The desktop computer I am sitting in front of now has been built with an Intel Core Duo processer chip inside of it. From now on expect computers, including servers, to have lots more than 2 processors as a minimum build.
xeon /Itanium
Slot 2 is used by Intel Pentium II Xeons and Intel Pentium III Xeons. These chips were most common in servers and industrial workstations.
'Opteron' is a series of computer processors made by Advanced Micro Devices. These processors are used primarily for businesses as servers and workstations.
That depends on a few different factors. The highest-end servers will probably want Itanium processors. Mid-range servers would more likely be equipped with Xeons.
There are several "main" differences, that are important, depending on what context you are interested in them for. PowerPC processors are primarily manufactured by IBM and Freescale. Pentium processors are manufactured by Intel. PowerPC processors can operate in both little-endian and big-endian modes. Pentium processors (and compatibles) are little-endian only. PowerPC processors are used in some servers, game consoles, and in embedded kiosks. They were also used in Macs before 2005. Pentium (and compatible) processors are used in most desktop computers, the original Xbox, servers, and some embedded kiosks.
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As far as i know there is no such thing. Servers can be redundant in many ways but never have redundant motherboards. You can have redundant power supplies , hard drives, processors, memory. However, if the motherboard dies everything goes with it.
Dual-core processors were released to the general public in 2005 by both AMD and Intel. Quad-core processors were released two years later in 2007. Hexi-core (6) came out in 2010. There are currently 8 and 16 core processors available for servers, although home PC Octa-cores are not available.
The Intel Xeon is a CPU used for server systems. Server processors usually need to be bigger and faster than desktop CPUs, because they need to be able to handle a lot more traffic and run constantly.
When you are using a computer with multiple processors. This is common in servers and workstations, and increasingly common in home desktop computers as well.
The two major manufacturers of processors are Intel and AMD
IBM processors refer to a range of central processing units (CPUs) designed and manufactured by IBM for various computing applications. These processors include the Power series, used primarily in enterprise servers and high-performance computing, and the IBM z series, which powers mainframe systems. IBM's processors are known for their scalability, reliability, and advanced features, such as support for virtualization and high throughput. Additionally, IBM has been involved in developing specialized processors for artificial intelligence and quantum computing.