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Ivy Bridge - E/EP
The new Mac Pro uses Ivy Bridge - EP Xeon CPUs with 4, 6, 8 or 12 cores. As of OS X 10.9.2, Ivy Bridge E/EP based systems are working with the native kernel, however alternate steps are necessary for both installation and post-installation.
Here is a list of the Ivy Bridge - E/EP CPUs from the March 2014 Buyer's Guide.
Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2 (4 core)
Intel Xeon E5 1650 v2 (6 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2680 v2 (10 core)
Intel Core i7-4820 (4 core)
Intel Core i7-4930K (6 core)
Intel Core i7-4960X (6 core)
For specific installation and post-installation tips, check out the following threads:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/127574-guide-asus-x79-os-x-controlled-speedstep.html
http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks-desktop-guides/118831-gigabyte-ga-x79s-up5-mavericks-guide.html
Sandy Bridge - E/EP
These CPUs have been natively recognized by the OS X kernel since 10.7.3. However CPU power management may not work with certain setups and operating system versions. This means no speedstep, sleep, etc... 4 core Socket 2011 CPUs like the i7-3820 have sleep/wake functionality in 10.9+
Here is a list of the Sandy Bridge - E/EP CPUs from the February 2014 Buyer's Guide.
Intel Xeon E5 2609 (4 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2630 (6 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2640 (6 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2650 (8 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 (8 core)
Intel Core i7-3820 (4 core)
Intel Core i7-3930K (6 core)
Intel Core i7-3960X (6 core)
The new Mac Pro uses Ivy Bridge - EP Xeon CPUs with 4, 6, 8 or 12 cores. As of OS X 10.9.2, Ivy Bridge E/EP based systems are working with the native kernel, however alternate steps are necessary for both installation and post-installation.
Here is a list of the Ivy Bridge - E/EP CPUs from the March 2014 Buyer's Guide.
Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2 (4 core)
Intel Xeon E5 1650 v2 (6 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2680 v2 (10 core)
Intel Core i7-4820 (4 core)
Intel Core i7-4930K (6 core)
Intel Core i7-4960X (6 core)
For specific installation and post-installation tips, check out the following threads:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/127574-guide-asus-x79-os-x-controlled-speedstep.html
http://www.tonymacx86.com/mavericks-desktop-guides/118831-gigabyte-ga-x79s-up5-mavericks-guide.html
Sandy Bridge - E/EP
These CPUs have been natively recognized by the OS X kernel since 10.7.3. However CPU power management may not work with certain setups and operating system versions. This means no speedstep, sleep, etc... 4 core Socket 2011 CPUs like the i7-3820 have sleep/wake functionality in 10.9+
Here is a list of the Sandy Bridge - E/EP CPUs from the February 2014 Buyer's Guide.
Intel Xeon E5 2609 (4 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2630 (6 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2640 (6 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2650 (8 core)
Intel Xeon E5 2690 (8 core)
Intel Core i7-3820 (4 core)
Intel Core i7-3930K (6 core)
Intel Core i7-3960X (6 core)