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iPod, iPhone, & iPad

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Model

Mac Pro 3.5 x6 (2013)

Mac mini "i7" 3.2 (18)

MacBook Pro i7 2.5 15 D

Model Specs

Complete Specs

Comparison Q&A

Series Q&A

Buy This

Buy This Mac or Trade-In Yours

Sell This

Sell This Mac

Upgrade This

Upgrade This Mac

Upgrade This (UK)

Upgrade This Mac (UK)

N/A

Upgrade This (AU)

Upgrade This Mac (Australia)

N/A

Introduction Date

October 22, 2013*

October 30, 2018

May 19, 2015

Discontinued Date

December 10, 2019

January 17, 2023

October 27, 2016

Processors (Cores)

1 (6 Cores)

1 (4 Cores)

Geekbench 2 32

16749

21852

13227

Geekbench 2 64

18867

24079

14761

Geekbench 3 SC 32

3211

4239

3284

Geekbench 3 MC 32

18266

22666

12397

Geekbench 3 SC 64

3574

4699

3614

Geekbench 3 MC 64

20654

24704

13856

Geekbench 4 SC

3790

5653

4088

Geekbench 4 MC

17335

24072

13965

Geekbench 5 SC

814

1117

866

Geekbench 5 MC

4607

5621

3226

Processor Speed

3.5 GHz

3.2 GHz

2.5 GHz

Processor Type

6 Core Xeon E5-1650v2

Core i7 (I7-8700B)

Core i7 (I7-4870HQ)

Turbo Boost

3.9 GHz

4.6 GHz

3.7 GHz

Custom Speeds

3.0 (8), 2.7 (12)*

N/A

2.8 GHz

Architecture

64-Bit

Processor Upgrade

LGA 2011 Socket

Soldered

System Bus Speed

5 GT/s (DMI2)*

8 GT/s*

5 GT/s (DMI2)*

Cache Bus Speed

3.5 GHz (Built-in)

3.2 GHz (Built-in)

2.5 GHz (Built-in)

ROM/Firmware

EFI

EFI Architecture

64-Bit

L1 Cache

32k/32k x6

32k/32k x4

L2 Cache

256k (x6), 12 MB*

256k x6, 12 MB

256k x4, 6 MB*

RAM Type

PC3-15000 DDR3 ECC

PC4-21300 DDR4

DDR3L SDRAM*

Min. RAM Speed

1866 MHz

2666 MHz

1600 MHz

Standard RAM

16 GB*

8 GB

16 GB

Maximum RAM

128 GB*

64 GB

16 GB

Motherboard RAM

None

16 GB

RAM Slots

None

Video Card

AMD FirePro D500 x2*

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Radeon R9 M370X*

VRAM Type

GDDR5 SDRAM

Integrated

GDDR5*

Standard VRAM

3 GB

1.5 GB

2 GB*

Maximum VRAM

3 GB

1.5 GB

2 GB*

Display

Up to 6 Displays*

2-3 Displays*

15.4" Widescreen

Resolution

5K (5120x2880)*

5120x2880*

2880x1800

2nd Disp Support

Dual/Mirroring

Dual/Mirroring*

2nd Max Res

5K (5120x2880) x2*

4096x2160*

5120x2160*

Video Port

6 (Thunderbolt 2), 1 (HDMI 1.4 UltraHD)

4 (Thunderbolt 3/USB-C), 1 HDMI 2.0

2 (Thunderbolt 2), 1 (HDMI)

Standard HD

256 GB SSD

128, 256, 512 GB SSD*

512 GB SSD

Int HD Interface

Proprietary* (PCIe 2.0 x4)

Onboard (PCIe)*

Proprietary* (PCIe 3.0 x4)

Standard Optical

None*

Standard Ethernet

Gigabit (x2)

10/100/1000Base-T*

None*

Standard Wi-Fi

802.11ac

802.11ac*

802.11ac

Standard Bluetooth

4.0

5.0

4.2*

USB

4 (3.0)

2 (3.0)

Firewire

None

Expansion Slots

None*

None

SDXC Card Slot

Expansion Bays

None*

None

Keyboard Type

None

Full-size

Case Type

Cylinder

Cuboid

Notebook

Input Type

None

Trackpad (Force Touch)

Apple Subfamily

Late 2013

2018

Retina Mid-2015 15"

Order Number

MD878LL/A

BTO/CTO

MJLT2LL/A

Model Number

A1481

A1993

A1398

EMC Number

2630

3213

2910

Model Identifier

MacPro6,1

Macmini8,1

MacBookPro11,5

Battery Type

N/A

99.5 W h Li-Poly

Battery Life

N/A

9 Hours

Firewire Support

None

Original OS

X 10.9.1 (13B4116)

X 10.14 (18A2063)

X 10.10.3 (14D2134)

Maximum OS

12.x (Monterey)*

Current

12.x (Monterey)*

Mac OS 9 Support

None

Windows Support

Boot/Virtualization

Minimum Windows

8 (64-Bit)*

10 (64-Bit)*

8 (64-Bit)*

Maximum Windows

10 (64-Bit)*

Dimensions

9.9 x 6.6*

1.4 x 7.7 x 7.7

0.71 x 14.13 x 9.73

Avg Weight

11 lbs. (4.99 kg).

2.9 lbs. (1.3 kg)

4.49 lbs (2.04 kg)

Original Price

US$3999*

US$1099, US$1299*

US$2499

Est Current Retail

US$250-US$450

US$450-US$650

US$350-US$500

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