Author: Bo Persson
Date: 23:48:03 04/15/05
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On April 16, 2005 at 01:21:40, Mike Byrne wrote: >On April 16, 2005 at 00:16:58, S J J wrote: > >> >> ... what is the expected impact to chess programs. Must they be re-written >>for the new processor, or simply re-compiled? >> >>http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22556 >> >> >>Steve > >A dual core processor has two processor cores on one die essentially like having >a dual processor system in one processor. > >Any program that is SMP aware will be able to take advantange of a dual core >system. If you favor a Windows OS, that also means you must have a Windows >"Pro" Edition versus a "Home" edition. It actually does not. Microsoft licenses their software per chip, not per core. XP Home is the same code as XP Pro, it is just a configuration issue. And a price difference. >Dual Core will be faster than Hyper >threading but slower than a true dual processor system. > >The OS itself will tale advantage of the dual core system , thus making it seem >more responsive than a single CPU single core system. You could also look at this page http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22553 describing that HP by mistake(?) has already begun selling dual core Opteron systems. By total chance, AMD is also going to announce dual core chips next week. Bo Persson
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