

- UPDATE CPU FOR MID 2012 QUAD CORE MAC PRO UPDATE
- UPDATE CPU FOR MID 2012 QUAD CORE MAC PRO UPGRADE
- UPDATE CPU FOR MID 2012 QUAD CORE MAC PRO PRO
UPDATE CPU FOR MID 2012 QUAD CORE MAC PRO PRO
The only difference is that the Mac Pro 2012 shipped with faster CPU chips as standard compared to the 2010. Note: The Mac Pro 2010 and Mac Pro 2012 are both listed as MacPro5,1 model and in reality the Mac Pro 20 are identical.
UPDATE CPU FOR MID 2012 QUAD CORE MAC PRO UPGRADE
If you did want to upgrade the CPU chip in your Mac Pro the same macrumors article lists all the known compatible chips. I am a little dubious about this since most reports I have seen suggest mixing 16GB DIMMS with other sizes does not work. quad core Mac Pro can actually do 56GB, I would guess this is 3 x 16GB plus 1 x 8GB. The X5672 would be the nearest dual CPU compatible chip and could be fitted in your Mac Pro and would then allow 64GB.Īccording to this the single CPU i.e. I also have drive sleds for a lot of storage and FW ports for external storage (FW externals are cheap).

On the plus side it has a 6-core 3.33Ghz Xeon. the single CPU model which cannot support 64GB. A unreleased late-2013 mac pro (december is the target) I have a mid-2012 Mac Pro. I believe your quad core Mac Pro would have a W3570 chip i.e. Whilst a quad core Mac Pro would normally have a W series chip it is possible to fit a single X series chip in to it and it will work and then would allow using 64GB i.e. double 48GB but is actually able to do 128GB is as already pointed out by cj-locale down to the fact that all dual CPU models use the X series chips, whereas the single CPU models use the W series chips. The reason the dual CPU model can not merely do 96GB i.e. As other have indicated according to OWC and I also found EveryMac the unofficial limit is 48GB via 3 x 16GB DIMMS. I would really like to put 64GB in this puppy if at all possible, but need clarification on whether or not it is actually possible.ĭoes anyone have the definitive answer to this question (before I go and blow the cash on 4 x 16GB RAM modules)? I plan on starting out running Yosemite on this machine, and possibly going to El Cap eventually.
UPDATE CPU FOR MID 2012 QUAD CORE MAC PRO UPDATE
There are others that seem to imply that ANY of the Mid-2012 models can use 64GB, as the 32GB limitation was only due to the version of the OS that shipped with the machine ("Lion"), and once you update the OS to Yosemite or above, that 32GB limitation goes away, and the Quad-Core machines can utilize the 4 x 16GB config. Now, there are some sites that say that ONLY the 8-core machines are capable of using more than 32GB, as they had 8 RAM slots. I also know that some sources have said that the Mid-2012s can use either 48GB or 64GB. I know the original Apple "Party Line" about how much was 'officially supported': 32GB (4 x 8GB). I would like to max the RAM out in it using 4 x 16GB RAM modules, and have hit an information snag as far as exactly whether or not the Quad-Core machines specifically can see and utilize 64GB RAM in a 4 x 16GB module config. Just got given a Mid-2012 Quad-Core Nehalem (3.2gHz) Mac Pro (4 RAM slots).
