The Xeon Haswell refresh isn't due for another year, and is expected to feature DDR4. The Ivy Bridge refresh in this article isn't even out yet. You could be r

The Xeon Haswell refresh isn't due for another year, and is expected to feature DDR4. The Ivy Bridge refresh in this article isn't even out yet. You could be right, but it would involve one hell of a bold move on Apple's part. They'd be getting Haswell Xeons a year before everyone else, to mildly improve a product they didn't even bother to upgrade to Sandy Bridge. In which case, why isn't it the 15 core version? More than likely, they've instead figured out some way of supporting Thunderbolt 2 in the Ivy refresh. By the way, this CPU is an EP, not an E (there is no 12 core E), which seems in line with the current specs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro#Specifications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro#Specifications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)#Confirmed_new_features http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)#Con...