33 GHz Six Core 'Westmere' Xeon (W3680) processor for an additional US$500. when Apple quietly introduced the 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models - which effectively are just processor upgraded 'Mid-2010' Mac Pro models themselves - Apple began to offer the stock 'Quad Core' model with a single 3. 93 GHz Six Core Xeon X5670 processors for an additional US$2700. 66 GHz Six Core Xeon X5650 processors for an additional US$1500 or two 2. Apple offered the stock 'Mid-2010' 'Eight Core' model with two 2. 33 GHz Six Core 'Westmere' Xeon (W3680) processor for an additional US$800. 2 GHz Quad Core 'Nehalem' Xeon (W3565) processor for an additional US$400 or a single 3. Apple originally offered the 'Mid-2010' 'Quad Core' model with a 3. and this may be an issue on the resale market.īy custom configuration. Note that the 'Early 2009' Mac Pro models also can be firmware upgraded to MacPro5. all 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models share model identifier MacPro5. Regardless of the release date or the number of processor cores. click the 'System Report' button after clicking 'More Info. If the Mac Pro is running OS X 'Lion' (10. select 'About This Mac' under the Apple Menu on your computer and click the 'More Info. the A1289 Model Number is not precise enough as this identifier is shared by the previous 'Early 2009' Mac Pro models. If you're not sure if you have an 'Mid-2010' or 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro or an earlier model. Apple does not state whether or not the processors in the 'Mid-2010' or 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro lines can be upgraded. just as it has been for all previous Mac Pro models.

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