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There’s rumors about a quad-core iMac, and others about just faster dual-core iMac.

Maybe we will see another scenario: a physicial dual-core iMac that execute 4-threads at once?

Intel released the Core i7 Quad-Core/8-Threads processor with fast 3-way DDR-3 memory interface and plan to release a low-end version with Dual-Core/4Threads and 2-way DDR-3 memory interface, that consume far less power (dissipate less heat too ) and maybe the best fit to offer faster iMac (up to 50% faster) while retaining the current design.

So if Apple choose the Core i5, it will offer the performance-level of first generation MacPro (4×2.0Ghz basic confi), while being slower than actual 2.66Ghz real Quad-Core actual MacPro.

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The new Intel Core i7 is a quad-core CPU that executes 8 threads in parallel, with the help of hyperthreading.

To put it shortly, the Core i7 is amazing, offering nearly the performance-level of bi-Xeon (2×4 cores) in the prosumer-level, and twice (2X) the performance of the best AMD quad-core processors while consuming less power!

I could not wait to have a bi-core (4 threads) or even quad-core (8-threads) Core i7 on the iMac that will offer the performance level of current MacPro

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