



This system also supports "Turbo Boost" - which "automatically boosts the processor speed based on workload" up to 2.93 GHz for this model - and "Hyper Threading" - which allows the system to recognize four "virtual cores" or "threads."īy default, it is configured with 4 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500) installed in pairs (two 2 GB modules), a 320 GB Serial ATA (5400 RPM) hard drive, an 8X DL "SuperDrive", and dual graphics processors - a NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 256 MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory and Intel HD Graphics with 256 MB of RAM shared with the system - that Mac OS X automatically switches between for better graphics performance and better battery life, respectively, depending on application use. The MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.4 15-Inch (Mid-2010) is powered by a 32 nm, dual-core 2.4 GHz Intel "Core i5" I5-520M (Arrandale) processor, with dedicated 256k level 2 cache for each core and an 3 MB shared level 3 cache.
