The basic configuration would be as follows:
* Intel Xeon X5570 Quad Core (4 per processor) with 8 MB of "fully shared" L3 cache per processor (each pair of cores shares 6 MB) @ 2.93Ghz per processor x2 = 8 cores total -- also known as a 8 core processor machine or 2x Quad Core machine * 6Gb RAM DDR3 PC3-8500 (1066Mhz) ECC SDRAM (32Gb maximum) * 640Gb Serial-ATA hard drive (expansion bays up to 4 hard drives) * Tray-loading Dual Layer SuperDrive optical drive -- reads/writes/rewrites CDs and DVDs (expansion bays up to 2 optical drives) * NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics card with 512MB GDDR3 SDRAM; PCI Express 16-lane (1x dual-link DVI; 1x MiniDisplay Port) * Audio in - 1x 3.5mm analog input jack; 1x optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input * Audio out - 2x 3.5mm analog output jacks; 1x optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output; 1x built-in speaker * 2x built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet * Optional 802.11a/b/g/n AirPort Extreme wireless * Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR card * 2x 4-lane PCIe 2.0 slots; 2x 16-lane PCIe 2.0 slots (PCIe = PCI Express) * 4x FireWire 800 ports (up to 800 Mbps) * 5x USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) * Model ID: A1289 (EMC 2314), BTO (MacPro4,1) * Apple description: Mac Pro (Early 2009) [codename Gainestown/Nehalem] * Introduced: March 2009 * Discontinued: July 2010 ** The below figures may vary and change according to the Geekbench website: -- Geekbench 2 (64 bit): 17619 -- Geekbench 3 (32 bit): 15740 -- Geekbench 3 (64 bit): 17648