List of Macintosh models grouped by CPU type

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Apple Macintosh models grouped by CPU type.

Contents

Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
MC68000 Macintosh[1] 8 MHz January 1984 October 1985
Macintosh 512K 8 MHz September 1984 April 1986
Macintosh XL[2] 5 MHz January 1985 August 1986
Macintosh Plus[3] 8 MHz January 1986 October 1990
Macintosh 512Ke[4] 8 MHz April 1986 September 1987
Macintosh SE 8 MHz March 1987 August 1989
Macintosh SE FDHD 8 MHz August 1989 October 1990
Macintosh Portable 16 MHz September 1989 October 1991
Macintosh Classic 8 MHz October 1990 September 1992
MC68HC000 PowerBook 100 16 MHz October 1991 August 1992

A Motorola 68020 processor
A Motorola 68020 processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
MC68020 Macintosh II 16 MHz March 1987 January 1990
Macintosh LC 16 MHz October 1990 March 1992

A Motorola 68030 processor
A Motorola 68030 processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
MC68030 Macintosh IIx 16 MHz September 1988 October 1990
Macintosh SE/30 16 MHz January 1989 October 1990
Macintosh IIcx 16 MHz March 1989 February 1991
Macintosh IIci 25 MHz September 1989 February 1993
Macintosh IIfx 40 MHz March 1990 April 1992
Macintosh IIsi 20 MHz October 1990 March 1993
Macintosh Classic II 16 MHz October 1991 September 1993
Performa 200
PowerBook 140 16 MHz October 1991 August 1992
PowerBook 170 25 MHz October 1991 October 1992
Macintosh LC II 16 MHz March 1992 March 1993
Performa 400
Performa 405
Performa 410
Performa 430
PowerBook 145 25 MHz August 1992 June 1993
Macintosh IIvi 16-32 MHz October 1992 February 1993
Performa 600/600CD
Macintosh IIvx 32 MHz October 1992 October 1993
PowerBook 160 25 MHz October 1992 August 1993
PowerBook 180 33 MHz October 1992 May 1994
PowerBook Duo 210 25 MHz October 1992 October 1993
PowerBook Duo 230 33 MHz October 1992 July 1994
Macintosh Color Classic 16 MHz February 1993 May 1994
Performa 250
Performa 275
Macintosh LC III 25 MHz February 1993 February 1994
Performa 450
PowerBook 165c 33 MHz February 1993 December 1993
Macintosh LC 520 25 MHz June 1993 February 1994
PowerBook 180c 33 MHz June 1993 March 1994
PowerBook 145B 25 MHz July 1993 July 1994
PowerBook 165 33 MHz August 1993 July 1994
Macintosh LC III+ 33 MHz October 1993 February 1994
Performa 460
Performa 466
Performa 467
Macintosh Color Classic II 33 MHz October 1993 May 1994
Macintosh TV 32 MHz October 1993 February 1994
PowerBook Duo 250 33 MHz October 1993 May 1994
PowerBook Duo 270c 33 MHz October 1993 April 1994
Macintosh LC 550 33 MHz February 1994 March 1995
Performa 550
Performa 560
PowerBook 150 33 MHz July 1994 October 1995

A Motorola 68LC040 processor
A Motorola 68LC040 processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
MC68040 Macintosh Quadra 700 25 MHz October 1991 March 1993
Macintosh Quadra 900 25 MHz October 1991 May 1992
Macintosh Quadra 950 33 MHz May 1992 October 1995
Macintosh Centris 650 25 MHz February 1993 October 1993
Macintosh Quadra 800 33 MHz February 1993 March 1994
Workgroup Server 80 33 MHz February 1993 March 1994
Workgroup Server 95[5] 33 MHz March 1993 April 1995
Macintosh Quadra 660av 25 MHz July 1993 September 1994
Macintosh Quadra 840av 40 MHz July 1993 July 1994
Macintosh Centris 660av 25 MHz July 1993 September 1994
Workgroup Server 60 20-25 MHz July 1993 October 1994
Macintosh Quadra 610 25 MHz October 1993 July 1994
Macintosh Quadra 650 33 MHz October 1993 September 1994
Macintosh LC 630 33 MHz July 1994 October 1995
Macintosh Quadra 630 33 MHz July 1994 October 1995
Performa 630
Performa 630CD
Performa 631CD
Performa 635CD
Performa 636
Performa 636CD
Performa 637CD
Performa 638CD
Performa 640CD
PowerBook 550c 33 MHz May 1995 April 1996
MC68LC040 Macintosh Centris 610 20 MHz February 1993 October 1993
Macintosh LC 475 25 MHz October 1993 October 1994
Macintosh Quadra 605 25 MHz October 1993 October 1994
Performa 475
Performa 476
Macintosh LC 575 33 MHz February 1994 April 1995
Performa 575
Performa 576
Performa 577
Performa 578
PowerBook Duo 280 33 MHz April 1994 November 1994
PowerBook Duo 280c 33 MHz April 1994 January 1996
PowerBook 520 25 MHz May 1994 June 1995
PowerBook 520c 25 MHz May 1994 September 1995
PowerBook 540 33 MHz May 1994 October 1994
PowerBook 540c 33 MHz May 1994 August 1995
Macintosh LC 580 33 MHz April 1995 April 1996
Performa 580CD
Performa 588CD
PowerBook 190 33 MHz August 1995 June 1996
PowerBook 190cs 33 MHz August 1995 October 1996

