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Is it possible to share the processor power of two Mac?

I am about to buy a refurbished 21" iMac which, while having a good GPU (AMD radeon pro 555x), doesn't have a good processor (3.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i3)


My questions are the following:


Can I use the thunderbolt port on the iMac and on my actual Macbook air to combine the AMD GPU of the iMac and the 1.1 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 CPU of my laptop to create a kind of god-computer?


Is the CPU of the iMac really that bad? (it has a good speed or whatever is called this number: 3.6 and a fair amount of cores but is only an I3, dose the i value really matter?


I am trying to play Minecraft whit a good farmerate and speak French so don't mind the written mistakes please.



Posted on Dec 30, 2021 9:52 AM

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Posted on Dec 30, 2021 12:11 PM

No, you cannot use the CPU from the MacBook with the iMac.


The i3 may matter, but would likely be compensated by the faster speeds anyway so likely will be better than the 1.1ghz i5.

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Is it possible to share the processor power of two Mac?

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