Difference between: 2.93GHz & 3.06GHz (iMac)

[Deleted member 651465]

Ok,

The 3.06GHz CPU was previously a BTO option on the Early 2008 iMac, is this the same CPU that's in the Early 2009 iMac?

In other words, are the 2.66GHz and 2.93GHz a different family of CPUs (and the 3.06GHz is there to clear stock), or does Intel do a 3.06GHz chip?

The minimal difference ~13MHz is confusing me...

 

[mdjmcnally]

Doh, Teach me to look at the Mac Pro pages on the apple site.

 

[sicknote]

Don't really see how you can be confused!

There is no 3.06 option for 2009 Mac Pros.

2008 and 2009 Mac Pro's use completely different processors

Seems to have confused you as well......Was he not asking about imacs?

 

[Maccy]

I've got a 3.06ghz chip in my iMac, purchased last October. I can't remember when it was released though.

 

[FirebarUK]

It's a Core 2 Extreme X9100 (so same CPU from both revisions). I believe it was first released with the previous revision of iMac's.

Edit - Looks like the 2.93Ghz shares the same bus speed (1066Mhz) and Cache (6MB L2)...

 

[Feek]

The minimal difference ~13MHz is confusing me...

(assuming rounded numbers)

3.06GHz = 3060MHz
2.93GHz = 2930MHz

3060-
2930
-----
130

So it's a 130MHz difference, not 13 MHz, you're a factor of 10 out, old fruit.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

It's a Core 2 Extreme X9100 (so same CPU from both revisions). I believe it was first released with the previous revision of iMac's.

Edit - Looks like the 2.93Ghz shares the same bus speed (1066Mhz) and Cache (6MB L2)...

I know, that's why it confused me.. same bus speed and L2 cache

Oh well, decided not to buy a Mac just yet..

@Feek