Apple Mac Pro “Quad Core” 3.7 2013 Specs
Mac Pro – Late 2013 – ME253LL/A – MacPro6,1 – A1481 – 2630
About this Mac Pro
The Mac Pro (ME253LL/A) in 2013 came with a radical change in its design as the tower form had been ditched for a cylinder form. There was a reduction of ports present, such as the total disappearance of FireWire Ports, but the power of the Mac Pro did not diminish in any way.
The a1481 Mac Pro “Quad Core” 3.7 (Late 2013) — is powered by a single 3.7 GHz Quad Core22-nm Xeon E5-1620v2 processor with a dedicated 256k of level 2 cache for each core and 10 MB of level 3 “Smart Cache.” By default, it was configured with 12 GB of 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM, a 256 GB SSD, and dual AMD FirePro D300 graphics processors with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory each. This Mac Pro model can support up to 3 5K displays (5120×2880), two using Thunderbolt 2 ports and one using the HDMI port. The storage was changed from the conventional HDD to a 256 GB SSD with upgrades on purchase to 512 GB or 1 TB available at extra cost.
Connectivity includessix Thunderbolt 2 ports, one HDMI 1.4 UltraHD port, 4 USB 3.0 ports, and Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports in addition to 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0.
3.7 GHZ Xeon E5-1620v2
12 GB
256 GB SSD
Plugged-in
Storage
The Mac Pro (ME253LL/A) was built with 256 GB SSD for its storage and was also customizable at purchase with 512 GB or 1 TB for an additional cost.
Screen Size and Resolution
The Mac Pro had a primary display support for up to 6 displays and a resolution support of 5K 5120×2880 and also a 2nd display support of two 5K (5120×2880).
Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
The Mac Pro (ME253LL/A) had a Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B4116) pre-installed on it. The 64-bit 22-nm “Xeon E5” processor, has four independent “cores” each with a dedicated 256k level 2 cache and 10 MB of level 3 “Smart Cache.” It also supports “Hyper-Threading” — which allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core (so OS X recognizes eight total cores on this model, four real and four virtual) — and “Turbo Boost” — which “automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload” up to 3.9 GHz for this model.
Memory & Architecture
The Mac Pro (ME253LL/A)was powered by 12 GB of 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM for its RAM. This is centered on a 64-bit architecture.
Upgradability
Although the Mac Pro (ME253LL/A) came with 12 GB of RAM it could be upgraded up to 128 GB of RAM.
The Operating System of the Mac Pro can also be upgraded from its pre-installed Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B4116) up to the current MacOS 11. This Mac Pro was also able to host Windows 8 (64-Bit) and more recently Windows 10 (64-Bit).
This Mac Pro had the following dimensions of 251mmx168mm and a weight of 11 lbs (4.99 kg).
Inclusive Features
The Mac Pro includes the following features and ports:
- Standard AirPort Extreme 802.11ac
- Bluetooth 4.0
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Four USB 3.0 ports
- Six Thunderbolt 2 ports
- 1 HDMI port
| Introduced: October 22, 2013 | Discontinued: April 4, 2017 | ||
| Display Details | Memory | ||
| Display Support | Up to 6 displays | Level 1 Cache | 32k/32k x4 |
| Resolution | 5K (5120×2880) | Level 2/Level 3 Cache | 256k (x4) 10 MB (on-chip) |
| Processor | RAM Type | PC3-15000 DDR3 ECC | |
| Processors | 1 (4 Cores) | Min. RAM Speed | 1866 MHz |
| Architecture | 64-Bit | Standard RAM | 12 GB |
| Speed | 3.7 GHz (Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz) | Maximum RAM | 128 GB |
| Type | Q. Core Xeon E5-1620v2 | RAM Slots | 4 |
| Processor Upgrade | LGA 2011 Socket | Motherboard RAM | None |
| FPU | Integrated | Graphics | |
| System Bus Speed | 5 GT/s (DMI2) | Video Card | AMD FirePro D300 x2 |
| Cache Bus Speed | 3.7 GHz (Built-in) | VRAM Type | GDDR5 SDRAM |
| ROM/Firmware | EFI | Standard VRAM | 2 GB |
| EFI Architecture | 64-Bit | Maximum VRAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | Inclusive Features and Ports | ||
| Standard Storage | 256 GB SSD | Standard Optical Drive | None |
| 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 | 802.11ac |
| Battery | Standard Bluetooth | 4.0 | |
| Type | N/A | USB Port 3.0 | 4 |
| Battery Life | N/A | FireWire Ports | None |
| Description | Keyboard | None | |
| Case Type | Cylinder | None | None |
| Form Factor | Mac Pro (Gray Cylinder) | Sound In | 1 |
| Apple Order No | ME2531LL/A | Microphone | 1 |
| Apple Subfamily | Late 2013 | Headphone | 1 |
| Apple Model Number | A1481 (EMC 2630) | Sound Out | 1 |
| Model ID | Mac Pro 6.1
| Power Adapter | 1 |
