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Started Mar 30, 2014 | User reviews thread
MOD Kendall Helmstetter Gelner Forum Pro • Posts: 20,587
Macs and PC's have used same CPU for years

William Wilgus wrote:

It isn't the amount of ram. The Mac's CPU is much more powerful than the ones in IBM-PC derivatives. Also, the video system in the Mac might be faster than the one in your PC, contributing to the difference.

Unfortunately for Mac users, I read that Apple is changing the CPU in the new Macs to the same one as used in PCs. The reason? Cost, and a better ability to run PC software.

What do you mean my this?  Macs and PC's have both been using Intel CPU's for many years now.  Apple has supported Bootcamp for many years also, it boots into Windows just fine - or you can use virtualization software to run PC software in OSX.

Apple is making no changes to the Cpu that would hurt software, SPP included...

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