Here we review a FULLY stocked 2008 Mac Pro 8-core 2.8Ghz machine. Kingston Europe kindly donated 32Gb of part No: "KTAMP800K2/8G" Mac Pro FBDIMMs (8x4Gb) for the review; come back soon to find out how they scored, along with photos and GeekBench results. We are going to test the kit in the following configurations (in pairs of 2x4Gb modules at a time):
2x1Gb = 2Gb (Apple stock configuration)
2x4Gb = 8Gb
4x4Gb = 16Gb
6x4Gb = 24Gb
8x4Gb = 32Gb (Maximum configuration!)
Here we can see the idle temperatures of the FBDIMMs. The fan speed barely changed at all when upgrading from the stock 2x1Gb FBDIMMs, to a fully loaded 32Gb 8x4Gb Mac Pro:
Upper riser on the left, lower riser on the right:
Default 2Gb factory configuration: 2x1Gb FBDIMMs - one upper, one lower
8Gb Kingston: 2x4Gb FBDIMMs - one upper, one lower
16Gb Kingston: 4x4Gb FBDIMMs - two upper, two lower
24Gb Kingston: 6x4Gb FBDIMMs - four upper, two lower
32Gb Kingston: 8x4Gb FBDIMMs - *Maximum config* - four upper, four lower
GeekBench Scores (64 Bit)
2x1Gb factory config:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 2.00 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10359)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 2006, 1.0, 88.2 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 16923, 7.9, 693.5 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2516, 1.0, 8.05 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18647, 7.6, 61.2 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2134, 1.0, 8.77 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17137, 7.8, 68.3 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2269, 1.0, 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18342, 8.2, 154.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2072, 1.0, 34.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 15007, 7.0, 244.8 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4053, 1.0, 2.05 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 4259, 1.0, 2.07 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4517, 1.0, 1.74 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 35156, 7.8, 13.5 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14704)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2040, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16648, 8.0, 10.9 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3028, 1.0, 1.46 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 13078, 4.1, 5.96 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2166, 1.8, 2.60 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7801, 5.5, 8.11 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1525, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11456, 7.4, 10.0 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5357, 1.0, 800.2 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31480, 7.3, 5.84 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5568, 1.0, 13.0 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 43389, 7.7, 100.0 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7096, 1.0, 5.62 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 55233, 7.7, 43.4 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 2710)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2686, 1.0, 3.29 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3889, 1.0, 2.66 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2926, 1.0, 10.9 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 2125, 1.0, 4.40 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 1925, 1.0, 1.98 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2549)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2598, 1.0, 3.55 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2867, 1.0, 3.72 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2716, 1.0, 3.53 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2743, 1.1, 3.70 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2298, 1.0, 3.47 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2662, 1.1, 3.70 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2524, 1.0, 3.49 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 1986, 1.1, 3.72 GB/sec
2x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 8.00 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10423)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 1975, 1.0, 86.8 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 17194, 8.1, 704.6 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2476, 1.0, 7.92 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18494, 7.7, 60.7 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2133, 1.0, 8.77 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17242, 7.8, 68.7 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2247, 1.0, 18.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18321, 8.3, 154.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2062, 1.0, 34.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14726, 6.9, 240.3 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4025, 1.0, 2.03 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 3439, 0.8, 1.67 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4881, 1.0, 1.88 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 36708, 7.5, 14.1 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14844)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2039, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16415, 7.9, 10.7 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3049, 1.0, 1.47 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 15232, 4.7, 6.94 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2014, 1.6, 2.41 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7366, 5.2, 7.66 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1486, 1.0, 1.32 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11712, 7.8, 10.3 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5353, 1.0, 799.5 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31436, 7.3, 5.83 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5730, 1.0, 13.4 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 42331, 7.3, 97.5 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7100, 1.0, 5.62 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 56556, 7.9, 44.5 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 2665)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2669, 1.0, 3.27 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3789, 1.0, 2.59 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2840, 1.0, 10.6 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 2106, 1.0, 4.36 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 1922, 1.0, 1.98 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2520)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2516, 1.0, 3.44 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2828, 1.1, 3.67 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2657, 1.0, 3.45 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2673, 1.0, 3.61 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2313, 1.0, 3.49 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2668, 1.1, 3.71 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2534, 1.0, 3.50 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 1973, 1.1, 3.69 GB/sec
4x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10206)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 1983, 1.0, 87.1 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 16870, 7.9, 691.3 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2486, 1.0, 7.95 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18498, 7.6, 60.7 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2126, 1.0, 8.74 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17212, 7.8, 68.6 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2385, 1.0, 19.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18262, 7.8, 153.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2074, 1.0, 34.