Author: Matt Taylor
Date: 22:09:50 12/13/02
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On December 13, 2002 at 22:47:56, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On December 13, 2002 at 21:45:25, Matt Taylor wrote: > >><snip> >>>There are no dual PIV's at the moment. Only dual xeons. Xeons are _not_ >>>PIV's.... For several reasons that can be found on the Intel web site. That's >>>why >>>xeons are considered to be their "server class chips" while the PIV is their >>>"desktop >>>class chip". >> >>Actually the high-clocked Xeons are Pentium 4 Xeons. If memory serves correctly, >>the original Xeon was a Pentium 2 with extra cache. The Xeon is just Intel's >>name for the SMP version of the chip. It's still the same chip, but in most >>cases they add extra cache and enable SMP. >> >>-Matt > > >They are not quite PIVs. If you use intel's compiler and compile for a PIV >and run it on a PIV the thing runs fine. If you compile for a PIV and run it >on a xeon it will blow up. > >---from experience last week... :) "blow up"? A fireworks show is always nice...what exactly do you mean?
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