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The Mac Pro has six inputs (two HDMI, and four DisplayPort), while the Nitro+ has two HDMI, two DisplayPort, and one DVI. This card has 8GB of GDDR5, 2304 stream processors, and 36 compute units. We’ll throw caution to the wind here and pick up the non-pro Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX 590 for $216. The base model is rocking an AMD Radeon Pro 580X with 36 compute units, 2304 stream processors, 8GB of GDDR5 memory. The GPU The Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX 590. For that reason we can’t go with an Intel Core i part, because those are consumer- and enthusiast-grade CPUs that don’t support the boatload of PCIe lanes that you get with Xeon chips-a key requirement for a workstation. We could’ve gone cheaper by swapping out for a different Intel Xeon, but the point is to try and match the Mac Pro as best we can. So we’ll pick-up the Noctua NH-D15 for $89.95Īlready, we can see the costs are adding up. It’s better to go with a known quantity when buying online, in our opinion.Īs for the motherboard, you can pick that up for $749.76 from Newegg.įinally, we need a CPU cooler since we didn’t get one with our Xeon. That means if there are any issues you’re relying on the seller’s customer service policy, not Amazon’s. We can find lower prices on Amazon, but they are through third-party sellers without Amazon fulfillment. This is a single-CPU motherboard with seven full-size PCIe slots, two dual 10G LAN ports, and an M.2 slot.īased on the best prices we can find we’ve spent $1,290 at B&H Photo on the CPU. To try and get close to all this we’re going with the Asus WS C422 Sage/10G. Here is where we hit difficulty number two: Apple’s Mac Pro motherboard is a pretty sweet custom build with enough capacity for eight PCIe lanes, two Thunderbolt 3 ports in the back, and two 10G LAN ports. That’s not great for an actual purchase, but for a thought experiment, it’ll do. That means it comes without a cooler and the warranty is shorter. Nevertheless, it has the advantage of being available, though just barely, and as an OEM part. It has eight cores, 16 threads, but a higher boost at 4.5GHz. So we swapped it out with something close to its specs, the Xeon W-2145. The W-3223 has an MSRP of $749 but is not available on major sites like Newegg or Amazon. Looking at Intel’s ark listings, that is similar to the Xeon W-3223-although the cache is a little larger on the Mac Pro CPU. The CPU and Motherboard The Asus WS C422 Sage/10G motherboard.Īpple doesn’t specify which Xeon W CPU it’s using in the base model of the Mac Pro, but we do know it has eight cores, 16 threads, and a turbo boost of 4GHz. So this is not a build guide. It’s more of a thought experiment.
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If you want to see a nice example of a killer Windows machine that goes head-to-head with the best Mac Pro, check out this video by Linus Tech Tips.īefore we get into our base model, one last note.
We have no idea what the upper models will cost, so there’s nothing to compare it to, price-wise. We also had to give up some features in the process.įor this article, we’re focusing on the base model since it’s the only one with a known price at this writing. We weren’t able to make a carbon copy of the Mac Pro, but we did get some advantages that the base model Mac Pro doesn’t have. No surprise: By our calculations, you can get the job done for much less, though it’ll still cost you.
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We’ve asked Apple why the wheels cost so much - perhaps there’s a genuine feat of engineering, but the company didn’t mention one during the original presentation - and we’ll update this article if we hear more.You Could Build a PC With Similar Hardware for Less
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Just don’t forget to buy the $4,999 Pro Display XDR with an optional $999 upgrade to “nano-texture glass.” And since the monitor doesn’t come with any way to actually stand it up on your desk, you may want to spring for the $999 Pro Stand while you’re at it. If that sounds like a drop in the bucket, why not go all-in and max out a Mac Pro? It will only cost you a paltry $52,599. Broken down another way, that’s $100 per wheel. The Mac Pro is now available to order, and it turns out that you’ll need to drop a cool $400 to be able to roll your new computer from place to place. At the time, Apple didn’t share how much the wheels would cost, but it did say that the base Mac Pro started at an eye-watering $5,999, so they didn’t seem likely to come cheap. When Apple first showed off its new Mac Pro, the company also revealed that you could configure it with optional wheels, which might be handy if you need to regularly move your workstation.