The Apple Mac Pro Mid 2010 is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2010 to 2012 as part of the Mac Pro computers. The computer was introduced on July 27, 2010, and its price started at $2,499.
The new Mac Pro features a 2.8 GHz / 3.2 GHz / 3.33 GHz / Two 2.4 GHz / Two 2.66 GHz or Two 2.93 GHz Intel Xeon processors with 4 / 8 / 6 or 12 cores, 3 GB or 6 GB of RAM, 1 TB hard drive, 18x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” and 1 GB ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics in the base model.
This Mac Pro has been discontinued on June 11, 2012. Today Mac Pro Mid 2010 is 14 years old!
Mac Pro Mid 2010 Details
Introduced | July 27, 2010 – 14 years ago |
Discontinued | June 11, 2012 – 12 years ago |
Last Software Update | July 21, 2021 – 3 years ago |
Time on the Market | 22 Months (1 year) |
Time of Support | 131 months (10 years) |
Model Identifier | MacPro5,1 |
Model Number | A1289 |
EMC | 2314 |
Order Number | MC250LL/A MC560LL/A MC561LL/A |
Original Price | $2,499 $2,899 $3,499 $3,699 $4,999 $6,199 |
Colors | Aluminum |
Weight | 39.9 Ibs. / 18.098 KG (Quad-Core) 41.2 Ibs. / 18.688 KG (8 / 6 and 12-Core) |
Dimensions | 20.1” H x 8.1” W x 18.7” D 51.05 cm H x 20.57 cm W x 47.49 cm D |
Mac Pro Tech Specs
Processor
Processor | Intel Quad-Core Xeon W3530 “Bloomfield” (2.8 GHz) Intel Quad-Core Xeon W3565 “Bloomfield” (3.2 GHz) Intel 6-Core Xeon W3680 “Westmere” (3.33 GHz) Two Intel Quad-Core Xeon E5620 “Westmere” (2x 2.4 GHz) Two Intel 6-Core Xeon E5650 “Westmere” (2x 2.66 GHz) Two Intel 6-Core Xeon E5670 “Westmere” (2x 2.93 GHz) |
Processor Speed | 2.8 GHz (1x Quad-Core) 3.2 GHz (1x Quad-Core) 3.33 GHz (1x 6-Core) Two 2.4 GHz (2x Quad-Core) Two 2.66 GHz (2x 6-Core) Two 2.93 GHz (2x 6-Core) |
Architecture | 64-bit |
Number of Cores | 4 (1x Quad-Core) 6 (1x 6-Core) 8 (2x Quad-Core) 12 (2x 6-Core) |
System Bus | Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) at 4.8 GT/s (Quad-core) Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) at 6.4 GT/s (6- / 8- and 12-core) |
Cache | 8 MB fully shared L3 per processor (2.8 GHz and 3.2 GHz) 12 MB fully shared L3 per processor (3.33 GHz / 2.4 GHz / 2.66 GHz and 2.93 GHz) |
Storage & Media
Storage | 1 TB 7200 rpm 2 TB 7200 rpm 512 GB (SSD) |
Media | 1 – 18x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” |
Memory
Built-in Memory | 3 GB 6 GB |
Maximum Memory | 32 GB (Quad-Core Apple) 64 GB (Quad-Core Actual) 48 GB (6 / 8 and 12-Core Apple) 128 GB (6 / 8 and 12-Core Actual) |
Memory Slots | 4 – PC3-10600E 240-pin DDR3 ECC SDRAM (Quad-Core) 8 – PC3-10600E 240-pin DDR3 ECC SDRAM (6 / 8 and 12-Core) |
Interleaving Support | Yes |
Display
Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
Graphics Card | ATI Radeon HD 5770 ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
Graphics Memory | 1 GBB GDDR5 |
Display Connection | 1 – dual-link DVI 2 – Mini DisplayPort |
Display Modes | Dual display extended and video mirroring |
Expansion
Expansion Slots | 2 – 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 2 – 4-lane PCI Express 2.0 |
Bays | 4 – Internal 3.5″ Serial ATA drive bays 2 – Optical drive bay |
Hard Drive Interface | 4 – 3 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) controllers |
Optical Drive Interface | Unknown |
Internal RAID | Mac Pro RAID Card MB845Z/A (Optional) |
Connections
Ethernet | 2 – 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (support for jumbo frames) |
Modem | None |
Wi-Fi | AirPort Extreme Card 802.11a/b/g/n |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (optional) |
USB | 5 – 480 Mbps (USB 2.0) |
FireWire | 4 – 800 Mbps |
Fibre Channel | Dual-Chanel and Quad-Channel 4 Gb Fibre Channel Card |
Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input |
Audio Out | 2 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output 1 – Built-in speaker |
Display | 1 – dual-link DVI 2 – Mini DisplayPort |
Keyboard and Mouse
Software
Original OS | Mac OS X 10.6.4 |
Later OS | Mac OS X 10.7 Mac OS X 10.7.3 |
Maximum OS | macOS 10.14.6 |
Firmware | Intel Extensible Firmware Interface |
AirDrop | Supported |
Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.6 iLife ’09 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand) |
Power
Backup Battery | 3 V CR2032 Lithium |
Maximum Continuous Power | Unknown |
Line Voltage | 100 – 125 V AC or 200 – 240 V AC |
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