12MB of L2 cache per processor (each pair of cores shares 6MB) 128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine 64-bit data paths and registers 1600MHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses 800MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory Eight FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (four slots per card) supporting up to 32GB of main memory 256-bit-wide memory architecture
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The most important specs, CPU cache and bus speed, are omitted. Why are PC people so fascinated with CPU clock speed?
Yeah, CPU speed is worthless if you don't have the infrastructure to move the info around quickly.
Yeah, here is the Holy Carp! factor:
12MB of L2 cache per processor (each pair of cores shares 6MB)
128-bit SSE4 SIMD engine
64-bit data paths and registers
1600MHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses
800MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory
Eight FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (four slots per card) supporting up to 32GB of main memory
256-bit-wide memory architecture
See: http://www.apple.com/macpro/specs.html