Multi-core support in XP
I am reading up on limitations in Windows XP Home vs. Pro.
Apparantly Home only supports one processor, while Pro only supports two processors. Various server versions of Windows Server 2003 support upwards of 32 cores.
So... does this mean my Intel Quad Core Q6600 system that I diligently installed Windows XP Home on is only utilizing ONE of it's cores??
Apparantly Home only supports one processor, while Pro only supports two processors. Various server versions of Windows Server 2003 support upwards of 32 cores.
So... does this mean my Intel Quad Core Q6600 system that I diligently installed Windows XP Home on is only utilizing ONE of it's cores??
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So when I read that Microsoft Windows XP utilizes "symmetric multiprocessing" or SMP, to handle multiple processors, this would refer to multiple processors, as opposed to cores? And this also means that there are virtually no personal computers on the market that actually take advantage of this, since they almost always just have once processor?
So then... what's the big deal about having several cores? I thought the whole point was that it was two, or four, physical processors, placed on single die for performance reasons, but if it's not... then what is it?