2022 Mac Pro said to use Intel Ice Lake Xeon W-3300 CPU

A future Mac Pro is rumored to use the Xeon W-3300 CPU family, in parallel with Apple's commitment to fully transition to Apple Silicon by 2022.

A reliable leaker known as YuuKi_AnS says that the 2022 Mac Pro will use Xeon W-3300 series CPUs. While this corroborates other leaks, it also goes against Apple's promise to transition all Macs to custom silicon.

As reported by WCCFtech, the tweet suggests that Apple will release an Intel variant of the Mac Pro in 2022 in some form or another. This could be released on its own or alongside an M-series Mac Pro to cover both markets of pro users.

Apple's MacPro 2022 seems to use Intel's Xeon-W 33xx series processors...

(LGA4189 iceLake-SP)
— -YuuKi_AnS (@yuuki_ans) July 26, 2021

The next Mac Pro has been rumored to include a processor known as "Jade" or the "M1X." This Apple Silicon processor would have up to 40 cores and a dedicated GPU.

An Apple Silicon version of the Mac Pro would use a case half the current model's size. The new design and processor would limit professionals to custom Apple hardware, however.

Apple may want to serve customers who rely upon legacy components and hardware with a final Intel-based Mac Pro. This rumored model would be compatible with the modular components and external GPUs that professionals need.

Both rumored models could be released in the same year to please all of its professional customers.

With only about one year left of the promised transition window, Apple still has a few Macs to release with the M-series processor. Expect updates to the 16-inch MacBook Pro, a new 14-inch MacBook Pro, and a smaller Mac Pro before the transition is complete.

YuuKi_AnS has been reporting on Intel processors, particularly workstation ones, for several years, with good accuracy.

71 Comments

mike1 3437 comments · 10 Years

About 3 years ago

AppleInsider said:

While this corroborates other leaks, it also goes against Apple's promise to transition all Macs to custom silicon.

I don't think a promise to transition and the introduction of a model with Intel processors are mutually exclusive. Nothing saying they won't also introduce a version with Apple silicon. It was a promise to transition to their own processors. Apple never said they would cease to do business with Intel ever again.

prismatics 164 comments · 9 Years

mike1 said:

AppleInsider said:

While this corroborates other leaks, it also goes against Apple's promise to transition all Macs to custom silicon.

I don't think a promise to transition and the introduction of a model with Intel processors are mutually exclusive. Nothing saying they won't also introduce a version with Apple silicon. It was a promise to transition to their own processors. Apple never said they would cease to do business with Intel ever again.

More like a threat many people did not respond well to.

If x86, why still not the AMD devices?

caladanian 380 comments · 10 Years

Makes sense. Professionals don’t like experiments and like to wait for a well established matured technology before they shift horses.

loopless 343 comments · 16 Years

HPC runs on Intel. Software vendors are slow to move in this field as it isn’t a simple recompile to run on Apple silicon. Apple would need to show a massive performance advantage…

mpantone 2254 comments · 18 Years

prismatics said:

mike1 said:

AppleInsider said:

While this corroborates other leaks, it also goes against Apple's promise to transition all Macs to custom silicon.

I don't think a promise to transition and the introduction of a model with Intel processors are mutually exclusive. Nothing saying they won't also introduce a version with Apple silicon. It was a promise to transition to their own processors. Apple never said they would cease to do business with Intel ever again.

More like a threat many people did not respond well to.

If x86, why still not the AMD devices?

Most likely Apple signed a multi-year contract with Intel.

Assuming Apple releases a refreshed Intel-powered Mac Pro in 2022, most likely they could continue selling it for several years and providing Intel macOS support for several more years beyond.

It would make zero sense for Apple to sign a contract with AMD at this point since x86 is ultimately a dead end for Macs. In terms of worldwide notebook/desktop PC sales, Macs comprise less than 10% of the market unit sales.