This is pretty infuriating, with all the wax and polish you can’t find the exact mode of the CPU your Mac is equipped with. While this may not be a problem for most Mac owners out there, it sure was for us.
So, open a terminal window and issue the following
sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string
As soon as you hit the Enter key, you should see the exact model you’re Mac has.
