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Thanks. That was my vague suspicion--that the 12-core option would be an E5. Presumably the specs they announced are the top-end specs. Perhaps the lower tie

by bhauer 13y ago

Thanks. That was my vague suspicion--that the 12-core option would be an E5. Presumably the specs they announced are the top-end specs. Perhaps the lower tiers would use E3s.

wtallis 13y ago
They're advertising quad-channel DDR3-1866. That entirely rules out the desktop-class processors, which have never been used in a Mac Pro anyways. The Xeon E3 and E5 lines use completely different die configurations and motherboard sockets, and the E3s don't have enough PCIe lanes to feed all the peripheral connectivity the new Mac Pro will have.