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14640, 6.9, 238.8 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4077, 1.0, 2.06 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 4102, 1.0, 1.99 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4830, 1.0, 1.86 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 33345, 6.9, 12.8 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14891)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2039, 1.0, 1.36 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16448, 7.9, 10.8 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3119, 1.0, 1.51 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 15294, 4.6, 6.97 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2031, 1.6, 2.43 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7229, 5.0, 7.52 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1557, 1.0, 1.39 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11938, 7.6, 10.5 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5384, 1.0, 804.1 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31395, 7.2, 5.83 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5556, 1.0, 13.0 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 42805, 7.6, 98.6 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7128, 1.0, 5.64 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 56551, 7.9, 44.5 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 3065)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2698, 1.0, 3.30 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3708, 1.0, 2.54 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2824, 1.0, 10.5 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 3742, 1.0, 7.75 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2353, 1.0, 2.43 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2647)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2679, 1.0, 3.66 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2982, 1.1, 3.87 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2777, 1.0, 3.60 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2839, 1.1, 3.83 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2409, 1.0, 3.64 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2795, 1.1, 3.89 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2622, 1.0, 3.62 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 2076, 1.1, 3.89 GB/sec
6x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 24.0 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10330)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 2049, 1.0, 90.0 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 16896, 7.7, 692.4 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2487, 1.0, 7.95 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18634, 7.7, 61.1 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2135, 1.0, 8.77 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17216, 7.8, 68.6 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2264, 1.0, 18.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18337, 8.2, 154.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2081, 1.0, 34.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14820, 6.9, 241.8 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4147, 1.0, 2.10 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 4004, 0.9, 1.94 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4824, 1.0, 1.86 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 34729, 7.2, 13.4 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14814)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2073, 1.0, 1.38 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16384, 7.8, 10.7 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3097, 1.0, 1.50 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 14740, 4.5, 6.72 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 1896, 1.5, 2.27 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 7059, 4.9, 7.34 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1414, 1.0, 1.26 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11750, 8.2, 10.3 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5352, 1.0, 799.4 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31566, 7.3, 5.86 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5829, 1.0, 13.6 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 43125, 7.3, 99.4 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7178, 1.0, 5.68 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 55945, 7.7, 44.0 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 3090)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2592, 1.0, 3.17 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3785, 1.0, 2.59 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2972, 1.0, 11.1 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 3761, 1.0, 7.79 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2340, 1.0, 2.41 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2622)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2596, 1.0, 3.55 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2810, 1.0, 3.64 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2660, 1.0, 3.45 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 3077, 1.2, 4.15 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2389, 1.0, 3.61 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2786, 1.1, 3.88 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2603, 1.0, 3.60 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 2060, 1.1, 3.86 GB/sec
8x4Gb Kingston:
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Platform: Mac OS X x86 (64-bit)
Compiler: GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5.5 (Build 9F33)
Model: MacPro3,1
Motherboard: MacPro3,1
Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5462 @ 2.80GHz
Processor ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Logical Processors: 8
Physical Processors: 2
Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz
L1 Instruction Cache: 32.0 KB
L1 Data Cache: 32.0 KB
L2 Cache: 6.00 MB
L3 Cache: 0.00 B
Bus Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory Type: 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SIMD: 1
Integer (Score: 10230)
Blowfish single-threaded scalar -- 1983, 1.0, 87.1 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-threaded scalar -- 17010, 8.0, 697.1 MB/sec
Text Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2501, 1.0, 8.00 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18480, 7.6, 60.6 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2132, 1.0, 8.76 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 17125, 7.8, 68.2 MB/sec
Image Compress single-threaded scalar -- 2266, 1.0, 18.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-threaded scalar -- 18164, 8.2, 152.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-threaded scalar -- 2268, 1.0, 38.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-threaded scalar -- 14600, 6.3, 238.2 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-threaded scalar -- 4152, 1.0, 2.10 Mnodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-threaded scalar -- 3632, 0.8, 1.76 Mnodes/sec
Lua single-threaded scalar -- 4655, 1.0, 1.79 Mnodes/sec
Lua multi-threaded scalar -- 34253, 7.4, 13.2 Mnodes/sec
Floating Point (Score: 14613)
Mandelbrot single-threaded scalar -- 2036, 1.0, 1.35 Gflops
Mandelbrot multi-threaded scalar -- 16811, 8.1, 11.0 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded scalar -- 3141, 1.0, 1.52 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded scalar -- 12360, 3.7, 5.63 Gflops
Dot Product single-threaded vector -- 2036, 1.6, 2.44 Gflops
Dot Product multi-threaded vector -- 6791, 4.7, 7.06 Gflops
LU Decomposition single-threaded scalar -- 1548, 1.0, 1.38 Gflops
LU Decomposition multi-threaded scalar -- 11898, 7.6, 10.4 Gflops
Primality Test single-threaded scalar -- 5352, 1.0, 799.4 Mflops
Primality Test multi-threaded scalar -- 31650, 7.3, 5.87 Gflops
Sharpen Image single-threaded scalar -- 5565, 1.0, 13.0 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-threaded scalar -- 42888, 7.6, 98.8 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-threaded scalar -- 7180, 1.0, 5.68 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-threaded scalar -- 55331, 7.7, 43.5 Mpixels/sec
Memory (Score: 3047)
Read Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 2590, 1.0, 3.17 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-threaded scalar -- 3693, 1.0, 2.53 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-threaded scalar -- 2824, 1.0, 10.5 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-threaded scalar -- 3766, 1.0, 7.79 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2365, 1.0, 2.44 GB/sec
Stream (Score: 2572)
Stream Copy single-threaded scalar -- 2517, 1.0, 3.44 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-threaded vector -- 2814, 1.1, 3.65 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded scalar -- 2738, 1.0, 3.55 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-threaded vector -- 2780, 1.1, 3.75 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded scalar -- 2357, 1.0, 3.56 GB/sec
Stream Add single-threaded vector -- 2752, 1.1, 3.83 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded scalar -- 2578, 1.0, 3.56 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-threaded vector -- 2043, 1.1, 3.82 GB/sec