iMac 2022 benchmarks just leaked — and there's a big surprise

iMac 2021 benchmarks just leaked — and there's a large surprise

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Criterion results for an unknown arrangement with a new Cadre i9-10910 processor and AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT graphics card suggest that we'll exist getting at least one new Intel iMac sometime soon.

An initial report from Tom'due south Hardware spotted details of a benchmark score in Ashes of the Singularity, which shows a Jan. 25 entry for a desktop outfitted with an Intel Core i9-10910 Comet Lake CPU and an unannounced AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT graphics card.

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Concluding summertime, it was rumored that the Cadre i9-10910 was a new processor that could be exclusive to Apple. Sitting in between the 10th-generation Core i9-10900K and Core i9-10900, the Core i9-10910 is a 10-core processor, with a 3.6GHz clock speed that can be additional to 4.7GHz.

With a probable TDP (thermal design power) of 95 watts, information technology'southward a good fit for the iMac'south all-in-one design rather than the total tower design of the Mac Pro.

Information technology'southward also the first indication of a new AMD graphics menu, the Radeon Pro 5700 XT. This appears to exist a Pro version of the already sold AMD 5700 XT.

Though Apple isn't the only company to pair Intel processors with AMD graphics hardware, it's not uncommon for Apple to utilise the combination, especially with models that are just a flake different than those already on the market place.

And if Apple tree is already in the benchmarking stage for a new iMac, it's likely that we'll encounter the new model officially announced sometime this bound.

What about Apple Silicon?

I know what you're thinking. How can in that location be a new Intel-powered iMac coming when Apple is moving all of its Macs to Apple tree Silicon?

We are expecting an ARM-powered iMac this bound, and we've seen enough of rumors near a re-designed iMac with Apple Silicon inside in recent months.

As we saw in our Apple MacBook Air review, MacBook Pro review and Mac mini review, the new M1 chip is more than capable of taking on the Intel Cadre i3 and Cadre i5 processors used in equivalent laptops and mini PCs, making a strong get-go showing for the new Apple tree-designed hardware.

And we will be getting an Apple Silicon-powered iMac in the nearly future, because Apple has already announced its intentions of moving entirely to Apple tree fries past the end of 2022.

But we're non there nonetheless, and Apple will continue to rely on Intel's desktop processors in the coming months before they accept their own equivalent desktop-form processors set up to go. And a desktop-class Core i9 processor sounds like the perfect candidate to fill that gap in the coming months.

Brian Westover is an Editor at Tom'due south Guide, roofing everything from TVs to the latest PCs. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he wrote for TopTenReviews and PCMag.