Apple's anticipated Mac Pro update will feature Intel Xeon E5series processors with either six or eight cores, as well as nativesupport for USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt. The new Mac Pro desktop tower has been given a codename of K5B, according to MIC Gadget . It will also reportedly feature 1600MHz memory with 8 channels,SATA III/SAS 6-gigabyte-per-second drive connectivity, andPCI-Express 3 native support for video cards. Intel's new Xeon E5 workstation-class chips first hit the market in early March. They are based on the Sandy Bridge micro-architecture that firstfound its way into the remainder of Apple's Mac lineup last year. This year, Apple's MacBook Pros, MacBooks Airs, iMacs and Mac minisare expected to be upgraded to Intel's latest-generation Ivy Bridgeprocessors. But the Mac Pro won't be getting Ivy Bridge processorswith this update because those chips "handle voltage far worse thantheir 32nm Sandy Bridge brethren," according to the report. The new SATA III/SAS native connectivity is expected to be a majorboost for speedy solid-state drives, while native PCI-Express 3support with 40 lanes per socket will enhance RAID arrays and videocards. The onboard memory controller has also reportedly been movedto the CPU itself, which will allegedly result in a "massive leap"in performance. And along with standard USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt support, memory issaid to be likely to see an upgrade to 1600MHz, an improvement fromthe 1333MHz memory in Apple's previous-generation Mac Pros. The newdesktops are also expected to have 8 physical memory lanes,allowing for 25 percent more memory. AppleInsider on Wednesday was first to reveal part numbers for Apple's considerable Macrefresh expected to be announced at next week's WorldwideDevelopers Conference. Among the more than a dozen new Mac modelswere three Mac Pro configurations with the name K5B. Also expected to receive updates next week are the 15-inch MacBookPro, 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air, 21.5- and the 27-inch iMac.Refreshes to the remainder of the MacBook Pro lineup, as well asthe Mac mini, are expected to come later in the year. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Mobile Computer Barcode Scanner , China Handheld PDA Devices, and more. For more , please visit Mobile POS Terminals today!
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