The Apple Mac Pro Early 2008 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2008 to 2009 as part of the Mac Pro computers. The computer has been introduced on January 8, 2008, and its price started at $2299.
The new Mac Pro features a 2.8 GHz / Two 2.8 GHz / Two 3 GHz or Two 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5000 series processors, 2 GB of RAM, 320 GB or 500 GB hard drive, 16x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” and 256 MB ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics in the base model.
This Mac Pro has been discontinued on March 3, 2009.
Today Mac Pro Early 2008 is 15 years old!
Mac Pro Early 2008 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | January 8, 2008 |
| Discontinued | March 3, 2009 |
| Model Identifier | MacPro3,1 |
| Model Number | A1186 |
| EMC | 2180 |
| Order Number | MA970LL/A |
| Original Price | $2,299 $2,799 $3,599 $4,399 |
| Colors | Aluminum |
| Weight | 42.4 Ibs. 19.232 KG |
| Dimensions | 20.1” H x 8.1” W x 18.7” D 51.05 cm H x 20.57 cm W x 47.49 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Intel Quad-Core Xeon X5462 (2.8 GHz) Two Intel Quad-Core Xeon X5462 (2x 2.8 GHz) Two Intel Quad-Core Xeon X5472 (2x 3 GHz) Two Intel Quad-Core Xeon X5482 (2x 3.2 GHz) |
| Processor Speed | 2.8 GHz (1x Quad-Core) Two 2.8 GHz (2x Quad-Core) Two 3 GHz (2x Quad-Core) Two 3.2 GHz (2x Quad-Core) |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 4 (1x Quad-Core) 8 (2x Quad-Core) |
| System Bus | Single or Dual 1.66 GHz |
| Cache | 12 MB L2 per processor (6 MB for each pair of cores) |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 300 GB 15000 rpm 320 GB 7200 rpm 500 GB 7200 rpm 750 GB 7200 rpm 1 TB 7200 rpm |
| Media | 1 – 16x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 2 GB |
| Maximum Memory | 32 GB |
| Memory Slots | 8 – PC2-6400 240-pin DDR2 ECC DIMM |
| Interleaving Support | Yes |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 |
| Graphics Memory | 256 MB (ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT) 512 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT) 1.5 GB (NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600) |
| Display Connection | 2 – dual-link DVI and 1 – Stereo 3D port (NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600) 2 – dual-link DVI (ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT) |
| Display Modes | Dual display extended and video mirroring |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 2 – 16-lane PCI Express 2.0 2 – 4-lane PCI Express 1.1 |
| Bays | 4 – Internal 3.5″ Serial ATA drive bays 2 – Optical drive bay |
| Hard Drive Interface | 4 – 3 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) controllers |
| Optical Drive Interface | 2 – Ultra ATA/100 |
| Internal RAID | Mac Pro RAID Card with 256 MB cache and 72-hour cache battery backup (Optional) |
Connections
| Ethernet | 2 – 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (support for jumbo frames) |
| Modem | Apple USB Modem MA03AZ/A (optional) |
| Wi-Fi | AirPort Extreme Card 802.11b/g/n (optional) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (optional) |
| USB | 5 – 480 Mbps (USB 2.0) |
| FireWire | 2 – 400 Mbps 2 – 800 Mbps |
| Fibre Channel | MB355G/A (Optional) MB356G/A (Optional) |
| Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input |
| Audio Out | 2 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output 1 – Built-in speaker |
| Display | 2 – dual-link DVI and 1 – Stereo 3D port (NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600) 2 – dual-link DVI (ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT) |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS X 10.5.1 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.5.2 Mac OS X 10.5.4 |
| Maximum OS | OS X 10.11.6 |
| Firmware | Intel Extensible Firmware Interface |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.5 iLife ’08 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand) |
Keyboard and Mouse
Power
| Backup Battery | 3 V CR2032 Lithium |
| Maximum Continuous Power | Unknown |
| Line Voltage | 100 – 125 V AC or 200 – 240 V AC |
References:
Apple Support – Mac Pro (Early 2008): Technical Specifications
