The existing iMac Pro threads are all over 30 days old, so figured a new one might be in order. The information is from: https://pikeralpha.wordpress.com/20...apples-new-imac-pro-with-special-xeon-w-skus/
Intel is producing two custom SKUs for Apple to use in the iMac Pro:
Intel Xeon W-2140B @ 3.2GHz ( 8 cores / 16 threads, CPUID 0x050654)
Intel Xeon W-2150B @ 3.0GHz (10 cores / 20 threads, CPUID 0x050654)
The W-2145 runs at 3.7GHz and the W-2155 at 3.3GHz so not much of a clock-speed hit. They also appear to have Speed Shift, which allows the CPU to control the turbo modes which provides faster switching to and from those modes than depending on OS calls.
These CPUs may also have an iGPU. Current iMac Pro firmware appears to disable the iGPU, but not sure it needs to be on for Quick Sync Video to actually work or just it's presence in the CPU core is sufficient.
The first base config iMac Pro GeekBench score is now available, though note the clock-speed for the Vega 56 is probably lower than what will ship so the final score should be higher.
Intel is producing two custom SKUs for Apple to use in the iMac Pro:
Intel Xeon W-2140B @ 3.2GHz ( 8 cores / 16 threads, CPUID 0x050654)
Intel Xeon W-2150B @ 3.0GHz (10 cores / 20 threads, CPUID 0x050654)
The W-2145 runs at 3.7GHz and the W-2155 at 3.3GHz so not much of a clock-speed hit. They also appear to have Speed Shift, which allows the CPU to control the turbo modes which provides faster switching to and from those modes than depending on OS calls.
These CPUs may also have an iGPU. Current iMac Pro firmware appears to disable the iGPU, but not sure it needs to be on for Quick Sync Video to actually work or just it's presence in the CPU core is sufficient.
The first base config iMac Pro GeekBench score is now available, though note the clock-speed for the Vega 56 is probably lower than what will ship so the final score should be higher.
