Intel iMac has a ZIF socket

outsider

http://mactree.sannet.ne.jp/%7ekodaw...c_intel02.html



Apparently there isn't anything in place to prevent a faster processor. I wonder if you can modify the processor core frequency from EFI or other means.



One questions is whether Merom processors will be able to be plugged in when they're released or not.

halse

Intel Merom to Be Pin-to-Pin Compatible with Yonah ? Intel Exec.

Intel Discloses Some Specs of Next-Gen Mobile Product



Category: CPU



by Anton Shilov



[ 10/19/2005 | 06:35 PM ]



Intel Corp. disclosed certain specifications of its code-named Merom processors, which is slated to come in the second half of 2006 and utilize fully new architecture. An important point is that Merom will be compatible with mobile platforms designed for Intel Pentium M processor based on the Yonah core.



The code-named Merom processor will feature 14-stages pipeline, down from 31 or more stages found in current Intel Pentium (Prescott) designs, 4-issue out-of-order execution engine as well as improved performance of the floating-point unit (FPU). This greatly showcases the substantial difference from the current NetBurst chips that have very deep pipeline and cannot boast with really high-performance FPUs. Furthermore, 14-stages pipeline is deeper compared to AMD Athlon 64?s 12-stages pipeline, which, on the one hand, allows slightly higher clock-speeds compared to the AMD64 architecture, but, on the other hand, may mean a bit lower efficiency.





http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...019183430.html

outsider

I knew that but I wonder if the iMac will be able to use it. Maybe with a system update.

dvk916

Quote:

Originally posted by Outsider

http://mactree.sannet.ne.jp/%7ekodaw...c_intel02.html



Apparently there isn't anything in place to prevent a faster processor. I wonder if you can modify the processor core frequency from EFI or other means.



One questions is whether Merom processors will be able to be plugged in when they're released or not.

Wonder how long it will before someone attempts to upgrade their CPU with a higher clock Core Duo.

outsider

Quote:

Originally posted by dvk916

Wonder how long it will before someone attempts to upgrade their CPU with a higher clock Core Duo.

I think 2.16GHz is the fastest you can get, not that fast, although by summer there will be 2.33GHz.

welshdog

What does it look like? I didn't see one in these pics from Kodawarisan



http://mactree.sannet.ne.jp/%7ekodaw...c_intel01.html



Well, I didn't see anything that looked like the ZIF on my Beige G3.