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 My Mac Pro is the middle tier has the following specs out-of-the-box:
-- Intel Xeon processor.
+  * **CPU**: Intel Xeon E5 3.5GHz 6-Core with 12MB L3 cache and Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
-- Dual AMD GPUs.
+    * It is not soldered, so can be replaced by other CPUs from the same family.
-- 16 GB of RAM
+  * **GPU**: Dual AMD FirePro D500 graphics processors with 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM each
-- 256 GB SSD.
+  * **Memory**: 16 GB of 1866MHz DDR3 ECC RAM
+    * Maximum 64 GB is supported according to Apple. Apparently up to 128 GB is the actual limit, but will lower memory speed.
+    * You can not mix buffered and unbuffered memory.
+  * **Storage**: 256 GB PCIe-based SSD.
+    * It has a proprietary connector, the same as used in the MacBook Pro 2015. With adapters, regular M.2 SSDs can be used.
+  * **Power**: According to Apple, power usage is between 43 W (idle) and 238 W (max load).
+====== References ======
+  * https://support.apple.com/kb/sp697?locale=en_US
+  * https://support.apple.com/en-us/102839