Unreleased Core i7 MacBook Pro 6,1 Benchmarked? Supplies Constrained

A Geekbench result posted to their site on February 4th has generated a lot of excitement in our forums. The report seems to reveal the results for an unreleased Arrandale MacBook Pro running at 2.66GHz. Intel officially unveiled the new latest mobile chips at CES 2010 and Apple has been widely expected to use them in their next MacBook Pro revisions.
The MacBook Pro gives a "6,1" model designation and a non-shipping build of Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Build 10C3067). The 6,1 designation has been spotted before in recent builds of Mac OS X 10.6.2. The later build number is also consistent with the kind of interim builds Apple provides with brand new hardware.

The processor is listed as an Intel Core i7 M 620 running at 2.66GHz. The final benchmark score of 5260 compares favorably to identically clocked (2.66GHz) shipping MacBook Pros (3700-4000). The Core i7 M 620 is a high end dual core processor with Turbo Boost and Hyperthreading.
Apple's MacBook Pros are due for updates and Intel's new mobile processors are the most likely candidates. While we haven't heard any solid evidence, there have been rumblings from international resellers that Apple's MacBook Pros supplies have been constrained. Supplies can be constrained for any number of reasons, but the timing does fit with a MacBook Pro refresh.
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(View all)26 months ago
WTF!? This can only be the real deal or a Hackintosh. Either way good news. :eek::D
http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/210968
If the first link doesn't work:http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:Y9i2tpljiwEJ:browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/210968+Mac-F22589C8&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk
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My predictions for the Feb 2010 refresh.
Future 13"
$1200 - 2.13GHz Core i3-350M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics
$1500 - 2.26GHz Core i3-350M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics
Future 15"
$1700 - 2.26GHz Core i3-350M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics
$2000 - 2.40GHz Core i5-520M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
$2300 - 2.53GHz Core i5-540M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
$2600 - 2.66GHz Core i7-620M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
Future 17"
$2500 - 2.53GHz Core i5-540M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
$2800 - 2.66GHz Core i7-620M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
No Clarksfield (4 Cores, 8 Threads). No ATI Graphics.
http://browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/210968
If the first link doesn't work:http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:Y9i2tpljiwEJ:browse.geekbench.ca/geekbench2/view/210968+Mac-F22589C8&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk
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My predictions for the Feb 2010 refresh.
Future 13"
$1200 - 2.13GHz Core i3-350M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics
$1500 - 2.26GHz Core i3-350M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics
Future 15"
$1700 - 2.26GHz Core i3-350M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics
$2000 - 2.40GHz Core i5-520M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
$2300 - 2.53GHz Core i5-540M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
$2600 - 2.66GHz Core i7-620M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
Future 17"
$2500 - 2.53GHz Core i5-540M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 3MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
$2800 - 2.66GHz Core i7-620M, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4MB L3, 1066 FSB
Intel Integrated Graphics + NVIDIA Optimus + NVIDIA Discrete Graphics
No Clarksfield (4 Cores, 8 Threads). No ATI Graphics.
26 months ago
I don't think it's a Hackintosh... it says:
Motherboard - Apple Inc. Mac-F22589C8
BIOS - Apple Inc. MBP61.88Z.004C.B00.1001251657
I was configuring my ThinkPad when I found it. :o
EDIT: zorahk just said that.
Motherboard - Apple Inc. Mac-F22589C8
BIOS - Apple Inc. MBP61.88Z.004C.B00.1001251657
I was configuring my ThinkPad when I found it. :o
EDIT: zorahk just said that.
26 months ago
Okay, I'll bite: what is the MacBook Pro 6,1? Is that the currently shipping model? Or is this a sneak peek at some new version?
26 months ago
Downloaded the page incase Apple decides to invoke the NDA ban hammer on Geek Bench
26 months ago
If you don't know what 6,1 or 6,2 means:
http://theappleblog.com/2009/10/26/mac-os-x-10-6-2-update-points-to-new-macbook-pros/
*FAP*
http://theappleblog.com/2009/10/26/mac-os-x-10-6-2-update-points-to-new-macbook-pros/
*FAP*
26 months ago
Okay, I'll bite: what is the MacBook Pro 6,1? Is that the currently shipping model? Or is this a sneak peek at some new version?
6,1 (and 6,2) are the semi-confirmed successors to the current laptop line. This is the first time we've seen actual stats of the laptop(s).
Judging by the fact it's got an i7, I assume that 6,1 is a 17" or comparatively larger sized of the laptop family.
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