How do I tell what type processor I have in my iMac G5?

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How do I tell what type processor I have in my iMac G5?

I have iMac G5 with 20" display - love it. I see that the minimum requirement for Snow Leopard is an Intel Core Duo processor - not sure what kind of processor I have but I'm sure hoping I don't have to buy a new computer to get Snow Leopard!!
About this Mac menu says "Processor=1.8GHz PowerPC G5" so I am assuming it is NOT an Intel processor - correct?

iMAC G5, Mac OS X (10.4.11), iTunes 8.3 (23)

Posted on Jun 26, 2009 6:38 PM

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Niel

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Jun 26, 2009 6:41 PM in response to Tankersm

About this Mac menu says "Processor=1.8GHz PowerPC G5" so I am assuming it is NOT an Intel processor - correct?

Correct. If a Mac has Power, G3, G4, or G5 in it's name, it doesn't have an Intel CPU.

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MGW

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Jun 26, 2009 7:00 PM in response to Tankersm

You can get along perfectly well with Leopard, but unfortunately, all the coming OSs will only be intel compatible. I don't think that Snow Leopard is going to be a huge advancement over Leopard, so don't feel too left out 😉

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Jun 27, 2009 12:47 PM in response to MGW

Very quickly,

All processors starting with a 'G' are made by IBM (OS8 to OS10.5.x)
All processors starting with 'MC68xxx' are made by Motorola (OS so old now not in use)
Most processors with the words- solo, duo or quad are made by Intel (OS10.4.x to ?)

Hope thats a little bit clearer ?

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