Skip to content
Mac Pro (Early 2008)

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

Compared with the eight-core Mac Pro of 2007, this model made eight cores standard, with two quad-core Intel Xeon processors at 2.8 GHz, or 3.0 or 3.2 GHz as options. The system bus rose to 1600 MHz, two PCIe slots became PCIe 2.0, and an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT replaced the GeForce 7300 GT. Bluetooth became standard.

Model number
A1186
Model identifier
MacPro3,1
EMC number
2180
Released
Early 2008
Support status
Obsolete
Order numbers
MA970LL/A, MB451LL/A

Shop parts Look up a serial number

4 configurations

Choose one to see its specs.

Configuration Order number Cores Graphics Original price
2.8 GHz Xeon, 2 GB, 320 GB HDD BTO 4 ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT US$2,299
2.8 GHz Xeon, 2 GB, 320 GB HDD, MA970LL/A MA970LL/A 8 ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT US$2,799
3.0 GHz Xeon, 2 GB, 320 GB HDD BTO 8 ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT US$3,599
3.2 GHz Xeon, 2 GB, 320 GB HDD MB451LL/A 8 ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT US$4,399

Specs

Choose one in the table

Changes with the configuration

Overview

Order number, changes with the configuration
BTO
MA970LL/A
BTO
MB451LL/A
Model identifier
MacPro3,1
EMC number
2180
Introduced
8 January 2008
Discontinued
3 March 2009
Original price, changes with the configuration
US$2,299
US$2,799
US$3,599
US$4,399

Processor

Processor
Xeon
Part number, changes with the configuration
E5462
E5462
E5472
X5482
Speed, changes with the configuration
2.8 GHz
2.8 GHz
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Build-to-order speeds, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
2.8 GHz, 3.0 GHz, 3.2 GHz
— Not on this configuration
— Not on this configuration
Cores, changes with the configuration
4
8
8
8
Processors, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
2
2
2
Architecture
64-Bit
System bus
1.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 771 (Socket J)
L2/L3 cache, changes with the configuration
12 MB
12 MB
12 MB ×2
12 MB ×2

Memory

Standard
2 GB
Maximum
64 GB
Slots
8
Type
PC6400 DDR2 ECC
Minimum speed
800 MHz

Graphics

Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Graphics memory type
GDDR3 SDRAM
Video memory
256 MB
Maximum video memory
256 MB
External displays
Dual/Mirroring
Largest external display
2560×1600

Storage

Standard storage, changes with the configuration
320 GB HDD
320 GB HDD
320 GB HDD
320 GB HDD, 500 GB HDD
Drive speed
7200 RPM
Drive size
3.5" (25.4 mm)
Interface
SATA II (3 Gbit/s)

Optical

Optical drive
Tray-loading 16× SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Ports

USB
USB-A 2.0 (480 Mbit/s) (×5)
FireWire
400 (400 Mbit/s) (×2), 800 (800 Mbit/s) (×2)
Video out
Dual-link DVI (×2)
Security slot
None

Expansion

Expansion slots
2 PCIe, 2 PCIe 2.0, AP
Expansion bays
4 3.5", 2 5.25"

Networking

Ethernet
10/100/1000Base-T (RJ-45) (×2)
Wi-Fi
802.11a/b/g/n (optional)
Bluetooth
2.0+EDR

Audio

Audio in
3.5mm Analog, Optical S/PDIF (Toslink)
Audio out
3.5mm Analog (×2), Optical S/PDIF (Toslink)
Headphone jacks
1

Battery and power

Backup battery
3.0 V CR2032 lithium coin-cell
Power supply
Built in

Physical

Form factor
Tower
Size (H × W × D)
20.1 × 8.1 × 18.7 in
Weight
42.4 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
Mac OS X 10.5.1 (9B2117)
Latest macOS
OS X 10.11.6
Windows
Boot/Virtualization
Earliest Windows
XP SP2 (32-Bit)
Latest Windows
7 (64-Bit)
Firmware
EFI

In the box

Keyboard
Apple Keyboard (Aluminum)
Mouse or trackpad
Mighty Mouse

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.