I'm getting a Macbook Pro 2015 13 inch in a few weeks. I'm interested in getting the slightly faster 2.9 ghz intel core i5 processor. Is this a completely different model? Or is it just the same processor as in the base model, but slightly overclocked to be a bit faster? Would you recommend the upgrade?
Thanks! Seb
MacBook Pro with Retina display
It's a different motherboard that runs a slightly higher clock rate multiplier. It's most likely the same i5 chip, but we really don't have that information.
If you need more speed, then I'd recommend it.
Thanks for your help! Just to clarify, if it is the same processor and is overclocked, does this mean it will risk damaging the computer? I heard that an overclocked processor can cause damage?
Thanks.
It's not overclocked. All Intel CPUs have a range of recommended clock rates. Overclocking involves increasing the clock rate beyond the Turbo limit. The chips are not "overclocked" in that sense, and the computer is not at risk. Apple does not provide any means for overclocking the CPUs or GPUs.
Overclocking can cause damage if the CPU is run at an extremely high clock rate without proper cooling. Notebook computers in general lack the size that would be needed to cool them sufficiently to overclock them well past recommended limits.
I don't know very much about how it all works but now I understand. Thanks for all your help! 🙂
Is the intel core i5 2.9 ghz processor in the macbook pro 13' 2015 just an overclocked 2.7 ghz i5 base model processor?
