Mac Pro (Mid 2012, 2.4GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon E5645)

General:

• Model: Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
• Release Date: June 2012
• Dimensions: Height: 20.1 inches (51.1 cm), Width: 8.1 inches (20.6 cm), Depth: 18.7 inches (47.5 cm)
• Weight: 41.2 pounds (18.7 kg)

Processor:

• CPU: Dual 2.4 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5645 (Westmere) - Total 12 cores
• Turbo Boost: Up to 2.67 GHz
• L3 Cache: 12 MB per processor (total 24 MB)

Memory:

• RAM: 12 GB (6 x 2 GB) of 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM
• Configuration: Eight memory slots supporting up to 64 GB (eight 8 GB DIMMs) for dual-processor configuration

Storage:

• Type: SATA 3 Gb/s
• Standard Storage: 1 TB (7200 rpm) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s hard drive
• Expandable Storage: Up to four 3.5-inch Serial ATA hard drives or solid-state drives

Optical Drive:

• Standard: 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• Second Optical Drive (optional): 18x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Graphics:

• Standard Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory
• PCI Express 2.0 Slots: Four slots (two x16 slots and two x4 slots)
• Max Resolution: 2560 by 1600 pixels (x2 monitors)

Connectivity:

• Wi-Fi: Optional AirPort Extreme 802.11n
• Bluetooth: 2.1 + EDR
• Ethernet: Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
• USB: Five USB 2.0 ports (two on the front panel, three on the back panel)
• FireWire: Four FireWire 800 ports (two on the front panel, two on the back panel)

Audio:

• Audio Output: Analog stereo line-level input and output, optical digital audio input and output
• Speaker: Internal speaker

Expansion:

• PCI Express 2.0 Slots: Four slots (two x16 slots and two x4 slots)
• Hard Drive Bays: Four 3.5-inch drive bays, up to 8 TB storage (4 x 2 TB 7200 rpm hard drives)
• Optical Drive Bays: Two 5.25-inch drive bays

Operating System:

• Original OS: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
• Supported OS: Upgradable to OS X 10.11 El Capitan (some newer macOS versions may be unofficially supported via patchers)

Power:

• Power Supply: 980W power supply

Design:

• Material: Aluminum enclosure
• Color: Silver