23.09.2009 17:50 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

Four Cores CPU for the iMac!?

The website PCPro.co.uk claims to have put its hands on a notebook prototype powered by a Core i7 Mobile CPU (4 cores , 8 threads). Associated with a NVIDIA GeForce GT240M, the notebook offers excellent performance levels in all tests, putting a Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz on its knees, and competing without probelm with a Core 2 Extreme clocked at 2.53 GHz, while this new Core i7 mobile is only clocked at 1.73 GHzIf one can expect that part of the performance level can be associated with the new architecture, TurboBoost mode is also helping a lot< Indeed, if not all 4 cores are used, then the system will switch off from 1 to 3 cores and overclock the remaining active core by the corresponding clock speed. So, if only one core is used, its fre

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