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Apple Mac Pro “Quad Core” 2.66 2009 Specs
Mac Pro – MB871LL/A – MacPro4,1 – A1289
About this Mac
The Mac Pro in 2009 has some key differences from its predecessors. The differences include its Turbo Boost capacity for 2.66 GHz to up to 2.93 GHz. Also there was the disappearance of the Fire Wire “400” ports, but the overall ports were not reduced. Two more FireWire “800” ports were added for a total of four ports. The PCIe expansion slots have also been changed to four PCI e 2.0 slots. Specifications and capabilities of this device can be found below.
2.66 GHZ Xeon W3520
3 GB
640 GBHard Drive
Plugged-in
Storage & Memory
The device has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB, 128 GB, or 256 GB (outdated) of flash memoryThe device was built with 640.0 GB Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) hard drive storage with a disk speed of 7200 RPM.
Screen Size and Resolution
The diagonal measure of the screen is 6.1”, the resolution is 1792×828, 326 ppi with 1400:1 contrast ratioThe 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.
OS & Processor
The Mac Pro has Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G3553) pre-installed. This is powered byone 2.66 GHz Quad Core 45-nm Xeon W3520 (Nehalem) processor with a dedicated 256k of level 2 cache for each core and 8 MB of “fully shared” level 3 cache. The graphics processor is NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory.
Memory & Architecture
This a1289 device is powered by 3 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM for its RAM.This is centered around a 64-bit architecture.
Available Upgrades
Although the Mac Pro comes with 3 GB of RAM it can be upgraded to 48 GB of RAM.The operating system of the Mac Pro can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G3553) up to MacOS X 10.11. This Mac Pro can host Windows XP SP2 (32-Bit) and more recently Windows 8.1 (64-Bit). This Mac Pro has dimensions of 511 mm × 206 mm × 475 mm and weighs 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 (Optional)
- 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.
| Introduced: March 3, 2009 | Discontinued: July 27, 2010 | ||
| Display Details | Memory | ||
| Display Support | Up to 8 displays | Level 1 Cache | 32k/32k x4 |
| Resolution | 2560×1600 | Level 2/Level 3 Cache | 256k (x4) 8 MB (on-chip) |
| Processor | RAM Type | PC3-8500 DDR3 ECC | |
| Processors | 1 (4 Cores) | Min. RAM Speed | 1066 MHz |
| Architecture | 64-Bit | Standard RAM | 3 GB |
| Speed | 2.66 GHz (Turbo Boost up to 2.93) | Maximum RAM | 48 GB |
| Type | Q. Core Xeon W3520 | RAM Slots | 4 |
| Processor Upgrade | LGA 1366 Socket | Motherboard RAM | None |
| FPU | Integrated | Graphics | |
| System Bus Speed | 4.8 GT/s | Video Card | GeForce GT 120 |
| Cache Bus Speed | 2.66 GHz (Built-in) | VRAM Type | GDDR3 SDRAM |
| ROM/Firmware | EFI | Standard VRAM | 512 MB |
| EFI Architecture | 64-Bit | Maximum VRAM | 512 MB |
| Storage | Inclusive Features and Ports | ||
| Standard Storage | 640 GB HDD | Standard Optical Drive | 18X DL “Super Drive” |
| Storage Speed | 7200 RPM | Standard Ethernet | Gigabit (x2) |
| Storage Dimensions | 3.5” (25.4 mm) | Standard Modem | None |
| Storage Interface | Serial ATA (3 Gb/s) | Standard Air Port | 802.11a/b/g/n (Optional) |
| Battery | Standard Bluetooth | 2.1+ EDR | |
| Type | N/A | USB Port 2.0 | 5 |
| Battery Life | N/A | FireWire Ports | 4 (800) |
| Description | Keyboard | Apple Aluminum KB | |
| Case Type | Tower | Inclusive Input | Mighty Mouse |
| Form Factor | Mac Pro | Sound In | 2 |
| Apple Order No | MB871LL/A | Microphone | None |
| Apple Subfamily | Early 2009 | Headphone | 1 |
| Apple Model Number | A1289 (EMC 2314) | Sound Out | 2 |
| Model ID | Mac Pro 4.1
| Power Adapter | 1 |
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