With two or four modules installed, it falls back to 2 channel mode, which is less efficient. For best performance, you should install memory in sets of three matching modules, as the CPU can access up to 3 channels of memory at once. There are two base 2010 models, a single-CPU Mac Pro that ships with 3 GB of RAM and supports up to 48 GB, and a dual-CPU Mac Pro that ships with 6 GB of RAM and supports up to 128 GB.

These CPUs support HyperThreading, which means a quad-core CPU can work like an 8-core CPU, and Turbo Boost technology allows CPUs to dynamically overclock themselves when called on – so long as they don’t overheat.Īll that power doesn’t come cheap, and the least expensive Mac Pro configuration sells for $2,499. The Mid 2012 Mac Pro is the same basic hardware but built around newer CPUs, including Bloomfield. Each core has its own 256 KB Level 2 (L2) cache, each quad-core CPU has an 8 GB 元 cache, and the 6-core CPUs have 12 MB 元 caches.

It’s been over 15 months since Apple rolled out the 2009 Mac Pro, and the 2010 Mac Pro is yet another big step forward: every configuration uses quad-core Intel Xeon Nehalem or quad-core and even hex-core Westmere CPUs for even more power.

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