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Xeon DP Question
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BillLeeLee
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Software has to be coded to take advantage of multiple processors for MP to be of any use to the software. Some rendering apps and some other software benefit from multiple processors, but most of the programs you'd probably be running, don't. Most video games don't support multiple processors.
MP does help a lot if you're a heavy multitasker.
Also, why are you building the duallie system for, and why not get a dual Opteron? Xeons are a tad too pricey and are mostly meant for the servers and workstations. I haven't seen performance comparisons or tests yet, so I'd still be recommending dual opterons because the Xeons aren't offering any performance advantages, while commanding a high price.
MP does help a lot if you're a heavy multitasker.
Also, why are you building the duallie system for, and why not get a dual Opteron? Xeons are a tad too pricey and are mostly meant for the servers and workstations. I haven't seen performance comparisons or tests yet, so I'd still be recommending dual opterons because the Xeons aren't offering any performance advantages, while commanding a high price.
I think you'll get much better feedback from the Multiprocessing Systems forum. As far as I know, the apps have to be multi-threaded and all will be golden. 