Over $50k when maxed out with a 28 core processor and 1.5TB of RAM.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/workstations-isv-certif...
Also note this configuration from Dell uses 24x64GB memory sticks. If configured for equivalency with the Mac Pro (12x128GB) it tops out at $70k. (12 sticks isn't superior to 24; actually, 24 is theoretically better because it is more parallelized, but only if the processors and system bus can handle the full theoretical bandwidth of that much memory...)
And with Dell you’re not paying full price as an ENT customer.
1. You're probably not building it yourself anyways (IT is probably doing it).
2. The difference between building A computer and building a $50k computer is trivial.
It takes you at most two days to fully assemble this machine. The breakeven then becomes an hourly rate of $2.5k.
If your reseller offers an Apple discount, and that's a big if, it's likely to be in the order of 2-3%.
The hexa-channel DDR4 used by these systems doesn't improve in bandwidth past 6 channels. The Dell has 4 sticks on each channel to address(through the Register chip which adds additional latency), Apple has 2 sticks on each channel and apparently isn't used registered DIMMs which means it should be faster.
Ps. The RAM actually can be had for 20K https://memory.net/product/m386aag40mmb-cvf-samsung-1x-128gb... if one wants to really save on this.
I agree. Apple should consider providing an AMD option -- and if they decide not to do so, at least write a blog explaining in detail why not.
> Starting with the base Mac Pro with a 3.5GHz Xeon W processor, 32GB RAM, a Radeon Pro 580X with 8GB memory, and 256GB SSD, choosing all available internal hardware upgrades will net you a price of $52,199.
> Add to that the $400 wheels, and the price goes up to $52,599. From there, if you tack on the Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Trackpad 2 combo, you can get a maximum price of $52,748.
2.5GHz 28‑core Intel Xeon W processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.4GHz
1.5TB (12x128GB) of DDR4 ECC memory
Two Radeon Pro Vega II Duo with 2x32GB of HBM2 memory each
4TB SSD storage
It must be a very satisfying experience to use it. I remember first time that I used a 25'' screen, 100 KB/s Internet at work in the 90's. It was like magic.
a month ago i drove 30min to an apple store, said "i want to buy that", and was told i would need to wait 45min for the next available sales representative.
strange to think i could've had it in my hands faster by ordering online.
The subreddit for drivers has all sorts of puzzled and annoyed posts about it, like customers not expecting someone from PM and turning them away or ignoring them