Will Apple computers use Intel processors in the future?
Recently, CNet quoted a market research article called "PC Manifesto" as saying that Apple will most likely use Intel processors for production.
Today’s Apple is no longer the glorious Apple of the past. If Apple wants to achieve development, it must make changes. Changes must first start with reducing production costs, but Steve will definitely not make any changes in the appearance of the machine. After all, this is Apple's proud and only product selling point at present, and the only thing that needs to be changed is the internal hardware configuration.
Although we are not sure which manufacturer's processor products Apple will use for production, whether it is Power5, Clawhammer or Prescott, if Apple chooses the latter two for production, there will definitely be a chance in the next few years. Performance has improved to some extent.
The new Apple computer completes the conversion to Intel architecture
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August 25, 2006 04:24 eNet Silicon Valley Power
Author: Yuki
Apple Computer Company launched a new Mac Pro today. This 64-bit desktop workstation with quad-core dual-core Xeon processors is equipped with two new dual-core Intel Xeon processors. It adopts Intel's new architecture and has twice the performance of Power Macreg; G5 Quad*. With leading performance, more powerful expansion capabilities, and higher-performance graphics card options, the newly designed Mac Pro has become the most ideal system for users with extremely high performance requirements. The launch of Mac Pro marks the rapid and seamless transition of Apple Computer's products to Intel architecture, and now the entire Mac series uses Intel's latest processors.
“Apple Computer successfully completed the transition to Intel processors in seven months—210 days to be exact,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs, “and, What better product than Mac Pro can satisfy the dreams of Mac users in the workstation field? ”
The new Mac Pro is equipped with the new dual-core Intel Xeon 5100 series based on the revolutionary Intel microprocessor architecture? processor that delivers breakthrough performance and power efficiency. In industry-standard performance tests, the new Mac Pro is faster than the Power Mac G5 Quad. The Mac Pro is equipped with two dual-core Intel Xeon processors, each with 4MB of shared L2 cache and independent 1.33 GHz front-side bus. Featuring 667 MHz DDR2 fully buffered memory, Mac Pro also boasts a 256-bit wide memory architecture that delivers incredible bandwidth.
The newly designed Mac Pro offers a new direct-attached storage solution that plug-in installs up to four 500GB Serial ATA drives without cables, for a total of 2TB of internal storage—this is The highest record on Mac so far - and supports two optical drives to read or write to CDs and DVDs at the same time. Every Mac Pro includes three full-length PCI Express expansion slots and one double-wide PCI Express graphics slot, supporting high-power double-wide graphics without sacrificing multiple slots. The Mac Pro has one FireWire 800 port, one FireWire 400 port, and two USB 2.0 ports on the front panel, and one FireWire 800 port, one FireWire 400 port, and three USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, allowing users to quickly and easily Connect the most popular peripherals. Mac Pro also includes two Gigabit Ethernet ports, optical digital audio input and output, analog audio input and output, optional built-in AirPort? Extreme and Bluetooth 2.EDR.
Each Mac Pro comes standard with an NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics card with 256MB of video memory, supporting dual monitors and Apple's 30-inch Cinema HD Display. Optional ATI Radeon X1900 XT and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics cards with 512MB of video memory can support up to two Apple 30-inch Cinema HD Display monitors. Quadro FX 4500 also includes a 3D port to connect to stereoscopic glasses, enabling the application of three-dimensional effects. It is ideal for animation, special effects and scientific visualization applications that require extremely high performance. Mac Pro supports up to four PCI Express graphics cards and can drive up to eight monitors at a time, making it suitable for advanced visualization and large display walls.
Every new Mac Pro comes with the latest version of the world's most advanced operating system - Mac OS X version 10.4.7 Tiger, including Safari, Mail, iCal and iChat AV. Tiger includes an innovative software conversion technology called Rosetta that allows users to seamlessly run most Mac OS X PowerPC applications. There are currently more than 3,000 universal applications available for Intel-based Mac users to choose from, including all of Apple Computer's general and professional applications. Universal Mac software includes versions of Xsan, a high-performance, enterprise-class storage area network (SAN) file system, and Mac OS X Server, Apple Computer's award-winning server operating system. An updated list of Mac OS
Apple Computer's award-winning widescreen flat-panel Cinema Display is the perfect companion to the Mac Pro and is now more affordable than ever. Featuring an industry-leading 2560 x 1600 resolution, the 30-inch Cinema HD Display and 1920 x 1200 23-inch Cinema HD Display, both ideal for editing high-definition television (HDTV) content, are now priced at RMB 19,800 and RMB 9,800. Now, a 20-inch Cinema Display with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 is available for only RMB 6,800, providing enough space for editing full-size images and having ample screen palette space.
Pricing and Availability
Standard preconfigured Mac Pro configurations including two 2.66 GHz dual-core Intel Xeon processors will be available in August 2006 through authorized Apple resellers The dealer purchased it at a price of RMB 24,500. The 20-inch Cinema Display, 23-inch Cinema HD Display and 30-inch Cinema HD Display are currently on sale through Apple authorized resellers, with suggested retail prices of RMB 6,800, RMB 9,800 and RMB 19,800 respectively.
The Mac Pro, with a suggested retail price of RMB 24,500, includes:
Two 2.66 GHz dual-core Intel Xeon processors;
1GB 667 MHz DDR2 fully buffered ECC memory, expandable up to 16GB;
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics card with 256MB GDDR2 SDRAM;
250GB Serial ATA (3Gb/s) hard drive at 7200 rpm ;
16x-speed SuperDrive that supports dual-layer burning (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
Four PCI Express slots: one double-wide graphics card slots and three full-length expansion slots; and
Mighty Mouse and Apple keyboard.
Estimates based on industry standard SPECint and SPECfp rate tests. SPEC is a registered trademark of Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC); for more information, visit www.apple.com/macpro.
For information on Apple software supported by Rosetta, visit www.apple.com/rosetta/. For third-party software, please contact the manufacturer directly.
Apple Computer Company triggered the personal computer revolution with the Apple II in the 1970s, and completely transformed the personal computer with the launch of the Macintosh in the 1980s. Apple Computers are widely recognized through its innovative and award-winning desktop and notebook computers, Mac OS X operating system, iLife digital lifestyle software and professional applications. In addition, Apple has triggered a revolution in digital music with its market-leading iPod series of portable digital music players and iTunes online music store.