XP processers

[canadian_divx]

what is the difference between an athlon xp and a MP?? what is the MP???

 

[Nick M]

MP stands for multiprocessor.

 

[Nick M]

You would use an XP in a single CPU system, and an MP in a dual or more CPU system.

 

[canadian_divx]

thanks

 

[Burpster]

and here all along i thought it stood for Mobile Processor ...DUH!!

 

[canadian_divx]

i thought that too and i also thought it was a multy porcesser but then i just confused my self thinking about it

 

[mbunny]

The MP also has more L2 Cache

Nothing stopping u using a MP as a single chip.

And its only a jumper thats stopping u using a XP as a MP =P

 

[Sazar]

Originally posted by mbunny
The MP also has more L2 Cache

Nothing stopping u using a MP as a single chip.

And its only a jumper thats stopping u using a XP as a MP =P

these are the stats for an athlon MP... using the 2400+ as example...

QuantiSpeed™ Architecture
Smart MP Technology
Advanced 266MHz Front-Side Bus with ECC (Error Correcting Code) Support
384K Total High-Performance, Full-Speed Cache
3DNow!™ Professional Technology (72 instructions, full SSE compatibility)
Support for Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory
Stable Socket A Infrastructure

this is the info for an athlon XP 2400+

The Ultimate Digital Media Experience in an x86 Platform
Tailored for Microsoft® Windows® XP
Featuring QuantiSpeed™ Architecture for Rapid Execution of Applications
384K Total High-Performance, Full-Speed Cache
Advanced 266MHz Front-Side Bus
3DNow!™ Professional Technology (72 instructions, full SSE compatibility)
Support for Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory
Established Socket A Infrastructure

basically with the MP you have certain changes in the architecture that allow the cpu to be run concurrently with another processor without problems... you can't do that with an XP... concerning there being just one jumper setting difference... possible though I had never heard of this... as you can also see there is NO difference in cache... l1 and l2 cache is the same and there is no L3 like in the k6-3 gen of cpu's...