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Hi I want to replace my Logic Board, but can only find the board from an i5 2.9 GHz model. I have checked the spec on everymac.com and it seems to be exactly the same except fitted with a different CPU. So the question is, if I buy this replacement board and swap over the CPU, am I getting the same spec board. The only differences I can see are the L2/L3 cache, which I assume is in the CPU. So that wouldn’t matter, would it ? It’s a fair bit of money so I want to get it right. Thanks for any help iMac 21.5" 2.9 GHz i5 (Late 2012)iMac 21.5" 3.1 GHz i7 (Late 2012)
So to answer your question: The logic boards are the same within the series (iMac13,1) the only differences are some have soldered CPU’s Vs socketed CPU’s and the low end models are missing the SSD slot and hardware (HD only models). So as long as the logic board is socketed you can place a replacement CPU that was intended for this series: iMac13,1. Don’t forget to get thermal paste and cleaner: Arctic Silver Thermal Paste Arctic Silver ArctiClean
