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Entries in mac pro (24)

Wednesday
Jul282010

New Mac Pro comes out next month with a roar.. 12 processing cores.

If you can afford the top of the line, you need to set aside $5k for the right to claim the fastest Mac ever.  This monster gives you a 50% boost in processing prowess compared to the previous fastest Mac Pro.

The new Mac Pro desktops feature the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI graphics and the option for up to four 512GB solid state drives (SSD). The processors run at speeds up to 3.33GHz and use a single die design so they can share up to 12MB L3 cache, improving efficiency while increasing processing speeds.

“The new Mac Pro is the most powerful and configurable Mac we’ve ever made,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With up to 12 cores, the new Mac Pro outperforms our previous top-of-the-line system by up to 50 percent, and with over a billion possible configurations, our customers can create exactly the system they want.”

The systems include an integrated memory controller for faster memory bandwidth and reduced memory latency; Turbo Boost to dynamically boost processor speeds up to 3.6 GHz; and Hyper-Threading to create up to 24 virtual cores. The Mac Pro now comes with the ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics processor with 1GB of memory and customers can configure-to-order the even faster ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB of memory.

source:appleinsider

Sunday
Jul182010

Next Mac Pro and iMac rumors surface again. USB 3.0?

The French site Hardmac, provided some more fuel to the rumor mill.  Apple will update its Mac Pro desktop at the end of this summer, and its all-in-one iMac a few weeks later, adding USB 3.0 and faster FireWire to both.

Apple is expected to adopt Intel’s Gulftown processor, the 32nm Core i7-980X with six cores.  Apple usually doubles the processors in its high-end workstations, so it’s possible the new Mac Pro system could have a total of 12 cores and 24 threads.

Friday
May282010

10 days till Mac Pro debut? And Apple TV and of course, the iPhone

WWDC is only 10 days away, and I’m hearing that not only will Apple debut the new iPhone, but a new Apple TV which will run on the iPhone hardware and have a cloud based streaming of 1080p content. 

The Apple TV set top box reportedly based on iPhone OS 4, powered by Apple’s custom-built A4 processor, and offering 1080P cloud-based streaming content — all starting at just $99.

But I’m most excited about the announcement of a new Mac Pro which I hope to be getting asap.  The MacBook Air will also get an update.

Monday
May242010

iMac construction

I would consider buying an iMac since it's performance has now exceeded the Mac Pro in it's current guise. But, I can't imagine having the hard drive fail (and it will) and needing surgical skills to remove it. Why would Apple design this thing worse than a cheap netbook or laptop, where you need to remove a single screw and slide it out.

I'm just ranting because I want a new computer and I'm tired of waiting for Apple to release an update to the Mac Pro line.

Thursday
Mar182010

27-inch Cinema Display, 12-core Mac Pro rumored for June 2010

Mockup of existing 24” LED display (left) next to 27” model (right)

Apple is planning an update to its pro lineup that would include only its second LED-lit Cinema Display, a couple of sources claimed today. The 27-inch iMac screen would be used as a standalone monitor with the same 2560x1440 resolution and image quality. AppleInsider claims Apple had wanted to release the screen earlier but had to wait until the 27-inch panel dropped in cost.

The new Mac Pro could be released at the same time. The workstation would get at least one 12-core model using two of Intel’s six-core Xeon 5600 processors. Rumors have circulated of a 3.33GHz Core i7 model at the entry level, but this would require an entirely different Intel chipset and memory support.

This is getting old, with all the rumors.  I was expecting the Mac Pro to be announced March 16th of this year per all the rumor sites.  My G5 can’t even be upgraded to Snow Leopard..so I feel left out:)

Wednesday
Feb032010

Hexacore Xeon-based Mac Pro coming soon

Hardmac is predicting that the new Mac Pro will arrive around March 16th.  At first it will be available only with the Intel Xeon Core i7-980X and be clocked at 3.33GHz and reach 3.6GHz with TurboBoost.  I for one can’t wait for the new machines, since right now the iMac’s are kicking Mac Pro butt in most tests.

Tuesday
Dec152009

Details on Intel's Mac Pro 6-core i7 processor leaked

Intel’s forthcoming “Gulftown” 32nm, six-core processor will be known as the Core i7-980X and could be a part of new Mac Pro systems from Apple in early 2010.

Contrary to earlier reports, the new processors will not adopt the Core i9 name, and will allegedly keep the Core i7 title, according to leaked information relayed by Hardmac, the English-language version of French Apple site MacBidouille. The new processor, code-named “Gulftown” will fall under the i7 “Extreme Edition” category, the first of which will be the i7-980X.

