Should I upgrade my iMac Pro (2017)?
nearly 9 years old · Not on the current macOS; last is macOS Sequoia
Quick look
- Price
- £4,8992launch price
- Chip
- Xeon W3.2GHz 8-core Intel
- CPU
- 8-coreCPU
- GPU
- Not available3GPU
- Memory
- 32GBmemory, base
- Storage
- 1TBstorage, base
- Display
- 27-inchdisplay
- Released
- 14 December 20172Released
- Security updates
- Not available4Security updates
Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.
Software support
- Security updates
- Not available4
- macOS
- macOS Sequoia, not the current macOSThe iMac Pro (2017) is not on the current macOS (macOS 27 Golden Gate); the newest it runs is macOS Sequoia. Apple has historically shipped security updates to the two releases before the newest, which would put the end of its updates around autumn 2027; that is Apple’s past pattern, not a commitment.
No newer Mac with a store price we hold
We hold no Apple UK store price for any Mac in the iMac Pro line, so this page names no newer Mac to set the iMac Pro (2017) against. That is a gap in what we hold, not a statement about what Apple sells.
Specifications
Body
- Dimensions
- 516 x 650 x 203 mm
- Weight
- 9.7 kg
- Colours
- Space Grey2
- Ports
- Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, four USB-A ports, SDXC card slot with support for UHS-II, 10Gb Ethernet (RJ-45), 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Thunderbolt ports
- 4
- Thunderbolt version
- Thunderbolt 3
- USB-A ports
- 4
- HDMI
- No HDMI port.5
- SD card slot
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- Keyboard
- Space Gray Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
- Touch ID
- No Touch ID.5
Display
- Display size
- 27 in
- Resolution
- 5120 x 2880
- Display type
- Retina 5K display
- Brightness
- 500 nits
- Wide colour (P3)
- Yes
Chip and memory
- Chip
- 3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W
- Apple silicon
- Intel processor, not Apple silicon.6
- CPU cores
- 8
- Graphics
- Radeon Pro Vega 56 with 8GB of HBM2 memory
- Chip options
- 3.2GHz 8-core, 3.0GHz 10-core, 2.5GHz 14-core or 2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W
- Memory (base)
- 32GB
- Memory (maximum)
- 256GB
- Memory options
- 32GB, 64GB, 128GB or 256GB
- Storage (base)
- 1TB
- Storage (maximum)
- 4TB
- Storage options
- 1TB, 2TB or 4TB SSD
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Ethernet
- Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connector
- External displays (base)
- 4
Camera and audio
- Camera
- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers
- Microphones
- Four microphones
Platform
An iMac has no battery, so battery rows do not apply.
Trade-in and used prices
No used or trade-in figures for the iMac Pro (2017): we have not matched it to a CeX listing we can confirm is this exact Mac, and we would rather show nothing than a near miss.
More
Sources
Apple Support (UK) — iMac Pro (2017) - Technical Specifications ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac Pro, the most powerful Mac ever, available today ·
↩Not published by Apple.
↩Apple publishes no date for the end of updates, and this site does not guess one.
↩No HDMI port. No Touch ID.
↩Intel processor, not Apple silicon.
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model ·
↩Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) ·
↩The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Sequoia; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Sequoia still receiving security updates on 22 September 2026. Apple’s habit of patching the two releases before the newest points to those updates ending around autumn 2027; that is an inference, not a commitment.
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Not published by Apple
iMac Pro (2017). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: pixel density, refresh rate, nano-texture option, GPU cores, memory upgradeable by user, storage upgradeable by user, maximum continuous power, the macOS it shipped with. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — iMac Pro (2017) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — iMac Pro, the most powerful Mac ever, available today; Apple Support (UK) — Install memory in an iMac, read 9 Oct 2026.
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