An even faster iMac17,1? ... or a spoof?

[DWHH1]

Has anyone taken a look at GeekBench browser in the last couple of days? Go to Geekbench, select browser and enter 'iMac17,1 i7 32-bit' in the search box. Most of the performance figures are in the 15000 range (multicore) but in the last couple of days there have been a number in the 23000 range that claim to be for a 6 core 12 thread variant. It might be a Geekbench software error. Would someone really buy a 27 inch 5k iMac only to swap out the motherboard? Am I missing something obvious?

Thoughts?

 

[DaakuMaujii]

The processor is identified as a Core i7-5930K, so I'd guess someone is running a hackintosh? If I remember correctly you could 'spoof' a system identifier to let Mac OS X think you are running a particular system. At 140W, this CPU is bit heavy for an iMac.

Or maybe someone at Apple is testing an as of yet unreleased iMac and forgot to disconnect from the Internet after download GeekBench ;-)

 

[Rmafive]

Has anyone taken a look at GeekBench browser in the last couple of days? Go to Geekbench, select browser and enter 'iMac17,1 i7 32-bit' in the search box. Most of the performance figures are in the 15000 range (multicore) but in the last couple of days there have been a number in the 23000 range that claim to be for a 6 core 12 thread variant. It might be a Geekbench software error. Would someone really buy a 27 inch 5k iMac only to swap out the motherboard? Am I missing something obvious?

Thoughts?

It's most likely a hackintosh being identified as an iMac17,1.

 

[desmond2046]

The CPU is not soldered to the board. In principle one can replace it. But I am not aware of any Skylake 6 core CPU...

 

[DaakuMaujii]

The CPU is not soldered to the board. In principle one can replace it. But I am not aware of any Skylake 6 core CPU...

There aren't any 6 core Skylake CPUs available, nor have I seen any on speculative road maps yet. But the fact that the CPU isn't soldered onto the logic board certainly is interesting. Will upgrading the CPU be as easy as picking the right socket and matching the maximum thermal specifications when better Skylake processors are released? Or will it be limited to CPUs used by Apple only?

 

[Sirmausalot]

Has anyone taken a look at GeekBench browser in the last couple of days? Go to Geekbench, select browser and enter 'iMac17,1 i7 32-bit' in the search box. Most of the performance figures are in the 15000 range (multicore) but in the last couple of days there have been a number in the 23000 range that claim to be for a 6 core 12 thread variant. It might be a Geekbench software error. Would someone really buy a 27 inch 5k iMac only to swap out the motherboard? Am I missing something obvious?

Thoughts?

I think we are due for a Mac Pro update soon. Maybe showing up as an iMac?