

Each core has a dedicated 256k level 2 cache, shares 6 MB of level 3 cache, and has an integrated memory controller (dual channel). This model is powered by a 14 nm, 64-bit "Eighth Generation" Intel Mobile Core i5 "Coffee Lake" (I5-8259U) processor which includes four independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip with 128 MB of eDRAM embedded on the processor die. This system also supports "Turbo Boost 2.0" - which "automatically increases the speed of the active cores" to improve performance when needed (up to 4.0 GHz for this model) - and "Hyper Threading" - which allows the system to recognize four total "cores" or "threads" (two real and two virtual).Ī MacBook Pro (2018)with 2.3GHz quad-core 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor

Each core has a dedicated 256k level 2 cache, shares 4 MB of level 3 cache, and has an integrated memory controller (dual channel). This system also supports "Turbo Boost 2.0" - which "automatically increases the speed of the active cores" to improve performance when needed (up to 3.6 GHz for this model) - and "Hyper Threading" - which allows the system to recognize four total "cores" or "threads" (two real and two virtual).Ī MacBook Pro (2017) with 2.5GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processorĭetails: This model is powered by a 14 nm, 64-bit "Seventh Generation" Intel Mobile Core i7 "Kaby Lake" (I7-7660U) processor which includes two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip with 64 MB of eDRAM embedded on the processor die. Your current Macwith 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7ĭetails: This model is powered by a 22 nm, 64-bit Intel Mobile Core i7 "Ivy Bridge" (I7-3520M) processor which includes two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip. What you should do is compare the processors. Not only does the newer MacBook processor have more cores (in one case), they are both a newer generation processor.
