To start with let’s take a look at EveryMac listing [link|https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.1-6-core-27-inch-retina-5k-2020-specs.html|27” 3.1 GHz Core i5 (5K, 2020)] we need to focus in on the CPUs series so reviewing the description paragraph we spy this:
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features a 14-nm "Comet Lake" 3.1 GHz Intel "Core i5" processor (I5-10500)
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So you would need a Comet Lake generation of Intel CPU:
> 3.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-10600)
> 3.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-10700K)
But before you make this leap are you sure that’s what’s holding you back? More often the RAM and Storage need upgrading first! So review your needs (Apps) as some apps benefit with deeper RAM while others it’s the storage or both!
Your system can support upto 128 GB RAM use the Activity Monitor App to see what’s being used before altering things as one can over do it which is also a waste.
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Storage is a bit harder! Apple striped the SATA port and then Soldered! The SSD Flash chips! So there is no internal upgrades possible! You are limited to external Thunderbolt 3 Drives to get the best performance. Here we would want a RAID drive or two to maximize the TB3 ports throughput. Sadly the internal soldered drive becomes a waste. As it’s throughput is limited due the Flash chip Apple used.
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Storage is a bit harder! Apple striped the SATA port and then Soldered! The SSD Flash chips! So there is no internal upgrades possible! You are limited to external Thunderbolt 3 Drives to get the best performance. Here we would want a RAID drive or two to maximize the TB3 ports throughput. Sadly the internal soldered drive becomes a waste. As it’s throughput is limited due the Flash chips Apple used.
So I would start there before altering the CPU as often people make this leap either breaking their system if they haven’t upgraded the Mac CPU before as it’s tricky! As Apple didn’t make it easy. Then for all the work they don’t get what they expected!
To start with let’s take a look at EveryMac listing [link|https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.1-6-core-27-inch-retina-5k-2020-specs.html|27” 3.1 GHz Core i5 (5K, 2020)] we need to focus in on the CPUs series so reviewing the description paragraph we spy this:
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features a 14-nm "Comet Lake" 3.1 GHz Intel "Core i5" processor (I5-10500)
[/quote]
So you would need a Comet Lake generation of Intel CPU:
> 3.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-10600)
> 3.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-10700K)
But before you make this leap are you sure that’s what’s holding you back? More often the RAM and Storage need upgrading first! So review your needs (Apps) as some apps benefit with deeper RAM while others it’s the storage or both!
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Your system can support upto 128 GB RAM use the Monitor App to see what’s being used before altering things as one can over do it which is also a waste.
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Your system can support upto 128 GB RAM use the Activity Monitor App to see what’s being used before altering things as one can over do it which is also a waste.
Storage is a bit harder! Apple striped the SATA port and then Soldered! The SSD Flash chips! So there is no internal upgrades possible! You are limited to external Thunderbolt 3 Drives to get the best performance. Here we would want a RAID drive or two to maximize the TB3 ports throughput. Sadly the internal soldered drive becomes a waste. As it’s throughput is limited due the Flash chip Apple used.
So I would start there before altering the CPU as often people make this leap either breaking their system if they haven’t upgraded the Mac CPU before as it’s tricky! As Apple didn’t make it easy. Then for all the work they don’t get what they expected!
To start with let’s take a look at EveryMac listing [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.1-6-core-27-inch-retina-5k-2020-specs.html|27” 3.1 GHz Core i5 (5K, 2020)] we need to focus in on the CPUs series so reviewing the description paragraph we spy this:
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To start with let’s take a look at EveryMac listing [link|https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.1-6-core-27-inch-retina-5k-2020-specs.html|27” 3.1 GHz Core i5 (5K, 2020)] we need to focus in on the CPUs series so reviewing the description paragraph we spy this:
features a 14-nm "Comet Lake" 3.1 GHz Intel "Core i5" processor (I5-10500)
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So you would need a Comet Lake generation of Intel CPU:
> 3.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-10600)
> 3.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-10700K)
But before you make this leap are you sure that’s what’s holding you back? More often the RAM and Storage need upgrading first! So review your needs (Apps) as some apps benefit with deeper RAM while others it’s the storage or both!
Your system can support upto 128 GB RAM use the Monitor App to see what’s being used before altering things as one can over do it which is also a waste.
Storage is a bit harder! Apple striped the SATA port and then Soldered! The SSD Flash chips! So there is no internal upgrades possible! You are limited to external Thunderbolt 3 Drives to get the best performance. Here we would want a RAID drive or two to maximize the TB3 ports throughput. Sadly the internal soldered drive becomes a waste. As it’s throughput is limited due the Flash chip Apple used.
So I would start there before altering the CPU as often people make this leap either breaking their system if they haven’t upgraded the Mac CPU before as it’s tricky! As Apple didn’t make it easy. Then for all the work they don’t get what they expected!
To start with let’s take a look at EveryMac listing [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.1-6-core-27-inch-retina-5k-2020-specs.html|27” 3.1 GHz Core i5 (5K, 2020)] we need to focus in on the CPUs series so reviewing the description paragraph we spy this:
“features a 14-nm "Comet Lake" 3.1 GHz Intel "Core i5" processor (I5-10500)”
So you would need a Comet Lake generation of Intel CPU:
> 3.3 GHz Core i5 (I5-10600)
> 3.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-10700K)
But before you make this leap are you sure that’s what’s holding you back? More often the RAM and Storage need upgrading first! So review your needs (Apps) as some apps benefit with deeper RAM while others it’s the storage or both!
Your system can support upto 128 GB RAM use the Monitor App to see what’s being used before altering things as one can over do it which is also a waste.
Storage is a bit harder! Apple striped the SATA port and then Soldered! The SSD Flash chips! So there is no internal upgrades possible! You are limited to external Thunderbolt 3 Drives to get the best performance. Here we would want a RAID drive or two to maximize the TB3 ports throughput. Sadly the internal soldered drive becomes a waste. As it’s throughput is limited due the Flash chip Apple used.
So I would start there before altering the CPU as often people make this leap either breaking their system if they haven’t upgraded the Mac CPU before as it’s tricky! As Apple didn’t make it easy. Then for all the work they don’t get what they expected!