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how do I know if my mac is 32 or 64 bit?

how do I know if my mac is 32 or 64 bit?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Feb 17, 2015 11:16 PM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2015 3:53 AM

Top left corner, click apple,

open about this mac

click on more info...

--- lot of data about your machine here ---

click on system report (or go to utilities/ system report -- its just more fun this way) 😁

  1. Compare your Processor Name to information below
  2. determine whether your Mac has a 32-bit or 64-bit processor.
  3. all later model macs are 64 bit (unlike ms)


Processor Name32- or 64-bit
Intel Core Solo32 bit
Intel Core Duo32 bit
Intel Core 2 Duo64 bit
Intel Quad-Core Xeon64 bit
Dual-Core Intel Xeon64 bit
Quad-Core Intel Xeon64 bit
Core i364 bit
Core i564 bit
Core i764 bit
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Feb 18, 2015 3:53 AM in response to haydeefromdoral

Top left corner, click apple,

open about this mac

click on more info...

--- lot of data about your machine here ---

click on system report (or go to utilities/ system report -- its just more fun this way) 😁

  1. Compare your Processor Name to information below
  2. determine whether your Mac has a 32-bit or 64-bit processor.
  3. all later model macs are 64 bit (unlike ms)


Processor Name32- or 64-bit
Intel Core Solo32 bit
Intel Core Duo32 bit
Intel Core 2 Duo64 bit
Intel Quad-Core Xeon64 bit
Dual-Core Intel Xeon64 bit
Quad-Core Intel Xeon64 bit
Core i364 bit
Core i564 bit
Core i764 bit
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Feb 13, 2016 8:56 AM in response to Darkness Knight

Darkness Knight wrote:

then what about 11.6"?

The current 11" Macbook Air uses an intel i5 64-bit processor.


The original 11" Macbook Air (Last 2010) used an intel Core 2 Duo 64-bit processor


The Core 2 Duo line was intel's first consumer 64-bit processors. I think the Xeon commercial line when 64-bit before the Core 2 Duo line. All the i5 and i7 intel processors are 64-bit.

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Jan 20, 2016 5:40 PM in response to Minie Smith

M stands for Mobile. The Intel Core M is the line of mobile processors for the ultra thin computers. The 12" MacBook uses the Intel Core M Processor type.


If you are asking whether its 32 or 64bit, then its 64Bit. Intel has not made a 32Bit processor in several years.

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how do I know if my mac is 32 or 64 bit?

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