How do you check if a new MBP is a SR or the Penryon processors?

[Romeo604]

I am a newbie... and have no clue how to tell. Thanks!

 

[kfordham281]

The L2 cache. The new has 3MB on the 2.4Ghz and 6MB on the 2.5 and 2.6 processors. The SR had 4MB L2 cache (at least mine does; 2.2GHz).

 

[aristobrat]

I am a newbie... and have no clue how to tell. Thanks!

Since the new MBPs have the new keyboard layout, a quick way to visually check would be to see if the F3 and F4 keys are Exposé and Dashboard.

On a SR MBP, they'd be mute and volume down.

 

[Romeo604]

oh thanks for the tips !!!