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In general, the MacPro loses out in single-thread performance only, since Xeons are typically one architecture behind. When the Haswell based Xeons come out, Ap
by icegreentea 13y ago
In general, the MacPro loses out in single-thread performance only, since Xeons are typically one architecture behind. When the Haswell based Xeons come out, Apple will refresh the Mac Pro line, and you'll get parity single-thread performance.
- seabrookmx 13y agoDo we know that though? Historically speaking, the Mac Pro doesn't get updated nearly as often as Intel releases a new architecture.
- rsynnott 13y agoIt actually did for a long time; then they skipped a few iterations. Maybe they'll do that again, maybe they won't; we'll see.
- sliverstorm 13y agoWhat are the odds the Haswell Xeons will use the same socket as the current Xeons?
- wmf 13y agoZero since Haswell-EP uses DDR4.
- duskwuff 13y agoThat being said, I wonder what the chances are that Apple will use the same socket for the Haswell-EP CPU daughterboard. Is there anything obvious that'd prevent them from doing that (e.g, chipset compatibility)?
- wmf 13y agoYes, I would expect the system design to stay as similar as possible for the next five years or so.
- smackfu 13y agoExcept that the consumer lines will have moved on by then.