Cpu - Acer Altos R360 F2 Frequently Asked Questions Manual

Altos R360 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

5. CPU

1. Does Altos R360 F2 feature FSB (front side bus)?
ANSWER: No, Altos R360 F2 does not have any FSB. ANSWER:
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2. Since there is no front side bus, how can the processors be connected to each other?
ANSWER: The processors are connected through the Quickpath Interconnect. ANSWER: ANSWER: ANSWER:
3. What's the Quickpath Interconnect?
ANSWER: This is the inter-connect technology designed for the communication between integrated circuits ANSWER:
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such as processors and chipset..
More information of Quick Path Interconnect can be found at:
http://www.intel.com/technology/quickpath/
4. Is Quickpath Interconnect a technology to replace PCI-Express?
ANSWER: ANSWER: No. Quickpath Interconnect can be co-existed with PCI, PCI-X and PCI-Express technology. ANSWER: ANSWER:
5. Does Altos R360 F2 support multi-core?
ANSWER: Yes. Altos R360 F2 can support 8-core. ANSWER:
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6. When Altos R360 F2 is installed with 2 eight-core processor with Hyper-threading support, there will be totally
32 logical processors. Which OS can support 32 logical processors on Altos R360 F2?
ANSWER: ANSWER: Please refer to below table: ANSWER: ANSWER:
Operating Systems Operating Systems Operating Systems Operating Systems
Windows Server 2012
Datacenter Editioin/Standard
Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2
Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Edition
Windows Server 2008
Enterprise Edition
Physical Physical
Physical Physical
Service Service Service Service 32 32 32 32- - - - bit / bit / bit / bit /
Processors Processors Processors Processors
Pack Pack 64- - - - bit 64 bit
Pack Pack 64 64 bit bit
Supported Supported Supported Supported
64-bit
N/A
64-bit
SP1
64-bit
SP1
64-bit
SP2
32-bit
64-bit
SP2
32-bit
16
Max. Max. Max. Max. Max. Max. Max. Max.
Logical Logical
Logical Logical
Processors Processors Processors Processors
Supported Supported Supported Supported
by OS by OS by OS by OS by OS by OS by OS by OS
64 640
4 256
8 256
4 64
4 32
8 64
8 32
Processors Processors Processors Processors
Detected Detected
Detected Detected
by OS on by OS on by OS on by OS on Note Note Note Note
Altos R360 Altos R360 Altos R360 Altos R360
F2 F2 F2 F2
32
32
32
32
32
32
32