An IBM PowerPC 601 processor
An IBM PowerPC 601 processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
PowerPC 601 Power Macintosh 6100 60-66 MHz March 1994 October 1995
Performa 6110CD
Performa 6112CD
Performa 6115CD
Performa 6116CD
Performa 6117CD
Performa 6118CD
Power Macintosh 7100 66-80 MHz March 1994 January 1996
Power Macintosh 8100 80-110 MHz March 1994 July 1995
Workgroup Server 6150 60-66 MHz April 1994 April 1996
Workgroup Server 8150 80-110 MHz April 1994 April 1996
Workgroup Server 9150 80-120 MHz April 1994 May 1996
Power Macintosh 7200 75-120 MHz May 1995 February 1997
Power Macintosh 8200 100-120 MHz April 1996 July 1996
PowerPC 601v Power Macintosh 7500 100 MHz May 1995 May 1996
Workgroup Server 7250 120 MHz February 1996 April 1997

A Motorola PowerPC 603 processor
A Motorola PowerPC 603 processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
PowerPC 603 Power Macintosh 5200 LC 75 MHz April 1995 April 1996
Performa 5200CD
Performa 5210CD
Performa 5215CD
Performa 5220CD
Power Macintosh 6200 75-120 MHz May 1995 July 1997
Performa 6200CD
Performa 6205CD
Performa 6210CD
Performa 6214CD
Performa 6216CD
Performa 6218CD
Performa 6220CD
Performa 6230CD
PowerPC 603e Power Macintosh 5300 LC 100-120 MHz August 1995 April 1996
Performa 5300CD (DE)
Performa 5320CD
PowerBook 5300c/ce/cs 100-117 MHz August 1995 August 1996
PowerBook Duo 2300c 100 MHz August 1995 February 1997
Power Macintosh 5260 LC 100-120 MHz April 1996 March 1997
Performa 5260CD
Performa 5270CD
Performa 5280CD
Performa 6260CD 100 MHz May 1996 July 1997
Performa 6290CD
Performa 6300CD
Performa 6310CD
Power Macintosh 6300/120 120 MHz May 1996 July 1997
Performa 6320
Power Macintosh 4400 150-200 MHz November 1996 February 1998
Performa 4400
PowerBook 1400c/cs 117-166 MHz November 1996 May 1998
PowerPC 603ev Power Macintosh 5400 LC 120-200 MHz April 1996 early 1998
Performa 5400CD
Performa 5410CD
Performa 5420CD
Performa 5430CD
Performa 5440CD
Power Macintosh 6400 180-200 MHz August 1996 August 1997
Performa 6400
Performa 6360[6] 160 MHz October 1996 October 1997
Power Macintosh 5500 225-275 MHz February 1997 early 1998
Power Macintosh 6500 225-300 MHz February 1997 March 1998
PowerBook 3400 180-240 MHz February 1997 November 1997
20th Anniversary Macintosh 250 MHz May 1997 March 1998
PowerBook 2400 180-240 MHz May 1997 May 1998

A Motorola PowerPC 604e processor
A Motorola PowerPC 604e processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
PowerPC 604 Power Macintosh 8500 120-150 MHz May 1995 August 1996
Power Macintosh 9500 120-150 MHz May 1995 August 1996
Workgroup Server 8550 132 MHz February 1996 September 1996
Power Macintosh 7600 120-132 MHz April 1996 August 1996
PowerPC 604e Power Macintosh 8500 180 MHz August 1996 February 1997
Power Macintosh 9500 180-200 MHz August 1996 February 1997
Power Macintosh 7600 200 MHz August 1996 November 1997
Workgroup Server 8550 200 MHz September 1996 April 1997
Power Macintosh 7300 166-200 MHz February 1997 November 1997
Power Macintosh 8600 200 MHz February 1997 August 1997
Power Macintosh 9600 200-233 MHz February 1997 August 1997
Workgroup Server 7350 180 MHz April 1997 March 1998
Workgroup Server 9650 233 MHz April 1997 August 1997
PowerPC 604ev Power Macintosh 8600 250-300 MHz August 1997 February 1998
Power Macintosh 9600 300-350 MHz August 1997 March 1998
Workgroup Server 9650 350 MHz August 1997 March 1998

The PowerPC 604e was the first Mac processor available in a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) configuration.

