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Date:      Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:47:20 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com>
To:        Leo Papandreou <leo@talcom.net>
Cc:        freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG, sos@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Intel announces Xeon!!! Was Re: PPro vs PII
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980629203747.9536A-100000@altrox.atipa.com>
In-Reply-To: <19980629200753.14325@supersex.com>

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This thread is now obselete, since the new Xeon has the best features of
both chips. 

Features		Comment
-------------------	--------------------
400Mhz CPU		Fast as fastest P2
400MHz cache		1:1 caching (like PPro)
DIB			Dual Independent Bus (from P2; double bandwidth)
1MB L2 cache		From PPro. 
36-bit memory		Supports over 64GB RAM cached (best yet)
8-way SMP capable	Better than both (w/o weird chipsets)
"Cluster Support"	Can cluster 4 servers? Ask Intel on that...
Thermal Sensor		Integrated into S.E.C., microcode
ECC L2 cache		Only on faster P2's right now
FRC checking		Redundant checks for SMP tasks (master/slave)
System Management Bus	S.E.C. firmware for remote diagnostics / maint...

Atipa will be carrying them very shortly. Check our site for pricing and
availability.


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