Is it Worth Upgrading a 2013 Mac Pro in 2024?

Question

I currently possess a Mac Pro dating back to 2013. Would it be prudent to consider upgrading the CPU along with the thermal paste in the year 2024?

Answer 1

Even in 2024, upgrading a Mac Pro from 2013 seems to be worth it for a user who really needs enhanced performance without having to invest in a new device altogether. The performance value can be improved fairly well and at a low cost simply by upgrading to a suitable 8-core CPU like the E5 2667 v2 and reapplying thermal paste. Benchmarks show that even older Mac pros can still achieve decently respectable scores rendering them usable for the current configurable needs. Nevertheless, think of your own situation in particular – will the enhancements be worth what you need to put into them?

Comments

TB2 to TB3 is easy. Just use the Apple adapter, A1790. I've been using it for years to connect to an OWC ThunderBay 4 drive bay with 4 drives. Easy enough, no issues.

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Do you know what the largest supported SSD is in this machine? I have a 1TB 970 in there but need to upgrade the storage and my 4TB 990Pro didn't seem to work.

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why dont you take 2967 ? its less than 20 dollars.....

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Can I ask, I have a old hp z240 with a E5-1650 V2. The card I have is a GTX 1660 which is held back by the CPU. If I upgraded to the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 (slightly lower single core speed) would I see a % improvement (as there is not much more I can do with this older PC for games) cheers all

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it is a shame that apple abndoned ythis idea and design, no gpu upgrades, at the apple style, using proprietary gpu cnnectors so it couldnt be upgraded after the only gpu upgrade offered

the design still looks good, the trashcan idea was abandoned so fast by everybody, only the square itx cases using the vertical approach still exist

the dual gpu idea is now a thing of the past