[geeks] Replacing a Mac Pro 2006

[Lionel Peterson]

Using retail prices as a relative guide to OEM pricing for CPUs, I'm not so
sure:

A retail, desktop i7 Ivy Bridge is $230

http://microcenter.com/product/388575/Core_i7_3770K_35GHz_LGA_1155_Processor

An Ivy Bridge Xeon similar to the Xeon in the latest Mac Pro is about $330

http://microcenter.com/product/400273/Xeon_E3_1275V2_35GHz_LGA_1155_Boxed_Pro
cessor

Lionel

On Dec 4, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:

> A proposed mid-range system in this Apple era would use consumer level
i5/i7
> hardware (same as the iMac). The Mac Pro uses server/workstation grade Xeon
> hardware. The price difference is huge.