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Mac Pro (Mid 2012)

A1289 · Cheese Grater

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Identifiers

Order number	A1289
Machine ID	MacPro5,1

Reference

Original price	$2,499
Announced	2012-06-11
Discontinued	2013-12-19
Max supported OS	macOS 10.14 Mojave
Design era	Cheese Grater

Configurations

Colors	Anodized aluminum
CPU	Intel Xeon W3565 @ 3.2 GHz, Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33 GHz, Dual Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.66 GHz, Dual Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.46 GHz
Memory	6 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB (max)
Storage	1 TB SATA HDD, 4× SATA bays
Graphics	ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB), ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB)
Operating system	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.1, Mac OS X 10.7.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Mac OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.1, OS X 10.8.2, OS X 10.8.3, OS X 10.8.4, OS X 10.8.5, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.9.1, OS X 10.9.2, OS X 10.9.3, OS X 10.9.4, OS X 10.9.5, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.10.1, OS X 10.10.2, OS X 10.10.3, OS X 10.10.4, OS X 10.10.5, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, OS X 10.11.1, OS X 10.11.2, OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4, OS X 10.11.5, OS X 10.11.6, macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.12.1, macOS 10.12.2, macOS 10.12.3, macOS 10.12.4, macOS 10.12.5, macOS 10.12.6, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.13.1, macOS 10.13.2, macOS 10.13.3, macOS 10.13.4, macOS 10.13.5, macOS 10.13.6, macOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.14.1, macOS 10.14.2, macOS 10.14.3, macOS 10.14.4, macOS 10.14.5, macOS 10.14.6
Removable media	2× SuperDrive (DVD±R DL)

Physical

Ports & connectivity	5× USB 2.0 · 2× FireWire 800 · 2× Gigabit Ethernet · 3.5mm audio in/out · Optical S/PDIF in/out · PCI-E 16× graphics slot · 3× PCI-E slots
Dimensions (W×H×D)	206 × 511 × 475 mm
Weight	19.2 kg

Known quirks

Essentially same as 2010 with faster Xeons — no USB 3.0, no Thunderbolt
Produced 2012-2013 as stopgap while 2013 trashcan was developed
Widely considered last "great" Mac Pro for upgradability
Flashable ROM allows community-supported macOS Sonoma with OCLP

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Configurations

Colors

Anodized aluminum

CPU

Intel Xeon W3565 @ 3.2 GHz, Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33 GHz, Dual Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.66 GHz, Dual Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.46 GHz

Memory

6 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB (max)

Storage

1 TB SATA HDD, 4× SATA bays

Graphics

ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB), ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1 GB)

Operating system

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.1, Mac OS X 10.7.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Mac OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.1, OS X 10.8.2, OS X 10.8.3, OS X 10.8.4, OS X 10.8.5, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.9.1, OS X 10.9.2, OS X 10.9.3, OS X 10.9.4, OS X 10.9.5, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.10.1, OS X 10.10.2, OS X 10.10.3, OS X 10.10.4, OS X 10.10.5, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, OS X 10.11.1, OS X 10.11.2, OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4, OS X 10.11.5, OS X 10.11.6, macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.12.1, macOS 10.12.2, macOS 10.12.3, macOS 10.12.4, macOS 10.12.5, macOS 10.12.6, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.13.1, macOS 10.13.2, macOS 10.13.3, macOS 10.13.4, macOS 10.13.5, macOS 10.13.6, macOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.14.1, macOS 10.14.2, macOS 10.14.3, macOS 10.14.4, macOS 10.14.5, macOS 10.14.6

Removable media

2× SuperDrive (DVD±R DL)