- #Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core upgrade#
- #Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core full#
- #Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core Pc#
- #Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core mac#
#Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core mac#
16 threads of nehalem/bloomfield will trump the mac mini in any workload that's not single threaded. you get iris graphics and two cores (maybe 4 threads). The question is really "is $860 a good price for this mac pro" and to answer that, I'd need to check current market value against other mac pros, but given prices for similar "PC" workstations (i just bought a dual 3.46GHz X5690 system) the price sounds within the realm of reasonable for what it is.įYI ALL new mac minis are dual core.
#Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core upgrade#
is it more flexible from an upgrade standpoint? definitely yes.
if you want to run OSX legally, then is that machine better value than a mac mini? most likely absolutely.
#Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core Pc#
so yes, "you could DIY a PC for cheaper" is true (not necessarily true for a comparable pc), but it depends on what you want to do. unless I'm very mistaken, you can quite literally slap in the fastest socket 1366 xeons you can find and have a dual 3.46GHz X5690 setup with 12 cores/24 threads.Įither way, don't forget it's a workstation - that's Xeon/ECC parts, AND it's an apple. but if it's got both CPUs in there already, then going to dual 6 core chips would be super easy. that makes your statement " I don't think adding a second CPU is a feasible upgrade since both sockets are already taken." confusing since it already has a second cpu. For single-CPU upgrades, its a friendlier price situation, such as going from 2.66Ghz to 3.33Ghz.Sorry I was thinking 8 thread there. In terms of value, it makes sense to upgrade to the 3.33Ghz 12-core only if you must have the last drop of performance. The 3.33Ghz CPU itself is a very expensive part, and so the great bulk of the upgrade cost is the dual CPUs themselves.
#Upgrade 8 core mac pro to 12 core full#
If you’re buying a fast system to run 24X7 at max CPU load with maxed-out heat-belching 15K rpm drives and the PCIe slots full of power hungry cards-who knows. I’m completely comfortable in my usage of this upgraded system, and I beat on it harder than most users. The Mac Pro fan system can easily deal with this even under full load I found that the fan noise increased only a little. The single-CPU 2010 Mac Pros all use 130 watt parts, so there is no real difference with a dual CPU system other than total power draw each CPU has its own heat sink on the dual core systems, each generating the same heat as the single-CPU systems. So under max load, the faster CPUs will draw 2X35 = 70 watts more power. The 3.33GHz W5680 is a 130 watt CPU, whereas Apple’s 2.93GHz 12-core uses 95 watts. Fromīetter to upgrade the 2.8GHz model for lower cost
Not all possibilities shown, see the OWC CPU upgrade page. 2010/2012 upgradesĪvailability for fastest speeds as of mid February, 2011. The best 2010 Mac Pro system to upgrade is the 2.4GHz 8-core system, because it’s the least expensive. You won’t believe how slick this upgrade is- send OWC your existing CPU tray, wait a few days for the upgraded tray, then pop it in and boot up!
I’m now happily running my 8-core 2.4GHz Mac Pro with a brain transplant: the 12-core 3.33Ghz model-see my review. With OWC’s CPU upgrade program, an upgrade to a faster CPU or more CPU cores is made easy.Īs of late 2014, OWC can upgrade the CPU in the 2009 or 2010 or 2012 Mac Pro models, and can also upgrade the CPU in a 2013 Mac Pro.Īpple won’t sell you a 3.33Ghz 12-core Mac Pro, but you can still have one! Or 3.46 GHz.
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