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Dual Core processors and Windows Server 2003

  • November 16, 2005 at 7:54 am

    #111335

    Can anyone tell me the maximum number of Intel Xeon duel core processors Windows Server 2003 can manage?

    Does 1 Xeon duel core processor count as 4 with HT enabled and 2 with HT disabled? or, theoretically, could I slap 8 in a box and be on my way?

    Thinking about it it would probably be 4, can anyone confirm?

    Cheers.

     

  • November 17, 2005 at 4:21 am

    #604382

    Check out

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/sysreqs/default.mspx

    Scott

  • November 17, 2005 at 8:34 am

    #604440

    You're right it would be 4. I just got a an HP DL 580 G3 w/ the new Intel dual-core Xeons. The processors show 16 HT and 8 non-HT.

  • November 18, 2005 at 12:44 am

    #604563

    Thanks,

    Cmille19, how does your new box perform? everything youd hoped for?

  • November 19, 2005 at 12:01 pm

    #604802

    Running two tests the first with single core Intel x64 Zeon and the second with dual. Both tests using same box just swapping out motherboards and flashing bios (The DL 580 G3 support dual-core), I'm seeing around a 30-50% improvement in average and max CPU usage for an identical load.

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