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Intel
Processor
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Information
What
is Dual
Core?
A
dual-core
CPU combines
two independent
processors
and their
respective
caches
and cache
controllers
onto a
single
silicon
chip,
or integrated
circuit.
IBM's
POWER4
was the
first
microprocessor
to incorporate
2-cores
on a single die.
Below
is a
guide
to the
Intel
range
of processors.
They
are arranged
in order
of processing
power
from
the least
powerful to the
most
Celeron The
Celeron
range
of Intel
processors
are the
least
powerful
of the
Intel
processor
range
and therefore
the
cheapest.
Suitable
applications
include
tasks
like
e-mailing,
home
finance
software and basic
computing
needs
according
to Intel.
Broadberry
would
reccomend
the Intel
Celeron
processor
for systems
like
low-end
firewalls and web-servers.
Pentium The Intel
Pentium
range
is the
most
popular
of the
Intel
processors.
Most
workstations
sold
now-days
are based
on the
Intel
Pentium
processing
unit.
The Pentium
range
is designed
to deliver
peformance
across
many
differnet
uses.
Suitable
applications
include gaming,
image processing
and
general
usage.
All
Pentium
processors
now
come
with
Hyper-threading
technology,
this
means
that
users
can
multi-task more
efficiently
with
the
processor
because
the
software
can
run
two threads
on
the
processor
at
one
time.
Broadberry
would
reccomend
the
pentium
range
for
general
applications
where
there
is
not
a
large
amount of
processing
needed.
Pentium
D The
Pentium D processor is an addition to the Intel
Pentium processor
range which delivers
extra power for
multi-tasking
applications.
Pentium
D is perfect
for desktop
computers
Pentium
Extreme The
Intel Pentium
Extreme processor
is built for
advanced gaming
and the most
demanding power
applications.
The Pentium
Extreme has
the highest
performance of the Intel
Pentium range.
Broadberry
would recomend the Pentium
Extreme processor for high-end
gaming and graphics
workstations.
Xeon
The
Intel
Xeon
processor
is
the
solution
for
specific
communication
applications
that
require
the
highest
levels
of
processing
performance
-
such
as web-serving,
storage
(NAS,
SAN),
search
engines
and
telecommunications
servers.
The
Intel
Xeon
processor
provides
high
memory
bandwidth,
high
memory
capacity,
and
high
I/O
bandwidth.
With
1M or
512K
L2 Advanced
Transfer
Cache,
the Intel
Xeon processor
creates
a balanced
platform
that
is ideal
for delivering
unparalleled
price-performance,
scalability
and
flexibility
Broadberry
would recomend
the Intel Xeon processor for
mid-range to
high end server
applications.
Xeon
Dual Core The
Xeon Dual Core
proccessor has
the same characteristics
of a single
core xeon processor
but with the
advantages of
dual-core technology.
This means that
multi-tasking
can be done
much more efficiently because essentially,
there are two
processors
in one chip.
Xeon
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