Colonel Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 After months of rumors pooling up under rumor mill, Apple finally shed some light on the speculation. Maybe. Accidentally. Today, Apple's UK site posted pre-release information on an upcoming Mac Pro. The 8 Core monster had just a simple caption under it's name in the store. Mac Pro Now quad-core or 8-core processing power. Configure yours today. Here's a screenshot: Apple has since found the error on their site and fixed it. Also, there is no word yet on pricing for the Mac Pros. Anyone else ready to see Leopard flying on one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneoats Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 the site is down now, that was fast, you know what that means link; http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f41qu3 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 the chud/processor palette from 8-cores: humiliating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 is anyone actually surprised? I'm excited, but i think we all saw it coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 definately, i thought this was what would be at macworld. i hope leopard has multithreading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSXtasy Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Sure Nuff' Right after I just went ahead and "CAVED IN" and bought my "Quad" .......LOL Oh Well, at least I can upgrade it once the "Octo's" come down in price..... Although I cant even max these quads out yet on anything...YET... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Hope its real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartri Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 2 quad-cores, an HT quadcore or a real 8-core? IBM or Intel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSXtasy Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) Catri, it's pretty obvious it would be intel based, as well as 2 "quad" core "clovertowns" from the reviews I've read at least........ However, this assuption *COULD* be wrong..... "Based on the fact that Intel declines to reveal whether Clovertown is a chip that was designed to be quad-core from the ground-up, Mr. Brookwood believes that the Clovertown is a product featuring two Woodcrest cores. The Woodcrest is a processor featuring Intel’s next-generation micro-architecture that was developed to be a dual-core chip with shared bus interface and L2 cache." Anyway, they are definetly very likely to run at a much lower speed (although we all know ghz means nothing anymore compared to work done per clock cycle). Edited March 13, 2007 by OSXtasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artistan Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 (although we all know ghz means nothing anymore compared to work done per clock cycle). That's a good thing Also if it lowers power consumption goes even lower, that would mean smaller electric bill. Although my PC's and Powerbook G4 does keep my room warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I want a new iMac!!!!!!!!!!! I can then finally order one. I guess this confirms new hardware launch somewhere around March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 the chud/processor palette from 8-cores: Thats cluttered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articquad Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Too funny. But eight cores? They've gotta be 1 GHz each tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitamin-c Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Too funny. But eight cores? They've gotta be 1 GHz each tops. that would be highley unlikely if you are familiar with intels processor line. it will most likely be a xenon, since this is a workstation, and the clock will most likley not be set to 1 ghz in the xenon line is by default set to that clock. most likely, you will have a 2.1 and 2.4, if I remember the clock speeds on the quad cores right. perhaps there was a 1.8 too. anyway, not the greatest of news, but nice news annyway it is actualy possible to jam in 8 cores in the mac pros at the moment, apple just dont retail them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embio Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 These 'leaks' happen to often for Apple to not be 'helping them out the door' so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3p0 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 The Mac systems will probably mirror these dells: http://www.dell.com/content/products/produ...on=specs#tabtop As you can see the clock speeds are almost the same as the dual core versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Anyway, they are definetly very likely to run at a much lower speed (although we all know ghz means nothing anymore compared to work done per clock cycle). that would be highley unlikely if you are familiar with intels processor line.it will most likely be a xenon, since this is a workstation, and the clock will most likley not be set to 1 ghz in the xenon line is by default set to that clock. most likely, you will have a 2.1 and 2.4, if I remember the clock speeds on the quad cores right. perhaps there was a 1.8 too. anyway, not the greatest of news, but nice news annyway it is actualy possible to jam in 8 cores in the mac pros at the moment, apple just dont retail them. This is a dumb question but what is the significance of clock speed over ghz? I always looked at the ghz when comparing pcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 someone posted about this ages ago but accidentally said "mac book pro 8 core" and didnt have any proof, so no surprise, but thats funny that apple uk = the leak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSXtasy Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 (edited) HAHAHA!!! I just configured that Dell the same as My MacPro "Quad 2.66 Dual/Dual", (albeit vid card was more...but not THAT much more worth it to me, plus... I DID buy additional 2 gigs of OWC ram, so should be about the same) and it came to $3,482. Dam I got a good deal!!!! DAAAAM! It really is cheaper to buy a Mac on the higher end. I'm so proud of myself..... :D :D :D Whats really funny is I only bought the MacPro cause I just "wanted" one. I didn't need it, so that makes it all that much better!!! Dam I need a beer to celebrate, YEAH!!!! *heading to fridge* (forgive my mindless ranting, but I truly am in a great mood now!!) Dam... I just noticed something...if I keep going like this(if I buy 3 more macs), I'll have more Mac's than PC's.......oh sheet, maybe I am *slowly* becomming a switcher... :unsure: Is that bad?????? :unsure: Edited March 13, 2007 by OSXtasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitamin-c Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 This is a dumb question but what is the significance of clock speed over ghz? I always looked at the ghz when comparing pcs. not dumb at all, its definetly a valid question. clock speed = the amount of hz so to say (they are the same!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 This is a dumb question but what is the significance of clock speed over ghz? I always looked at the ghz when comparing pcs. lol, ghz = the clockspeed, in ghz.... but emm, clock speed really doesnt mean that much anymore, 2ghz amd owns a 4ghz p4, easially, etc, its really wierd now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsurfalot Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) I want one bad Edited March 16, 2007 by mrsurfalot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliber Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 This is a dumb question but what is the significance of clock speed over ghz? I always looked at the ghz when comparing pcs. It's far more important to look at how much work a proc can get done in one clock cycle, and that goes far beyond the scope of clockspeed alone. The use of pipelines, out of order execution etc etc is far more significant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroz Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I want a new iMac!!!!!!!!!!! I can then finally order one. I guess this confirms new hardware launch somewhere around March. Wait on that - - the whole line will be revamped....might see more HD's in iMACS too as well as better GPU for Macbooks. Would hold off if at all possible. It's far more important to look at how much work a proc can get done in one clock cycle, and that goes far beyond the scope of clockspeed alone. The use of pipelines, out of order execution etc etc is far more significant This is what Apple and AMD have been saying for years. Before the Core Duo, Intel needed an extra 1 Gigahertz, just to keep up with AMD. Now the rumor is AMD has some sort of KL9 that is supposed to be a duo core 2 killer and apple can use their chips too if they want. Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 8 core would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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