Apple Mac Pro “Eight Core” 2.66 2009 Specs
Mac Pro – BTO/CTO – MacPro4,1 – A1289
About this Mac
This device is a BTO/CTO device which is nearly identical to MB535LL/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 2009 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 2.66 GHz to up to 3.06 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 were now present as opposed to 2 PCIe and 2 PCIe 2.0 ports. The Mac Pro was still the most expensive of all products but its price was worth the quality of the machine.
2.66 GHZ Xeon X5550 x2
6 GB
640 GBHard Drive
Plugged-in
Storage & Memory
The a1289 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 Mac Pro had a primary display support for up to 8 displays and a resolution support of 2560×1600 and also a 2nd display support of 1920×1200.
OS & Processor
The Mac Pro had Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G3553) pre-installed on it. This was powered bytwo 2.66 GHz Quad Core 45-nm Xeon X5550 (Nehalem) processors with a dedicated 256k of level 2 cache for each core and 8 MB of “fully shared” level 3 cache per processor. The graphics processor is NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory.
Memory & Architecture
The device was powered by 6 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM for its RAM. This is centered on a 64-bit architecture.
Upgradability
Although the Mac Pro came with 6 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 10.5.6 (9G3553) up to MacOS X 10.11. 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 (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.
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Introduced: March 3, 2009 |
Discontinued: July 27, 2010 |
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Display Details |
Memory |
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Display Support |
Up to 8 displays |
Level 1 Cache |
32k/32k x8 |
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Resolution |
2560×1600 |
Level 2/Level 3 Cache |
256k (x8), 8 MB (x2) |
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Processor |
RAM Type |
PC3-8500 DDR3 ECC |
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Processors |
2(8 Cores) |
Min. RAM Speed |
1066 MHz |
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Architecture |
64-Bit |
Standard RAM |
6GB |
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Speed |
2.66 GHz (Turbo Boost up to 3.06) |
Maximum RAM |
128 GB |
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Type |
Q. Core Xeon X5550 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 |
GeForce GT 120 |
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Cache Bus Speed |
2.66 GHz (Built-in) |
VRAM Type |
GDDR3 SDRAM |
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ROM/Firmware |
EFI |
Standard VRAM |
512 MB |
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EFI Architecture |
64-Bit |
Maximum VRAM |
512 MB |
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Storage |
Inclusive Features and Ports |
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Standard Storage |
640 GB 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 (Optional) |
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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 |
Mighty 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 |
Early 2009 |
Headphone |
1 |
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Apple Model Number |
A1289 (EMC 2314) |
Sound Out |
2 |
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Model ID |
Mac Pro 4.1
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Power Adapter |
1 |
