No, ever since Sandy Bridge was introduced, dual core i5 are a thing of the past.
Why would they put an "old" i5 when Sandy Bridge is so much faster than Lynnfield and some of those newer CPU can fit into a 21.5" iMac ?
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Configuration of new iMac 2011 leaked !!
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No, ever since Sandy Bridge was introduced, dual core i5 are a thing of the past.
Why would they put an "old" i5 when Sandy Bridge is so much faster than Lynnfield and some of those newer CPU can fit into a 21.5" iMac ?
I don't believe it either. And 6850M would be a letdown..
I agree. It's too weak for that 27" resolution. I'd like to see a 6970 but I just don't see apple putting that one in there.
This is fake. First of all, there are no 3.2 or 3.6 dual-core i5 Sandy Bridge desktop processors. Secondly, ALL of the Sandy bridge i5 desktop processors are quad-core except for the 2390T, which is 2.7GHz. Thirdly, the top model at this point should be quad-core 2.8GHz or 3.4GHz i7. It would be stupid not include at least one standard i7 config at this point. The other 27" will be one of the quad i5s, along with top-end 21". The low-end will probably be the dual-core i3 3.3GHz or a low-end i5. Okay, so my third explanation is more of a opinion/guess, but still. I'm expecting the i7 for the top model.
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This is very very fake, in chrome you can do inspect element and change the html a few minutes, and then take a photo of your screen.
Breaking news!!!!1!!!111!!!!!!
The Apple Store has leaked the CORRECT specs of the new iMacs! Don't bother looking, its already been reverted to the old store.
New features
Faster CPUs
Higher capacity hard drives
Very fast video cards
The 27" models will receive an updated Retina display
The top-end Quad core model will finally get a Blu-Ray drive!
Price reduction
The Apple Store has leaked the CORRECT specs of the new iMacs! Don't bother looking, its already been reverted to the old store.
New features
Faster CPUs
Higher capacity hard drives
Very fast video cards
The 27" models will receive an updated Retina display
The top-end Quad core model will finally get a Blu-Ray drive!
Price reduction
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http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41315
That is the CPU in high-end iMac. Mobile CPUs are iX-xxxM (Westmere) or iX-2xxxM (Sandy Bridge). Or have you seen a mobile CPU that has four cores and runs at 2.93GHz?
No.
Even if it was, that resolution is way too much to drive for any video card(in terms of gaming)
Even the 27" resolution is too much for the card it ships with(in my opinion). However the thought of a Radeon 6990 makes me feel funny things
Does anyone know if the imacs use a mobility GPU? It seems they do. Benchmarks seem to indicate it but I can't remember for sure.
One guy suggested a good way to do it, right in this thread. Another good suggestion would be Photoshop.
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