My CPU has "hypertransport" technology by AMD, but I am not really all that sure what it does for me. anyone know ?
2007-01-13 12:10:07 · 2 answers · asked by Matthew K 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The primary use for HyperTransport is to replace the front-side bus, which is currently different for every type of machine. For instance, a Pentium cannot be plugged into a PCI bus. In order to expand the system, the front-side bus must connect through adaptors for the various standard buses, like AGP or PCI. Another use for HyperTransport is as an interconnect for NUMA multiprocessor computers. AMD uses HyperTransport with a proprietary cache coherency extension as part of their Direct Connect Architecture in their Opteron and Athlon64 line of processors. The HORUS interconnect from Newisys extends this concept to larger clusters. HyperTransport can also be used as a bus in routers and switches.
2007-01-13 12:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is AMDs alternative to the front side bus. It is used by the CPU to communicate with the rest of the system, RAM, PCI Express, etc. If you want a further explanation, I suggest reading this article:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertransport
2007-01-13 12:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