There’s a new wave of MacBook notebooks en route.
And it may arrive sooner rather than later.
Per Canadian web site, Geekbench, a recent set of test appears to have show an unreleased Arrandale MacBook Pro notebook running at 2.66 GHz according to MacRumors.
The processor shown is listed as an Intel Core i7 M 620 running at 2.66GHz with a Turbo frequency up to 3.33 GHz. The Intel Core i7 M 620 functions as a high end dual core processor with Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading features.
The MacBook Pro model designation is listed as “6,1” and has a non-shipping build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Build 10C3067).
The original article reports that supplies of MacBooks have been constrained according to international resellers, adding to the belief new Apple laptops are forthcoming.
Intel officially unveiled the Core i3, i5 and i7 processors at last month’s CES trade show in Las Vegas.
The new chips fall under the brands of Core i3 for low-end systems, Core i5 for midrange systems and Core i7 for the fastest systems.
The new processors include dual-core laptop chips under the three brands running between 1.06GHz and 2.66GHz, and desktop chips running between 2.93GHz and 3.46GHz.
According to Intel, the Intel Core i5 processor features: “4-way multi-task processing that allows each core of your processor to work on two tasks at the same time, delivering the performance you need for smart multitasking.”
Last month, Intel pulled an internal ad showing a MacBook running with the Core i5 processor. The MacBook was being offered as a prize as part of the Intel Retail Edge Program, and was sent out in promotional emails. The ad was later replaced with one offering an HP Envy laptop as a replacement.
One reply on “Initial Benchmarks Appear for Unreleased Core i7-Powered MacBook Pro”
Nice. Although I dont really like the lacbooks, it will be nice to have some more on the market to look into if I ever want one.