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Anyone know: Is the 4-core version faster than the 6-core version for single threaded operations?

• ScottWhigham 13y ago
  I would assume so - it's a 3.7gz quad core and a 3.5ghz hex core
  • nsxwolf 13y ago
    To me, that makes the entry level a pretty good value for a developer workstation that will occasionally dabble in video editing and graphics. The only other option for a headless Mac is a mini, and even a fully decked out one isn't as fast and starts getting expensive.
• wmf 13y ago
  No. http://ark.intel.com/products/75779/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1620-v2-10M-Cache-3_70-GHz http://ark.intel.com/products/75779/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-... max turbo 3.9 GHz http://ark.intel.com/products/75780/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1650-v2-12M-Cache-3_50-GHz http://ark.intel.com/products/75780/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-... max turbo 3.9 GHz
  • nsxwolf 13y ago
    So, what does that mean exactly? When are they not running in turbo? The 4 core is clocked higher in non-turbo, that makes no difference?
    • wtallis 13y ago
      Turbo modes are opportunistic based on temperature and short-term power draw, so you can't be 100% definite about the speed the processor will run at. But generally speaking, when that 6-core processor is only running 4 threads, it will turbo up to the same speed that the 4-core operates at fully loaded, and they'll both hit the same peak for a single-threaded workload.