The alleged roadmap from Intel shows that the processor will clock in at 3.33GHz. That chip is expected to arrive in March 2010, but in the past, Apple has reached exclusive agreements with Intel to be the first to carry its new processors.

Previous reports have suggested Apple is testing the new Xeon chip, based on the Gulftown architecture, in its Mac Pro desktop. The new, upgraded processor features more horsepower and lower power consumption, and will be the first dual-socket, six-core processor for Intel.

The new 32 nanometer chips have 12MB of L3 cache, and six cores with 12 threads for each CPU. Apple usually doubles the processors in its high-end professional workstations, so it’s possible the new Mac Pro system could have a total of 12 cores and 24 threads. The new hardware could be released sometime in the first quarter of 2010.

source:appleinsider

Friday
Dec042009

Apple Quietly Adds 3.33 GHz Quad-Core Option to Mac Pro

This just means that that the new Mac Pro is coming out sooner than you think.  Updating products with a little extra to keep you satisfied is routine.  Like when, let’s say Honda, updates their line with a new special edition, you know the next year the car is completely redone. So now apple has added another optional processor configuration in the quad-core line. If you configure a quad-core Mac Pro from the Apple Online Store, you’ll find that you can now add a 3.33GHz Intel Xeon processor to it for $1,200 extra (over the base configuration that comes with a 2.66GHz Intel Xeon).

If that’s not expensive enough or fast enough for you, you can always look towards the eight-core side of the lineup, the fastest configuration it sports being two 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeons. Apple does not, however, offer two 3.33GHz Intel Xeons as an option on this machine. The second new option, and one that is available for both models, is the ability to load each hard drive bay on these machines with a 2TB hard drive spinning at 7200 rpm. Each of these cost $350 over the base configuration and double the maximum storage capacity of the Mac Pros to 8TB.

Apple also showed some love to the server side of their lineup, endowing Xserves with the same optional 2TB hard drive upgrade, taking the total potential capacity of these machines up to 3TB. What’s more, you can now also outfit all six slots with 4GB RAM modules, which will leave you with 24GB of RAM to work with. Of course, it will also leave your wallet significantly lighter, what with having spent $2,850 on memory upgrades alone, but hey, it’s the holiday season, isn’t it?

Recent reports have suggested that Intel’s new 6-core “Gulftown” processor could be headed to the Mac Pro in a future upgrade. The new Xeon processor is said to be nearly 50 percent faster than the current quad-core Xeons, while also using 50 percent less power.

source:macrumors

Sunday
Nov292009

Mac Pro to Get 6-Core Xeon Gulftown Processor in 2010? I for one hope so.

I don’t want to give up the tower (aging G5) with all its versatility for an iMac no matter how fast it is.  So I’m waiting for the next Mac Pro and want it faster than the iMac i5-7.

HardMac reports that Polish website PCLab prematurely leaked performance numbers on Intel’s upcoming Xeon Gulftown (Core i9). The results have since been pulled but is summarized by HardMac:

First figures indicate that this CPU is very promising. At equivalent clock speed, it is 50% faster than the corresponding quad core Xeon for parallel tasks. Despite having 50% more transistors, the CPU strongly benefits from 32-nm engraving as it drains 50% less power in idle mode and 10% less in full loading mode.

According to their sources, Apple is planning on using the Gulftown processor in a future Mac Pro revision due in early 2010. When placed in a dual-processor configuration, this would give the Mac Pro 12 physical and 24 logical cores. Such massively multi-core designs have been expected for some time with under-the-hood changes in Snow Leopard specifically preparing for such a possibility.

The use of the high-end Gulftown processor in the Mac Pros make more sense now that we’ve seen Apple using the Core i7 processors in the iMacs. Benchmarks have shown that the performance of these high-end iMac rivals that of the entry level Mac Pros which cost considerably more. The use of Gulftown would presumably reestablish a larger performance gap between Apple’s consumer and professional desktop computers.

source:macrumors

Friday
Oct162009

Mac Pro Revamp to Feature Six Core Processor

HardMac citing sources is reporting that Apple is planning to bring Xeon Gulftown CPU to a future Mac Pro revision.

The Xeon Gulftown chip offers several enhancements over the processors used in the current Mac Pro’s, namely 32 nanometre engraving, 12MB of L3 cache and 6 cores with 12 threads.

If current Mac Pro configurations are anything to go by, Apple will most likely put two Gulftown processors in, giving the workstations 12 cores. The new processors which have only been demoed by Intel a few times are not expected until second quarter 2010 which could give Apple exclusive access.

HardMac offers additional information about the revision which is expected in the first quarter of 2010 including changes to the Mac Pro motherboards allowing support for 8 and 16GB RAM modules and 10Gbps ethernet ports.