An IBM PowerPC 750CXe ("G3") processor
An IBM PowerPC 750CXe ("G3") processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
PowerPC 750 Power Macintosh G3 (Beige) 233-333 MHz November 1997 January 1999
PowerBook G3 250-500 MHz November 1997 January 2001
Macintosh Server G3 (Beige) 233-333 MHz March 1998 December 1998
iMac 266-500 MHz August 1998 July 2001
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) 300-450 MHz January 1999 September 1999
Macintosh Server G3 (Blue & White) 350-450 MHz January 1999 August 1999
iBook 300-366 MHz September 1999 September 2000
PowerPC 750CX iMac 600 MHz September 2000 May 2001
PowerPC 750CXe iBook 366-600 MHz September 2000 May 2002
iMac 500-700 MHz July 2001 March 2003
PowerPC 755 iBook 600 MHz October 2001 May 2002
PowerPC 750FX iBook 600-900 MHz May 2002 October 2003

A Motorola PowerPC 7400 ("G4") processor
A Motorola PowerPC 7400 ("G4") processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
PowerPC 7400 Power Mac G4 350-500 MHz September 1999 January 2001
Macintosh Server G4 350-500 MHz January 2000 January 2001
Power Mac G4 Cube 450-500 MHz August 2000 April 2001
PowerPC 7410 Power Mac G4 533 MHz January 2001 July 2001
PowerBook G4 400-500 MHz January 2001 October 2001
Macintosh Server G4 533 MHz January 2001 July 2001
Power Mac G4 Cube[7] 450-500 MHz April 2001 July 2001
PowerPC 7450 Power Mac G4 667-867 MHz January 2001 January 2002
Macintosh Server G4 733 MHz-1.00 GHz September 2001 August 2002
PowerBook G4 550-667 MHz October 2001 July 2002
iMac G4 700-800 MHz January 2002 January 2003
eMac 700-800 MHz April 2002 May 2003
PowerPC 7455 Power Mac G4 800 MHz-1.42 GHz January 2002 June 2004
PowerBook G4 667 MHz-1.00 GHz April 2002 September 2003
Xserve 1.00-1.33 GHz May 2002 January 2004
Macintosh Server G4 1.00-1.25 GHz August 2002 January 2003
iMac G4 800 MHz-1.25 GHz February 2003 July 2004
eMac 800 MHz-1.00 GHz May 2003 April 2004
iBook G4 800 MHz-1.00 GHz October 2003 April 2004
PowerPC 7447 PowerBook G4 1.00-1.33 GHz September 2003 April 2004
eMac 1.25 GHz April 2004 May 2005
PowerPC 7447a PowerBook G4 1.33-1.67 GHz April 2004 April 2006
iBook G4 1.00-1.42 GHz April 2004 July 2005
Mac mini 1.25-1.50 GHz January 2005 February 2006
eMac 1.42 GHz May 2005 July 2006

The PowerPC 7400 was the first Mac processor to include an AltiVec vector processing unit.

The PowerPC 7455 was the first Mac processor to break the 1 GHz barrier.

An IBM PowerPC 970FX ("G5") processor
An IBM PowerPC 970FX ("G5") processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
PowerPC 970 Power Mac G5 1.6-2.0 GHz June 2003 June 2004
PowerPC 970FX Xserve G5 2.0-2.3 GHz January 2004 August 2005
Power Mac G5 1.8-2.7 GHz June 2004 November 2005
iMac G5 1.6-2.1 GHz August 2004 January 2006
PowerPC 970MP Power Mac G5 2.0-2.5 GHz November 2005 August 2006

The PowerPC 970 was the first 64-bit Mac processor.

The PowerPC 970MP was the first dual-core Mac processor and the first to be found in a quad-core configuration.

An Intel Core Duo ("Yonah") processor
An Intel Core Duo ("Yonah") processor
Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
Core Duo ("Yonah") iMac 1.83-2.00 GHz January 2006 September 2006
MacBook Pro 1.83-2.16 GHz February 2006 October 2006
Mac mini 1.66-1.83 GHz February 2006 current
MacBook 1.83-2.00 GHz May 2006 November 2006
Core Solo ("Yonah") Mac mini 1.50 GHz February 2006 September 2006

The Core Solo was a Core Duo with one of the two cores disabled.

Processor Model Clock speed Introduced Discontinued
Xeon 5100 ("Woodcrest") Mac Pro 2.00-3.00 GHz August 2006 current
Xserve 2.00-3.00 GHz October 2006 current
Core 2 Duo ("Merom") iMac 1.83-2.33 GHz September 2006 current
MacBook Pro 2.16-2.33 GHz October 2006 current
MacBook 1.83-2.00 GHz November 2006 current
Xeon 5300 ("Clovertown") Mac Pro 3.00 GHz April 2007 current

Merom was the first 64-bit processor to appear in a Mac notebook.

Clovertown was the first quad-core Mac processor and the first to be found in an 8-core configuration.

  1. ^ Retroactively named the "Macintosh 128K" after the release of the Macintosh 512K.
  2. ^ An Apple Lisa modified with MacWorks XL to run Mac software.
  3. ^ Sold in educational markets as the "Macintosh Plus ED."
  4. ^ Sold in educational markets as the "Macintosh ED."
  5. ^ Shipped with A/UX operating system but capable of running Mac OS.
  6. ^ Sold in Europe and Asia as the "Power Macintosh 6300/160."
  7. ^ User reports indicate that the Power Mac G4 Cube began shipping with the more power efficient PowerPC 7410 in April 2001. [1]

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