"About This Mac" incongruity

[jpine]

Well, I'm selling my 12-core 5,1 Mac Pro and moving to Windows (gag!). So in preparation for the eBay sale, I'm getting all the computer's specs from "About This Mac" Overview and I noticed something weird that I had never noticed before. It says my computer is a "Mac Pro Server (Mid 2010)" and that is has "2 x 3.06 Ghz 6-Core Intel Xeon" processors. The problem is that there were no 3.06 processors for 2010. These were offered in 2012. I am not the original owner of this machine. Is "About This Mac" wrong or is it possible it is a 2010 machine with upgraded processors? I can't think of any other alternatives.

TIA
JP

 

[h9826790]

Sounds like it's a 2010 with a pair of upgraded processors.

 

[redheeler]

Most plausible explanation is that the CPUs were upgraded to dual X5675s at some point. The label located on the back under the PCIe slots should tell what the original processors were.

 

[jpine]

Most plausible explanation is that the CPUs were upgraded to dual X5675s at some point. The label located on the back under the PCIe slots should tell what the original processors were.

Thanks! I had forgotten about the label. I'll check it out in a bit.

 

[jpine]

Yep! The back sticker near the PCI slot openings says 2.80. Looks like a processor upgrade happened sometime before I bought it. Thanks for your input, guys! Off to eBay I go. ;-)

 

[orph]

yep look at the sticker at the back, may be a 4.1 thats been upgraded

 

[chrfr]

yep look at the sticker at the back, may be a 4.1 thats been upgraded

Flashing 4,1 Mac Pros does not change the description shown in the "About this Mac" window; the computer would still show as a 2009 model in there.