They later posted a table of 2013 Mac Pro CPU Upgrade Benchmarks with stock 3.5GHz/6-Core vs 3.7GHz/6-Core, 3.3GHz/8-Core and 3GHz/10-Core CPUs via DIY installs.
(See link for pix, notes and benchmarks.) And they later confirmed the 2013 Mac Pro's CPU is Upgradeable by swapping in an 8-Core, 3.3GHz w/25MB cache processor. Sponsor OWC posted Teardown photos of the 2013 Mac Pro that shows they're still using a socketed CPU.
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