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Mac Pro (Late 2013)

A1481 · MacPro6,1 · 2013–2019 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Xeon E5 3.7 GHz quad-core base; 6, 8, and 12-core options
Gpu: Dual AMD FirePro D300 2 GB (D500/D700 options), fixed at purchase
Ram: max: 128 GB DDR3 ECC (4x32 GB LRDIMMs, above Apple's official 64 GB) · base: 12 GB DDR3 ECC (3x4 GB)
Ports: Thunderbolt 2 x6 · USB 3.0 x4 · Gigabit Ethernet x2 · HDMI 1.4 · Audio out, headphone
Storage: base: 256 GB PCIe SSD · options: 512 GB PCIe SSD · 1 TB PCIe SSD
Os Support: latest: macOS 12 Monterey · shipped: OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks
Release Price: $2,999

RAM

128 GB DDR3 ECC (4 slots) · Pop the cylinder shell off and the four DIMM slots are exposed; the one genuinely easy upgrade here.

EASY

storage

Proprietary PCIe blade SSD; OWC Aura replacements or M.2 via adapter

MODERATE

CPU

Socketed LGA 2011; community swaps up to 12-core Xeon E5-2697 v2 · Requires deep teardown of the thermal core, but well documented.

HARD

GPU

Proprietary paired FirePro boards, no aftermarket upgrades · The thermal corner Apple publicly admitted designing itself into.

LOCKED