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9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence: Hardmac sees 10Gb Ethernet, 128GB RAM and Hexacore Gulftown CPU in early 2010 Mac Pro
AppleInsider: Apple's next Mac Pro may sport six-core processors
Gizmodo: The Next Mac Pro Sounds Like a 12-Core Hellbeast [Rumor]
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BOOM! RT @JamesDeAngelis: Damn! New Mac Pro's to get 12-core processing, support for up to 128GB of RAM http://bit.ly/1Qablx 27 days ago |
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Some interesting new font features available in FF 3.6 - http://bit.ly/1Qablx (hilariously announced by an Aussie Herbert from Family Guy) 10/29/2009 |
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Hardmac sees 10Gb Ethernet, 128GB RAM and Hexacore Gulftown CPU in early 2010 Mac Pro
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... It is never too early to start pontificating on next year's Mac Pros and MacBidouille/Hardmac have today (tomorrow in France) put their cards on the table. They predict a burly monster of a Mac will come out of Cupertino in early 2010 sporting some pretty amazing specs. Here's their roster: ...
Apple's next Mac Pro may sport six-core processors
AppleInsider —
... Published: 09:00 AM EST A forthcoming update to the Mac Pro line could have short-term exclusivity of a new Intel Xeon six-core CPU early next year, according to a new rumor. Citing an inside source, Hardmac has reported that Apple is testing the Gulftown Xeon chip in the new Mac Pro desktop. The chip is an improvement over the model currently being used in the 2009 model with more horsepower and lower power consumption. The new 32 nanometer chips have 12MB of L3 cache, and 6 cores with 12 threads for each CPU. Apple usually doubles the processors in its machines, so it's ...
The Next Mac Pro Sounds Like a 12-Core Hellbeast [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
The next Mac Pro might be using Intel's six-core Gulftown (Core i9) processor, possibly in a 12-core configuration, but'll have a custom motherboard that'll support 8GB and 16GB RAM modules (for up to 128GB), along with 10Gbps ethernet. Supposedly, we'll see them early next year. If so, and if it uses Gulftown, that'd give Apple a small window of exclusivity with the speed demon chip, which wouldn't be the first time Intel's given them access to silicon before anybody else. [HardMac via AppleInsider]
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Rumor Has It: Next-Gen Mac Pro Getting Six-Core “Core i9″ Processor
TheAppleBlog —
... Apple’s powerhouse configurable tower desktop aimed mostly at semi-pro and pro users could be getting some update love in the near future, according to the latest rumblings coming out of the rumor mill today. Hardmac.com is reporting that one of its sources has solid information on the new Mac Pro, which should appear sometime in early 2009. ...
Six-Core Mac Pro in Early 2010?
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 —
... than the current Core i7 Xeon - according to the French site MacBidouille.com. Since the unit is said to be compatible with the current Mac Pro motherboard used with the "Nehalem" Xeon processor, it's believed that the high-end desktop is slated for the upgrade, possibly as soon as the beginning of next year. ...
Next-gen Mac Pro desktop to get ‘Core i9’ six-core CPU?
APC —
... walk-on spots at the MacWorld keynotes, the ability to showcase Apple’s undeniably cool kit at Intel’s own chipset events – it’s like the high school science geek dating the hot cheerleader. Part of this relationship is that Apple often gets first shot at Intel’s latest wares. It happened with the original pint-sized Core 2 Duo processor, the ‘mini-Merom’ which Intel created for the MacBook Air and many months later released to the manufacturers of Windows notebooks. And according to HardMac.com it’s set to happen again. The site reports that Apple is in the home stretch for ...
Apple’s Mac Pro to get exclusive Intel ‘Gulftown’ hexacore 32nm Xeon?
MacDailyNews —
... quad core Xeon engraved at 45 nm. "We currently do not know if all future Mac Pro models will be using this hexacore Xeon or if Apple will keep quad core XEon for the entry level model," linathael reports. "However, we know that the motherboard will be modified and especially sport a Ethernet 10 Gbits/s port, and those Mac Pro will support 8 and 16 GB RAM modules (vs. 4 GB today) to push the maximal memory that could be installed in the future Mac Pro to 128 GB." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Apple Mac Pro. For when you absolutely, positively have to sequence the ...
Rumor: Six-Core Mac Pro Lands 2010
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... is a six-core, dual-socket processor with 12 threads. (In normal human speak, it’s essentially a processor with six brains, capable of efficiently distributing power to execute 12 concurrent tasks.) Apple blog Hardmac claims receiving a tip that the Gulftown-equipped Mac Pro could arrive early 2010. ...
Intel's Six-Core 'Gulftown' processor revealed, possibly headed to Mac Pro
AppleInsider —
... , be featured in future Mac Pro models that could arrive as early as the first quarter of 2010. The "Gulftown" chip will be sold under the Core i9 name and will be Intel's first six-core, dual-socket processor. The 32 nanometer chips feature 12MB of L3 cache. If paired with another chip, as Apple usually does in its high-end workstations, the processors will offer 12 physical and 24 logical cores. In a previous story, Hardmac reported that the new Mac Pro will have a modified motherboard with a 10Gbit/second Ethernet port and will support 8GB and 16GB RAM modules, allowing ...
Rumor Has It: 6-Core i9 Mac Pro Due in 2010, But It Hardly Matters [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... Back in October, HardMac reported that Apple was busy testing Intel’s new “Gulftown” Xeon chip ahead of its inclusion in a refresh of the Mac Pro, which is slated for release early next year. The 32nm Gulftown chip is an evolution of the 45nm architecture found in the currently-shipping 2009 Mac Pro model. ...
Rumor Has It: 6-Core i9 Mac Pro Due in 2010, But It Hardly Matters
TheAppleBlog —
... Back in October, HardMac reported that Apple was busy testing Intel’s new “Gulftown” Xeon chip ahead of its inclusion in a refresh of the Mac Pro, which is slated for release early next year. The 32nm Gulftown chip is an evolution of the 45nm architecture found in the currently-shipping 2009 Mac Pro model. ...
