Confused? Difference between P4 Xeon and P4 Xeon MP? Does both offer hyperthreading?

[PeeluckyDuckee]

I thought all P4 Xeons were SMPable, no? What about hyperthreading? Both use the same number of pins?

 

[MrThompson]

The newer Xeons with 512 Megs of cache support Hyperthreading and SMP with two physical CPUs. Xeon MPs have an integrated L3 cache and support SMP with four to eight CPUs.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: MrThompson
The newer Xeons with 512 Megs of cache support Hyperthreading and SMP with two physical CPUs. Xeon MPs have an integrated L3 cache and support SMP with four to eight CPUs.

512 Megs of cache?!?!?! I'll take 2 please

-Ice

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

Xeon MP offers L3 cache on die?

The new P4 Xeons are reasonably cheap, its the motherboards that are pricey. Can someone please recommend a few popular models? Thx.

 

[MrThompson]

The Iwill DP400 I use is about $425. Here's a review of it. The other bargain board is the Supermicro P4DCE+, priced at about $385. Both are excellent boards.

Regarding CPUs, even the 1.8 gig Prestonias ($209) fell pretty dang peppy, especially if you have a fast SCSI storage system.

If you are considering Xeons, do a search for "Xeon" at the 2CPU Forums. The members of Team Xeon have posted a wealth of information.