Apple Mac Pro "Six Core" 3.5 2013 Specs
Mac Pro - MD878LL/A - MacPro6,1 - A1481
About This Mac
The Mac Pro in 2013 came with a radical change in its design as the tower form had been ditched for a cylinder form. Here
Storage
The device was built with 256 GB SSD for its storage and was also customizable at purchase with 512 GB or 1 TB for
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).
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
Processor & Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
The Mac Pro had a Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B4116) pre-installed on it. This was powered by a single 3.5 GHz Six Core 22-nm Xeon E5-1650v2 processor with a dedicated 256k of level 2 cache for each core and 12 MB of level 3 “Smart Cache”. It had dual AMD FirePro D500 graphics processors with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory each.
Memory & Architecture
The device was powered by 16 GB of 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM for its RAM. This is centered on a 64-bit architecture.
3.5 GHZ Xeon E5-1650v2
16 GB
256 GB SSD
Plugged-in
Upgradability
Although the Mac Pro came with 16 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 current MacOS X. 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).
Introduced: October 22, 2013 | Discontinued: N/A | ||
Display Details | Memory | ||
Display Support | Up to 6 displays | Level 1 Cache | 32k/32k x6 |
Resolution | 5K (5120×2880) | Level 2/Level 3 Cache | 256k (x6), 12 MB |
Processor | RAM Type | PC3-15000 DDR3 ECC | |
Processors | 1 (6 Cores) | Min. RAM Speed | 1866 MHz |
Architecture | 64-Bit | Standard RAM | 16 GB |
Speed | 3.5 GHz (Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz) | Maximum RAM | 128 GB |
Type | 6 Core Xeon E5-1650v2 | 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 D500 x2 |
Cache Bus Speed | 3.5 GHz (Built-in) | VRAM Type | GDDR5 SDRAM |
ROM/Firmware | EFI | Standard VRAM | 3 GB |
EFI Architecture | 64-Bit | Maximum VRAM | 3 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 | MD878LL/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 |
