2007-03-08 02:36:12 · 4 answers · asked by chefbrian67 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
The Xeon is Intel's brand name for its server-class x86 microprocessors intended for multiple-processor machines. The brand has been maintained over several generations of x86 and x86-64 processors. Older models added the name Xeon to the end of the name of the corresponding standard range but the more recent models have just used the name Xeon on its own. Xeon chips generally have more cache and support larger multiprocessor configurations than their desktop counterparts. Intel calls its IA-64 processors Itanium, not Xeon.These chips have mostly been used in servers.
2007-03-08 10:05:35 · answer #1 · answered by wayne548 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most recent Xeon CPUs were Pentium 4s. Probably the only differences are a different motherboard socket and some MP enabled to allow more than one CPU to be used on a board. These workstation boards would probably have PCI-X sockets instead of the usual PCI to match the speed of the latest SCSI disk drives.
2007-03-08 04:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by ROY L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xeon chips generally have more cache and support larger multiprocessor configurations than their desktop counterparts. Intel calls its IA-64 processors Itanium, not Xeon.
2007-03-08 02:57:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crash often! :))
2007-03-08 02:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by jonwalkerr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