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Mac Pro (Late 2013)

Mac Pro (Late 2013)

Compared with the Mac Pro (Mid 2012), this model replaced the tower with a 9.9-inch-tall cylinder cooled by one central fan. It has one Intel Xeon E5 with up to 12 cores, two AMD FirePro graphics chips and PCIe flash storage. It has no internal expansion slots or drive bays. Six Thunderbolt 2 ports, four USB 3 ports and HDMI take their place.

Model number
A1481
Model identifier
MacPro6,1
EMC number
2630
Released
Late 2013
Support status
Vintage
Order numbers
MD878LL/A, MQGG2LL/A, ME253LL/A

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4 configurations

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Configuration Order number Cores Graphics Original price
3.5 GHz Xeon, 16 GB, 256 GB SSD MD878LL/A 6 AMD FirePro D500 ×2 US$3,999
2.7 GHz Xeon, 12 GB, 256 GB SSD BTO 12 AMD FirePro D300/D500/D700 ×2 US$6,499, US$6,999
3.0 GHz Xeon, 12 GB, 256 GB SSD MQGG2LL/A 8 AMD FirePro D300/D500/D700 ×2 US$4,999, US$5,499
3.7 GHz Xeon, 12 GB, 256 GB SSD ME253LL/A 4 AMD FirePro D300 ×2 US$2,999

Specs

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Changes with the configuration

Overview

Order number, changes with the configuration
MD878LL/A
BTO
MQGG2LL/A
ME253LL/A
Model identifier
MacPro6,1
EMC number
2630
Introduced
22 October 2013
Discontinued, changes with the configuration
10 December 2019
10 December 2019
10 December 2019
4 April 2017
Original price, changes with the configuration
US$3,999
US$6,499, US$6,999
US$4,999, US$5,499
US$2,999

Processor

Processor
Xeon
Part number, changes with the configuration
E5-1650V2
E5-2697V2
E5-1680V2
E5-1620V2
Speed, changes with the configuration
3.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost, changes with the configuration
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
3.9 GHz
Build-to-order speeds, changes with the configuration
3.0 (8), 2.7 (12)
— Not on this configuration
— Not on this configuration
Several
Cores, changes with the configuration
6
12
8
4
Architecture
64-Bit
System bus
Intel Direct Media Interface (DMI 2.0) at 5 GT/s
Socket
LGA 2011 (Socket R)
L1 cache, changes with the configuration
32 KB/32 KB ×6
32 KB/32 KB ×12
32 KB/32 KB ×8
32 KB/32 KB ×4
L2/L3 cache, changes with the configuration
256 KB ×6, 12 MB
256 KB ×12, 30 MB
256 KB ×8, 25 MB
256 KB ×4, 10 MB

Memory

Standard, changes with the configuration
16 GB
12 GB, 16 GB
12 GB, 16 GB
12 GB
Maximum
128 GB
Slots
4
Type
240-pin DDR3 ECC-R DIMM PC3-14900 (1866 MHz)
Minimum speed
1866 MHz

Graphics

Graphics, changes with the configuration
AMD FirePro D500 ×2
AMD FirePro D300/D500/D700 ×2
AMD FirePro D300/D500/D700 ×2
AMD FirePro D300 ×2
Graphics memory type
GDDR5 SDRAM
Video memory, changes with the configuration
3 GB
2 GB, 3 GB, 6 GB
2 GB, 3 GB, 6 GB
2 GB
Maximum video memory, changes with the configuration
3 GB
2 GB, 3 GB, 6 GB
2 GB, 3 GB, 6 GB
2 GB
External displays
Dual/Mirroring
Largest external display
5120×2880 (5K) ×2

Storage

Standard storage
256 GB SSD
Drive size
Proprietary
Interface
PCIe 2.0 ×4 with proprietary 12+16 pin connector
Host controller
AHCI
Supported host controllers
AHCI, NVMe

Optical

Optical drive
None

Ports

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 2 (20 Gbit/s) (×6)
USB
USB-A 3.0 (5 Gbit/s) (×4)
FireWire
None
Video out
Thunderbolt 2 (×6), HDMI 1.4 UltraHD
Security slot
Yes

Expansion

Expansion slots
None
Expansion bays
None

Networking

Ethernet
10/100/1000Base-T (RJ-45) (×2)
Wi-Fi
802.11ac
Bluetooth
4.0

Audio

Microphone
1
Audio in
None
Audio out
3.5mm Analog, 3.5mm Analog/Digital combo
Headphone jacks
1

Battery and power

Backup battery
None
Power supply
Built in
Line voltage
100-240V AC
Maximum continuous power
450 W

Physical

Form factor
Cylinder
Size (H × W × D)
9.9 × 6.6 in
Weight
11 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
OS X 10.9.1 (13B4116)
Latest macOS
macOS 12.x (Monterey)
Windows
Boot/Virtualization
Earliest Windows
8 (64-Bit)
Latest Windows
10 (64-Bit)
Firmware
EFI

In the box

Keyboard
None
Mouse or trackpad
None

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