Michal Ždanský This week's Other World Computing (OWC) server took apart the new Mac Pro and found that some of its components are easily user replaceable, namely the RAM, SSDs and even the processor. The replaceability of the processor was a pleasant surprise, Apple used a standard Intel socket here.
Nevertheless, the interesting theory has also proven itself in practice. OWC replaced base six-core 3,5Ghz Intel Xeon E5-1650 V2 octa-core 3,3GHz Intel Xeon E5-2667 V2 with 25MB L3 cache. This model does not even offer an Apple processor in the configuration, however, the computer worked without any problems, it even increased the performance compared to the original processor by 30 percent and surpassed even the eight-core variant offered by Apple by 2575 points in the Geekbench test (it scored 27 points in total).
A used processor will cost $2000, as well as an extra charge for the eight-core version offered by Apple. However, users don't have to choose a configuration with the future in mind, because once the processors become cheaper, they can replace the component themselves with a more powerful one, saving hundreds of dollars. It's no coincidence that iFixit rated the new Mac Pro eight points out of ten in repairability. Not only does the computer allow easy access to partially user-replaceable internals, it also does not use proprietary screws to secure them.
Apple welds the processors directly to the board in most of its computers, making them non-replaceable, but the Mac Pro series is a long-term exception to this. The PowerMac G3 already had this option, as did all generations of professional desktop computers after it. So the replaceability of the processor is not so surprising in the context of history, but within the framework of other Macs, where in some cases it is not even possible to replace the operating RAM memory.
Wow ...
Whoever wrote it obviously doesn't pay part of the xeon..unfortunately the price drop is minimal...perhaps with the adjustment of the production process and nm but still...
And if the smart head at intel invents a new socket….the burden of the broom.