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Apple Computing Products:
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"About this Mac" - incorrect info
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<blockquote data-quote="dtravis7" data-source="post: 1810487" data-attributes="member: 8287"><p>The Apple System info is 100% right. You only have 2 CPU cores but your CPU also has hyperthreading which has also 2 virtual cores. Some software will use all 4 but technically it's a Dual Core CPU.</p><p></p><p>my 2010 iMac with an i7 has 4 actuall CPU cores and 4 hyperthreading cores. When I do intensive work with some apps I get 800% CPU usage. Not all software will use Intels hyperthreading.</p><p></p><p>For more into on the subject google hyperthreading.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.66 15-Inch (Mid-2010) is powered by a 32 nm, dual-core 2.66 GHz Intel "Core i7" I7-620M (Arrandale) processor, with dedicated 256k level 2 cache for each core and a 4 MB shared level 3 cache. This system also supports "Turbo Boost" -- which "automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload" up to 3.33 GHz for this model -- and "Hyper Threading" -- which allows the system to recognize four "virtual cores" or "threads."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dtravis7, post: 1810487, member: 8287"] The Apple System info is 100% right. You only have 2 CPU cores but your CPU also has hyperthreading which has also 2 virtual cores. Some software will use all 4 but technically it's a Dual Core CPU. my 2010 iMac with an i7 has 4 actuall CPU cores and 4 hyperthreading cores. When I do intensive work with some apps I get 800% CPU usage. Not all software will use Intels hyperthreading. For more into on the subject google hyperthreading. The MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.66 15-Inch (Mid-2010) is powered by a 32 nm, dual-core 2.66 GHz Intel "Core i7" I7-620M (Arrandale) processor, with dedicated 256k level 2 cache for each core and a 4 MB shared level 3 cache. This system also supports "Turbo Boost" -- which "automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload" up to 3.33 GHz for this model -- and "Hyper Threading" -- which allows the system to recognize four "virtual cores" or "threads." [/QUOTE]
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