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- Aug 12, 2012
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- Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
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- i5-3570K
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- GTX 680
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- Classic Mac
ARM does not make or sell processors. They license the IP rights to anyone who wants to build an ARM processor. Licensees are free to customize as they see fit, as long as they are compliant with the ARM ISA. ARM is actually owned by SoftBank, a Japanese telecom.Not much I think. Those ARM processors are more suitable for macbooks and possibly low-end iMacs due to its low power requirement. High end iMacs and Mac Pros will still use Intel or possible AMD processors. Currently ARM processor cannot outperform Intel/AMD but that can change in the future. ARM processors are relatively new to the market so only time will tell until they're bought out by larger company. Just like National Semiconductor bought out Cyrix processor and it went downhill very fast.