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PIII or Xeon

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by edudley

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What is the difference in a PIII or Xeon processor?
Does Win2k support both?

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by mm212

The Xeon has a larger cache which effectively speeds the system up. It is typically used with NT Server or Win2K Server. Xeons are not typically used for workstations.

by curious_george

Both are supported by W2K because they are both x86 instruction set. As Answer #1 noted Xeon CPUs have a bigger cache, but are also designed to access more RAM than the PIII counterpart.
Most typically Xeon are used for servers, but are also often used for high end workstations. I know IBM makes Xeon workstaions and I'm sure others must as well.

You can get a complete hardware brief at http://www.tomshardware.com/ one of the best hardware info sites on the web.

by curious_george

Also I forgot to mention Xeon CPUs are designed to support 4 Processors on a single system, while PIIIs only support 2 on the same MB.

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