Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Dual Athlon XP 1800+ on Tyan Thunder K7 or Tiger MP anyone? | From | Robert Love <> | Date | 09 Oct 2001 18:12:26 -0400 |
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On Tue, 2001-10-09 at 17:52, Timur Tabi wrote: > Dieter Nützel wrote: > > > Has anybody some numbers, yet? > > I was under the impression that only the Athlon MP CPUs could be used in SMP > systems, and the fastest one is still 1.2GHz.
It seems that any Athlon (even Durons) work fine in SMP configurations. (Although I don't recommend this for stability).
Most people using dual Athlons are probably using the higher speed but cheaper Athlon parts with no problem.
I have heard conflicting reports of what is actually different about the MP vs non-MP parts, with points ranging from "the MP parts are just certified" to that MP actually has some different internals. Whatever the case, I suppose the difference isn't earth-shattering and mostly marketing (ala Intel).
Robert Love
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