• Is it possible for a laptop to have two separate cpu's
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i have a hp pavilion dv5-2035dx and it says under device manager that is have 2 separate AMD Turion II P520s or is this just some sort if bug
Dual core.
that's what i was thinking but just in case it looks like this in device manager [B]Portable Devices[/B] [B]Processors[/B] AMD Turion(Tm) II P520 Dual-Core Processor AMD Turion(Tm) II P520 Dual-Core Processor [B]Sound, video and game controllers[/B] But im sure your right
[QUOTE=flamingo57;35443738]that's what i was thinking but just in case it looks like this in device manager [B]Portable Devices[/B] [B]Processors[/B] AMD Turion(Tm) II P520 Dual-Core Processor AMD Turion(Tm) II P520 Dual-Core Processor [B]Sound, video and game controllers[/B] But im sure your right[/QUOTE] It is dual cores, my Phenom II quad core appears as 4 separate processors in my desktop.
oh thanks
this thread does raise a question though, does there exsist any crazy laptops with two separate CPUs?
[QUOTE=paul simon;35446355]this thread does raise a question though, does there exsist any crazy laptops with two separate CPUs?[/QUOTE] Workstation laptop? That is an interesting concept.
I've only seen supercomputer mobos have 2 sockets, and those are usually Xeon or Opteron ones. I know that Tyan, Supermicro and Intel makes those kind of server/workstation boards, not sure about other brands.
Multiple CPUs are only really found in serious servers and serious workstations IIRC, the powermacs and mac pros can take dual CPUs
Is there a board that can take two CPUs but can also operate on one?
[QUOTE=:smugspike:;35450123]Is there a board that can take two CPUs but can also operate on one?[/QUOTE] Yes, most two-socket boards can be perfectly happy with a single socket filled. [QUOTE=paul simon;35446355] this thread does raise a question though, does there exsist any crazy laptops with two separate CPUs? [/quote] Yes. The Tadpole Bullfrog II XPG has two SPARC sockets in it. It's enormous, slow, and expensive though.
Is the bullfrog II meant for some sort of mobile expedition or laboratory setup where large compiles or the likes would be needed?
[url]http://gizmodo.com/5874143/hands+on-the-lenovo-x1-hybrid-that-quasi+runs-quasi+android[/url] It has 2 processers though one is for android.
It has environment specific processors? That's kinda cool, actually. [editline]5th April 2012[/editline] I'm guessing one is ARM?
Yeah for android. Oh and I recall [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpursEngine[/url]. Also most laptops have a GPU, that's a coprocessor though.
Two central processors co-existing on the same machine is far neater in my books. :v:
I'd love to see a Quad-CPU mobo. [editline]7th April 2012[/editline] [IMG]https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/linux_clusters/images/motherboard1.jpg[/IMG] Damn, do you need that much processing power.
Perhaps it can have two CPUs if it is all heatsink and fans.
[QUOTE=alien_guy;35472807]I'd love to see a Quad-CPU mobo. [editline]7th April 2012[/editline] [IMG]https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/linux_clusters/images/motherboard1.jpg[/IMG] Damn, do you need that much processing power.[/QUOTE] If you host servers, clusters, or high end workstations then yes
[QUOTE=alien_guy;35472807]I'd love to see a Quad-CPU mobo. [editline]7th April 2012[/editline] [IMG]https://computing.llnl.gov/tutorials/linux_clusters/images/motherboard1.jpg[/IMG] Damn, do you need that much processing power.[/QUOTE] Big systems (M9000, Superdome) go all the way up to 64 sockets. 4 is really quite small.
[QUOTE=Keyrah;35489301]Big systems (M9000, Superdome) go all the way up to 64 sockets. 4 is really quite small.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but those are multi-board systems. Both the ones you mentioned use quad-socket "cards". I *believe* there are a few 8-socket 1-piece motherboards out there (never seen one myself, but I've heard of them), but quad-socket is far more common. Some processors don't even support 8 sockets anymore - Intel dropped 8-socket Xeons as of Sandy Bridge.
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