Difference in Xeon chips

[Derek1876]

What's the differenence is between the Xeon 2.4 DP and just a Xeon 2.4?

 

[jdogg707]

the DP chip allows for multiple processors to be used on one system, as the regular Xeon 2.4 can only be used in single processor enviornments.

 

[lifeguard1999]

The Intel Xeon DP is for dual processor workstations and servers. The Intel Xeon MP is for multiple processor servers. Normally Xeon MP chips are found in 4-way and 8-way servers.

I do not know of any plain-jane "Intel Xeon" processors that run only in single processor enviornments, that jdogg707 talks about in his post. That sounds to me like a Pentium 4.

 

[Sahakiel]

Originally posted by: lifeguard1999
The Intel Xeon DP is for dual processor workstations and servers. The Intel Xeon MP is for multiple processor servers. Normally Xeon MP chips are found in 4-way and 8-way servers.

I do not know of any plain-jane "Intel Xeon" processors that run only in single processor enviornments, that jdogg707 talks about in his post. That sounds to me like a Pentium 4.

You're close. It's called a Pentium 4 EE...

 

[DeeKnow]

sorry to go off on a tangent here but can anyone explain briefly how a P4 Xeon is better than a plain P4??

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: DeeKnow
sorry to go off on a tangent here but can anyone explain briefly how a P4 Xeon is better than a plain P4??

You can use between 4 and 8 of them in one system, compared to the "plain" P4's being able to have only one proc.

 

[DeeKnow]

thanks for that explanation... but is that it ???
I mean, I understand multi-processors, but isn't there more to a Xeon than that?