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October 03, 2013 1 min read

The 2013 Mac Pro will be sporting the newest Intel Xeon E5 processor. Apple offers two base configurations, a quad-core and six-core, but the Mac Pro is configurable up to 12 cores upon purchase. The hyper-threading advances made in the chipset will allow users up to 24 virtual cores. There are not really a lot of downsides here; developers may potentially have a hard time coming up with applications to fully utilize the large amounts of horsepower this processor can put out.

Processor Specs:

2013 Mac Pro	2012 Quad-Core Mac Pro	2012 12-Core Mac Pro
Intel Xeon E5	One 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon W3565 processor	Two 2.4GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5645 processors
Quad-Core and 6-Core base models; configurable up to 12 cores	Turbo Boost dynamic performance up to 3.46GHz	Turbo Boost dynamic performance up to 2.67GHz
Hyper-Threading technology for up to 24 virtual cores		Hyper-Threading technology for up to 24 virtual cores

Continue reading to learn more about the 2013 Mac Pro Memory.