16 threads of nehalem/bloomfield will trump the mac mini in any workload that's not single threaded. you get iris graphics and two cores (maybe 4 threads). The question is really "is $860 a good price for this mac pro" and to answer that, I'd need to check current market value against other mac pros, but given prices for similar "PC" workstations (i just bought a dual 3.46GHz X5690 system) the price sounds within the realm of reasonable for what it is.įYI ALL new mac minis are dual core. is it more flexible from an upgrade standpoint? definitely yes. if you want to run OSX legally, then is that machine better value than a mac mini? most likely absolutely.
so yes, "you could DIY a PC for cheaper" is true (not necessarily true for a comparable pc), but it depends on what you want to do. unless I'm very mistaken, you can quite literally slap in the fastest socket 1366 xeons you can find and have a dual 3.46GHz X5690 setup with 12 cores/24 threads.Įither way, don't forget it's a workstation - that's Xeon/ECC parts, AND it's an apple. but if it's got both CPUs in there already, then going to dual 6 core chips would be super easy. that makes your statement " I don't think adding a second CPU is a feasible upgrade since both sockets are already taken." confusing since it already has a second cpu.
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