Review - Apple iMac 20″ - Part 6

Hardware Features

The 20″ iMac on this review is equipped with a Intel Core 2 Duo 2,66GHz with a front side bus frequency of 1066Mhz. The L2 cache split between the two cores is 6MB. The processor seems to be a variant of the Intel Core 2 Duo E8190/E8200 models, that are in fact identical to the one used on this system, except for the FBS frequency that on the models previously mentioned arrives to 1333Mhz. The processor works together with a chipset Intel PM964 northbridge and ICH8M southbridge.

The memory on this system is 2GB, organized in two So-DIMM modules manufactured by Nynix. The memory frequences correspond to the DDR2 PC-6400 specifications, which is 800Mhz. In order to access the slots for a maintenance or expansion, it’s necessary to remove a small cover placed on the base of the display and use the handles that keep the two modules in place.