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Intel® Core2 Extreme Processor?? Explain?
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No but there's a bug in the Apple store, (I don't know if it's present in the other stores, but it's definitely present in the Italian store), where if you put a high end iMac with the Radeon the name changes to iMac Intel Core 2 Extreme:
No but there's a bug in the Apple store, (I don't know if it's present in the other stores, but it's definitely present in the Italian store), where if you put a high end iMac with the Radeon the name changes to iMac Intel Core 2 Extreme:
Weird. 2.8GHz and 3.06GHz are both "extreme" Intel C2Ds. I can't find the 2.93GHz from Intel's site. So is it overclocked 2.8GHz for just Apple?
I thought the 3.06 was the 'extreme' too.
I know the 2.8 version had an extreme:
2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP16
I know the 2.8 version had an extreme:
2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP16
iMac 24-inch 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
24-inch glossy widescreen display
2GB memory
500GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
Built-in iSight Camera
Listed Apple refurb store
I read about the chip but I'm not sure what it means
It is an Extreme chip, but it has an 800mhz FSB so the newer chips should have substantially more memory bandwidth and should run notably quicker depending on the application.
The current iMac generation and the previous generation use slightly different Core 2 Duo ranges and they're given different names sometimes. There's not usually much difference between an "Extreme" chip and a normal Intel chip - usually the only difference is the "Extreme" chip is the top of the line model or at least close to it.
The last Extreme chip was the X7900 in the original Aluminium iMacs. They're using E84xx variants right now.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2
"Merom XE
The Core 2 Extreme Mobile processor, based on the Merom XE core, is a mobile CPU designed for ultra-high end laptops. It was released in two models, the X7900 and the X7800. These feature an 800 MT/s FSB. The X7800, introduced on July 16, 2007,[26] is clocked at 2.6 GHz and costs around $851 for OEMs. The processor features a 44 W TDP and requires the new Intel Centrino (Santa Rosa) platform. The X7900, introduced on August 22, 2007, is clocked at 2.8 GHz.
The X7900 processor was used in the top-end iMacs released in August 7, 2007."
"Merom XE
The Core 2 Extreme Mobile processor, based on the Merom XE core, is a mobile CPU designed for ultra-high end laptops. It was released in two models, the X7900 and the X7800. These feature an 800 MT/s FSB. The X7800, introduced on July 16, 2007,[26] is clocked at 2.6 GHz and costs around $851 for OEMs. The processor features a 44 W TDP and requires the new Intel Centrino (Santa Rosa) platform. The X7900, introduced on August 22, 2007, is clocked at 2.8 GHz.
The X7900 processor was used in the top-end iMacs released in August 7, 2007."
Bizarre that they would still be running Pennryn when there are new chips out that have the same specs and lower cost.
Unless it's Nehalem it's going to be Penryn spin offs.
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=5372973#post5372973
Hi,
There is another short thread discussing what
CPU's might be in the New iMacs.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/660718/
There is a newer Mobile CPU the T9800 Penryn that could be
the 2.93GHz processor.
There is another short thread discussing what
CPU's might be in the New iMacs.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/660718/
There is a newer Mobile CPU the T9800 Penryn that could be
the 2.93GHz processor.