Apple Mac Pro 5.1 (Mid-2010) Desktop
(3.33GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon / 16GB RAM / 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD)

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Mid-2010
MB871LL/A
MacPro5,1
A1289
EM 2314

One 3.33GHz 6-Core 45-nm Xeon processor powers the Mac Pro "6-Core" 3.33GHz (Mid-2010) with 8MB of "fully shared" level 3 cache.

It is configured with 16GB of 1066MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB (7200 RPM, 32 MB cache) 3Gb/s Serial ATA hard drive, an 18X dual-layer "SuperDrive" and an ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory.

The expansion includes two external 5.25" "optical" bays (one free by default), four internal 3.5" "cable-free, direct attach" hard drive bays (three free by default), and four PCIe 2.0 slots (one free PCIe 2.0 x16 slot and two free PCIe 2.0 x4 slots with the default single graphics card installed).

Ports include five USB 2.0 ports, four Firewire "800" ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet, a Mini DisplayPort and a dual-link DVI port. Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and AirPort Extreme (802.11g/n) are standard.

It also replaces the frontside bus with a new "QuickPath Interconnect" (QPI) system described as a "bidirectional, point-to-point connection" that provides "quick access to the disk, I/O, and other Mac Pro subsystems".

Four PCIe 2.0 slots, four Firewire "800" ports, and a redesigned interior case with the processors and memory on a removable "tray".

Processors: 1 (6 Cores)

Architecture: 64-Bit

Processor Speed: 3.33 GHz

Processor Type: 6-Core Xeon 

The 64-bit 45-nm Xeon processor has four independent processors, "cores", each with 8 MB of "fully shared" level 3 cache, an integrated memory controller, and "a 128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine". It also supports "Hyper-Threading", -- which "allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core", and "Turbo Boost", -- which "automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload" (so if an application is only using one of the four cores it will automatically increase the speed of the core in use and turn off the unused cores).

Custom Speeds: 3.33 GHz

Processor Upgrade: LGA 1366 Socket

System Bus Speed: 4.8 GT/s

Cache Bus Speed: 2.93 GHz (Built-in)

ROM/Firmware Type: EFI

EFI Architecture: 64-Bit

L1 Cache: 32k/32k x4

L2/L3 Cache: 256k (x4), 8 MB

RAM Type: PC3-10600R DDR3 ECC SDRAM

Min. RAM Speed: 1066 MHz

Standard RAM: 16 GB

Maximum RAM: 48 GB

RAM Slots: 4

Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB

VRAM Type: GDDR5 SDRAM (a double-wide, 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 graphics slot with both a Mini DisplayPort and a dual-link DVI port.)

Standard VRAM: 512 MB

Maximum VRAM: 512 MB

Display Support: Up to 8 Displays

Resolution Support: 2560x1600

Standard Storage: 1TB + 128MB = (500GB + 500GB) HDD + 128MB SSD

Std. Storage Speed: 7200 RPM

Storage Dimensions: 3.5" (25.4 mm)

Storage Interface: Serial ATA (3 Gb/s)

Standard Optical: 18X DL "SuperDrive"

Standard Ethernet: Gigabit (x2)

Standard AirPort: 802.11a/b/g/n

Standard Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR

USB Ports: 5 (2.0)

Firewire Ports: 4 (800)

Expansion Slots: 4 PCIe 2.0, AP

Expansion Bays: 4 3.5", 2 5.25" (This model has four full-length PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 expansion slots, two x16 slots and two x4 slots. In the default configuration, one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot is occupied by the graphics card.)

AirPort Extreme (802.11g/n) installed.

In the default configuration, one internal 3.5" bay is occupied by a hard drive, three are free, one external 5.25" bay is occupied by a "SuperDrive", and the other is free.

Case Type: Tower

Form Factor: Mac Pro

Installed MacOS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

Dimensions: 20.1 x 8.1 x 18.7

Avg. Weight: 39.9 lbs. (18.1 kg)

Video (Monitor): 2 (One Mini DisplayPort and one dual-link DVI port provided by the default GeForce GT120 graphics card.)

USB: 5 (2.0)

Firewire: 4 (800) (This Mac Pro model has five USB 2.0 ports on the system (two on the front panel and three on the back) and four Firewire "800" ports (two on the front and two on the back))

Ethernet: 2 (RJ-45) (Gigabit Ethernet and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR are standard, AirPort Extreme (802.11g/n))

Sound In: 2 (Includes a rear-mounted "optical digital audio input Toslink port" and an "analogue stereo line-level input" minijack.)

Sound Out:  2

Headphone: 1 (Includes a rear-mounted "optical digital audio output Toslink port" and an "analogue stereo line-level output" minijack. Also has a front-mounted headphone jack.)

Power:  1 (Apple reports that the line voltage is "100-120V AC or 200-240V AC, and the maximum current is "12A or 6A.)