Hi, The i7 comes in dual and quad core variants. Then add hyperthreading and the OS will see 4 or 8 cores respectively.
In the MBP the highest spec is a dual core i7, the iMac goes to quad core i7 and the Mac Pro goes to dual 6 core beasties. Garry On 11/4/10, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: > We have some Dell servers with 2 8 core processors in them and they do quite > well. > > I believe one of the Mac desktops also have the multi 8 core option. > > On Nov 3, 2010, at 11:49 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > >> The only place you'd get an 8 core processor out of the box would be in a >> server. Such as the optoron or xeon processor ranges. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados >> Sent: Thursday, 4 November 2010 10:57 a.m. >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: 64 bit processors >> >> Ok, I think I have the answer. >> >> Quadcore is the high end then if you add hyper threading you get 8 >> "virtual >> cores (apple's term not mine) or more accurately the OS thinks there are 8 >> cores which is a product of hyper threading. >> >> Sounds more reasonable. >> >> Thanks >> Scott >> >> On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >> >>> Hmmm. >>> >>> I just had a look at wikipedia and there do seem to be quad core >>> notebook cpu's but I can't find an 8 core. >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_microprocessors >>> >>> On 03/11/2010, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Well I believe my MBP has 8 cores so I'm not sure about that unless I >>>> misunderstood. Could be two processors I have no idea the physical >>>> configuration. >>>> >>>> On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think if you have one of the really expencive golftown i7's you >>>>> can get upto 6 cores, but I'm pretty sure that you can't get that in >>>>> a note book. >>>>> >>>>> I think some more quad notebook parts will be introduced with sandy >>>>> bridge. >>>>> >>>>> On 03/11/2010, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> For those hardware crazed individuals out there... Try MacTracker. >>>>>> I used it about 10 years ago, when I needed to know about >>>>>> programing in detail. It knows technical specifications of most >> Macintosh models. >>>>>> I am not sure if it works with Voice Over though. >>>>>> >>>>>> The website is http://www.mactracker.ca/ Best regards, Jon >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 03/11/2010, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> I'm not sure I think they go more than 4 cores. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:00 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you've got an I7 procesor, then you have 1 processor. However >>>>>>>> built into that is two separate processors, or more like two >>>>>>>> pathways for things to work on / down. >>>>>>>> Infact I thought the I7 range was quad core. Interesting. >>>>>>>> \ and without a doubt. The i7 and i5 range of processors are 64 >>>>>>>> bit, which means it can handle both 32 & 64 bit systems. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Loya >>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 3 November 2010 11:59 a.m. >>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> Subject: 64 bit processors >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> I am unable to tell whether the processor in my Macbook Pro is 32 >>>>>>>> or 64 bit. >>>>>>>> I have a 15" Macbook Pro with an I7 processor. In the system >>>>>>>> profiler, is says that there is one processor and 2 cores. 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