Can This Decade-Old Mac Pro Compete With Apple Silicon?

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Published on November 11, 2022 3:41:46 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XaZ2z7FEfA

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CPU speeds have come a long way in the last 10 years or so, but I wondered if it was possible to get a modern level of performance out of a computer that was well past its prime. Could buying -- and upgrading -- a 2013 Mac Pro actually be a better value than buying a new computer?

Featured music: "Waterfront" by Duett (https://duett.bandcamp.com/album/leisure)

Sources:
"Cheesegrater" Mac Pro upgrade guide: https://blog.greggant.com/posts/2018/05/07/definitive-mac-pro-upgrade-guide.html
tonymacx86 Buyer's Guide: https://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/building-a-customac-hackintosh-the-ultimate-buyers-guide/
"Apple admits the Mac Pro was a mess," The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/4/15175994/apple-mac-pro-failure-admission
"Apple pushes the reset button on the Mac Pro," TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/04/apple-pushes-the-reset-button-on-the-mac-pro/?ncid=rss
"Apple Says It Is "Completely Rethinking" The Mac Pro," BuzzFeed News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johnpaczkowski/apple-says-it-is-completely-rethinking-the-mac-pro
Mac Pro 2019 internal component photos: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac+Pro+2019+Teardown/128922
Mac Pro on wheels photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mac_Pro_2019_on_wheels.jpg
OpenCore Legacy Patcher: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher
Thumbnail fire image: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/bonfire-flame-element-realistic-burning-fire-image_18833860.htm

00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - Initial benchmarks
02:24 - Upgrade parts
04:11 - Completely necessary installation montage
06:33 - SSD and RAM swap
07:12 - Performance differences
08:33 - Architectural limitations
11:17 - A better, but still flawed, successor
11:55 - Punching above its weight

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Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com).
Intro music by BoxCat Games (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).