Apple Mac Pro “Twelve Core” 3.06 2012 Specs
Mac Pro – BTO/CTO – MacPro5,1 – A1289
About this Mac
This device is a BTO/CTO device which is nearly identical to MD771LL/A. We have listed this device separately as it has been configured with an upgraded processor when compared to the base model. This has been done to make it easier to catalog as well as easier to read.
The Mac Pro in 2012 had some differences from its predecessors but was certainly packed with more power to drive your work. The differences include its Turbo Boost capacity from 3.06 GHz to up to 3.46 GHz. Also, there was the disappearance of the FireWire “400” ports but not a reduction in the overall number of FireWire ports as the two FireWire “400” ports were replaced by 2 more FireWire “800” ports, a similar exercise was carried out on the PCIe expansion slots as four PCI e 2.0 slots (one free PCIe 2.0 x16 slot and two free PCIe 2.0 x4 slots with the default single graphics card installed). The Mac Pro was still the most expensive of all products but its price was worth the quality of the machine.
3.06 GHZ Xeon X5675
12 GB
1 TBHard Drive
Plugged-in
Storage & Memory
This a1289 device was built with 1 TB Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) hard drive storage with a disk speed of 7200 RPM.
Screen Size and Resolution
The Mac Pro had a primary display support for up to 6 displays and a resolution support of 2560×1600.
OS & Processor
The Mac Pro had Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53) pre-installed on it. This was powered bydual 3.06 GHz Six Core 32-nm Xeon X5675 (Westmere) processors with a dedicated 256k of level 2 cache for each core and 12 MB of “fully shared” level 3 cache per processor. The graphics processor is an ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory.
Memory & Architecture
The device was powered by12 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM for its RAM. This is centered on a 64-bit architecture.
Upgradability
Although the Mac Pro came with 12 GB of RAM it could be upgraded up to an astounding 128 GB of RAM.
The Operating System of the Mac Pro can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53) up to current MacOS X. This Mac Pro was also able to host Windows XP SP2 (32-Bit) and more recently Windows 8.1 (64-Bit).
This Mac Pro had the following dimensions of 511mm×206mm×475mm and a weight of 39.9 lbs (18.1 kg).
Inclusive Features
The Mac Pro includes the following features and ports:
- Standard AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Four FireWire “800” ports
- Five USB 2.0 ports
- 18X DL “Super Drive”
- A Mini DisplayPort and a dual-link DVI port.
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Introduced: June 11, 2012 |
Discontinued:October 22, 2013 |
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Display Details |
Memory |
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Display Support |
Up to 6 displays |
Level 1 Cache |
32k/32k x12 |
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Resolution |
2560×1600 |
Level 2/Level 3 Cache |
256k (x12), 12 MB (x2) |
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Processor |
RAM Type |
PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC |
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Processors |
2 (12 Cores) |
Min. RAM Speed |
1333 MHz |
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Architecture |
64-Bit |
Standard RAM |
12 GB |
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Speed |
3.06 GHz (Turbo Boost up to 3.46) |
Maximum RAM |
128 GB |
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Type |
6 Core Xeon X5675 x2 |
RAM Slots |
8 |
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Processor Upgrade |
LGA 1366 Socket |
Motherboard RAM |
None |
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FPU |
Integrated |
Graphics |
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System Bus Speed |
6.4 GT/s |
Video Card |
Radeon HD 5770 |
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Cache Bus Speed |
3.06 GHz (Built-in) |
VRAM Type |
GDDR5 SDRAM |
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ROM/Firmware |
EFI |
Standard VRAM |
1 GB |
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EFI Architecture |
64-Bit |
Maximum VRAM |
1 GB |
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Storage |
Inclusive Features and Ports |
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Standard Storage |
1 TB HDD |
Standard Optical Drive |
18X DL “Super Drive” |
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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 |
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Battery |
Standard Bluetooth |
2.1+ EDR |
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Type |
N/A |
USB Port 2.0 |
5 |
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Battery Life |
N/A |
FireWire Ports |
4 (800) |
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Description |
Keyboard |
Apple Aluminum KB |
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Case Type |
Tower |
Inclusive Input |
Magic Mouse |
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Form Factor |
Mac Pro |
Sound In |
2 |
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Apple Order No |
BTO/CTO |
Microphone |
None |
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Apple Subfamily |
Mid-2012 |
Headphone |
1 |
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Apple Model Number |
A1289 (EMC 2629) |
Sound Out |
2 |
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Model ID |
Mac Pro 5.1
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Power Adapter |
1 |
Identifier reference: CTOMD771LL/A, A1289, EMC 2629, MacPro5,1. Use these together because one Apple identifier can sometimes cover multiple configurations.
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