Friday, March 28, 2008

Bensley Platform -- Why Bensley platform?

Why Bensley platform?
  • Intel's first venture into CMP server designs is the Paxville DP, which is currently available from the major system builders.
  • Paxville is a shared package design that uses the Lindenhurst chipset, and to some degree it is backward compatible with existing systems.
  • The main weakness of Paxville is that it relies on an older system architecture that was not intended for dual core processors.
  • While Paxville is certainly a viable upgrade path for older systems, it is quite clear that another platform will be needed to fully take advantage of dual core MPUs.
  •  That platform will be the Bensley platform.

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