[X4U] Re: New iMacs vs. Mac Pro (processor, performance)

[Michael J. Prevost]

>
>At 8:35 PM -0700 8/8/07, Jim Robertson wrote:
>
>>Also, is the 2.8 GHz iMac truly using a different processor (Core 2 Duo
>>"extreme"), or is it just the same processor running at a faster clockrate?
>
>I'd really like to know what the **** a 2.8Ghz iMac is using for a
>CPU!  To the best of my knowledge Intel does not make an Extreme with
>those spec's, the closest to what Apple is advertising is the "Intel
>Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800" running at 2.93Ghz.
>
>		Zane


I believe that the new iMacs are using the Santa Rosa version of the 
Core 2 Duo:
http://tinyurl.com/ypfk6p

One big clue is that they (as well as the most recent spin of MacBook 
Pro) can handle 4GB of memory instead of only 2 GB.


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