- #BEST MAC PRO 2013 RAM CONFIGURATION SPEED COMPARISON FOR MAC#
- #BEST MAC PRO 2013 RAM CONFIGURATION SPEED COMPARISON INSTALL#
With a simple install of a single FB-DIMM the peak bandwidth is 8 GB/s, but this can increase to 16 GB/s by installing two FB-DIMMs, one on each of the two buses, which is the default configuration from Apple. Notably, due to its FB-DIMM architecture, installing more RAM in the Mac Pro will improve its memory bandwidth, but may also increase its memory latency. The cards have 4 DIMM slots each, allowing a total of 32 GB of memory (8 × 4 GB) to be installed. In the original and 2008 models, these modules are installed in pairs, one each on two riser cards. The original Mac Pro's main memory used 667 MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs the early 2008 model used 800 MHz ECC DDR2 FB-DIMMS, the current Mac Pro uses 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC DIMMs for the standard models, and 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC DIMMs for systems configured with a 2.66 GHz or faster processors. All current Mac Pro processors are capable of Intel's Turbo Boost technology, which dynamically boosts the clock rate of a core in intervals of 133 MHz if the CPU temperature is below average conditions. The four core versions come with 8MB of Intel Smart cache (元 cache) while all others come with 12MB for each processor. As an example the eight core standard configuration Mac Pro uses two Quad core x8 Intel E5620007 Xeon processors but can be configured with two Hexacore Core Intel Xeon Processor X5670 All current Mac Pros have processors supporting Hyper-Threading which allows two threads to run on each core. The current Mac Pro is available with one or two processors with options giving four, eight, or twelve cores. In short, a base configuration with display and storage is likely to approach $5000, with higher end configurations likely to approach $11,000.Description The specifications below are from Apple's "tech specs" page or developer notes, except where noted. * The base model starts at $2999, and that’s before external storage, backup drives, AppleCare, display, etc. Remember that upgrading later to 64GB means removing the existing modules-yet another downside of four (full) memory slots instead of eight. This recommendation is based on experience, but also measured Photoshop CC performance. Given the total system cost*, MPG recommends 64GB. The OWC 64GB OWC memory kit is what your author purchased for his own Mac Pro and what was used for all the performance tests. UPDATE: OWC supplies a plastic tool that completely avoids any risk to bending the latches. Also, if a module does not show up, it probably is not seated fully (again, happened to your author, several times). It’s an awful design compared to the 2010 Mac Pro. In one machine it operated well, but the other latch was sticky right from the start, so it needed more force, and it was bent in the process. NOTE: the memory latches in the 2013 Mac Pro are easily bent (personal experience).
Memory is quad-channel and 1866 MHz with claimed bandwidth of up to 60GB/sec. Update: 128GB memory in the 2013 Mac Pro is possible as of March 2014. If and when 32GB memory modules become available (and the firmware is proven to work properly with them), a configuration of 4 X 32GB = 128GB should be possible. The 2013 Mac Pro has four memory slots, which means a 64GB memory limit as 4 X 16GB.
#BEST MAC PRO 2013 RAM CONFIGURATION SPEED COMPARISON FOR MAC#
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