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Upgrading Processor on Late 2015 iMac 27

Late 2015 iMac 27 Retina 5k

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bert [Entry]

"George Siomos

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bert [Entry]

"Here's the guide for doing it: iMac Intel 27"" Retina 5K Display CPU Replacement

UPDATE

The iMac ""Core i7"" 4.0 27-Inch Aluminum (Retina 5K, Late 2015/Skylake) features a 14-nm ""Skylake"" Quad Core 4.0 GHz Intel ""Core i7"" processor (6700K) with four independent processor ""cores"" on a single chip, an 8 MB shared level 3 cache, 8 GB of 1867 MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM (PC3-14900) installed in pairs (two 4 GB modules)

4.0 GHz Core i7 (I7-6700K)

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9483/intel..."
bert [Entry]

Hey guys, do I need to install new OS after change CPU? For windows OS, I know we have to but not sure for
bert [Entry]

Guys, have you ever tried to put the CPU from the 2017 in the 2015? It is the same socket! Could probably have the support because the 2017 iMac already use it! Any comments?