Xserve Xeon (Late 2006)

Apple didn’t forget the Xserve in its move to Intel. The first Intel-based Xserve has a pair of dual-core Intel Xeon Woodcrest CPUs at speed as high as 3.0 GHz. Geekbench 2 results show the 2.0 GHz model has nearly twice the processing power of the dual 2.3 GHz Xserve G5, while the 3.0 GHz version is nearly three times as powerful.

Xserve

Xserve supports up to 2.25 TB of internal storage, RAID, hot swappable drives, and remote management while running Mac OS X Server.

Xserve RAID

Xserve includes an unlimited user license for Mac OS X Server.

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Details

  • introduced 2006.08.07 at $2,999 with two 2.0 GHz dual-core Intel Xeon CPUs; 2.66 GHz and 3.0 GHz optional; began to ship in October; replaced by quad-core Xserve 2008.01.08
  • requires Mac OS X Server 10.4 through 10.7 Lion, not compatible with 10.8 Mountain Lion or later
  • CPU: two 2.0 GHz dual-core Intel Xeon CPUs
  • Bus: 1.33 GHz
  • system performance:
    • Geekbench 2, 32-bit: 3946 (2.0 GHz), 5236 (2.66 GHz), 5803 (3.0 GHz)
    • Geekbench 2, 64-bit: 4292 (2.0 GHz), 6730 (3.0 GHz)
    • Geekbench 3, 32-bit, single core: 1094 (2.0 GHz), 1380 (2.66 GHz), 1577 (3.0 GHz)
    • Geekbench 3, 64-bit, single core: 1173 (2.0 GHz)
    • Geekbench 3, 32-bit, multicore: 3725 (2.0 GHz), 3862 (2.66 GHz), 5661 (3.0 GHz)
    • Geekbench 3, 64-bit, multicore: 3937 (2.0 GHz)
  • RAM: 1 GB standard, expandable to 32 GB using 667 MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs
  • video: ATI Radeon X1300 with 64 MB RAM (256 MB optional)
  • L2 cache: 4 MB per dual-core CPU
  • L3 cache: none
  • Hard drive: 80 GB 7200 RPM, 3 drive bays, Serial ATA
  • optical drive: slot-loading Combo drive, 8x SuperDrive DL optional
  • 2 8-lane PCI Express slots (1 configurable as PCI-X)
  • one 400 Mbps FireWire port on front
  • two FireWire 800 ports on back
  • two USB 2.0 ports
  • one DB-9/RS-232 port
  • dual 10/100/1000Base-T ethernet
  • size (HxWxD): 1.73″ x 17.6″ x 30″ (44 x 447 x 762mm)
  • Weight: 31.7-38.3 lbs. (14.4-17.4 kg)
  • PRAM battery: 3.6V half-AA
  • upgrade path: none yet

Accelerators & Upgrades

  • none yet

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