DVI port and one single link DVI port.
Processor & Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
The Mac Pro has Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B2117)pre-installed. This is powered by two 2.8 GHz Quad Core 45-nm Intel Xeon E5462 processors with 12 MB of dedicated level 2 cache per processor, a 128-bit SSE3 vector engine, and 1.6 GHz “64-bit dual independent frontside buses”. The graphics processor is an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports.
Memory & Architecture
The device has 2 GB of 800 MHz DDR2 EEC “fully-buffered” FB-DIMM memory. The RAM has a heat sink design that is a bit different from generic FB-DIMMs. This is centered around a 64-bit architecture.
Twin 2.8 GHZ Xeon E5462
2 GB
320 GB Hard Drive
Plugged-in
Available Upgrades
Although the Mac Pro comes with 2 GB of RAM it can be upgraded up to 64 GB of RAM. The operating system of the Mac Pro can be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B2117) up to MacOS X 10.11.x. This Mac Pro is able to host Windows XP SP2 (32-Bit) and more recently Windows 7 (64-Bit). This Mac Pro has dimensions of 511 mm × 206 mm × 475 mm and weighs 42.4 lbs (19.2 kg).
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Introduced: January 8, 2008 |
Discontinued: March 3, 2009 |
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Display Details |
Memory |
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Display Support |
Up to 8 displays |
Level 1 Cache |
N/A |
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Resolution |
2560×1600 |
Level 2/Level 3 Cache |
12 MB |
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Processor |
RAM Type |
PC6400 DDR2 ECC |
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Processors |
2 (8 Cores) |
Min. RAM Speed |
800 MHz |
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Architecture |
64-Bit |
Standard RAM |
2 GB |
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Speed |
2.8 GHz |
Maximum RAM |
64 GB |
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Type |
Q. Core Xeon E5462 x2 |
RAM Slots |
8 |
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Processor Upgrade |
LGA 771 Sockets |
Motherboard RAM |
None |
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FPU |
Integrated |
Graphics |
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System Bus Speed |
1.6 GHz |
Video Card |
Radeon HD 2600 XT |
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Cache Bus Speed |
2.8 GHz (Built-in) |
VRAM Type |
GDDR3 SDRAM |
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ROM/Firmware |
EFI |
Standard VRAM |
256 MB |
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EFI Architecture |
64-Bit |
Maximum VRAM |
256 MB |
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Storage |
Inclusive Features and Ports |
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Standard Storage |
320 GB HDD |
Standard Optical Drive |
8X DL “SuperDrive” |
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Storage Speed |
7200 RPM |
Standard Ethernet |
Gigabit (x2) |
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Storage Dimensions |
3.5” (25.4 mm) |
Standard Modem |
None |
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Storage Interface |
Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) |
Standard Air Port |
802.11a/b/g/n (Optional) |
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Battery |
Standard Bluetooth |
2.0+ EDR (Optional) |
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Type |
N/A |
USB Port 2.0 |
5 |
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Battery Life |
N/A |
FireWire Ports |
2 (400), 2 (800) |
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Description |
Keyboard |
Apple Aluminum KB |
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Case Type |
Tower |
Inclusive Input |
Mighty Mouse |
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Form Factor |
Mac Pro |
Sound In |
2 |
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Apple Order No |
MA970LL/A |
Microphone |
None |
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Apple Subfamily |
Early 2008 |
Headphone |
1 |
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Apple Model Number |
A1186 (EMC 2180) |
Sound Out |
2 |
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Model ID |
Mac Pro 3.1
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Power Adapter |
1 |
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