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Altos R380 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
5. CPU
1. Does Altos R380 F2 feature FSB (front side bus)?
ANSWER:
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ANSWER: No, Altos R380 F2 does not have any FSB.
2. Since there is no front side bus, how can the processors be connected to each other?
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ANSWER: The processors are connected through the Quickpath Interconnect.
3. What’s the Quickpath Interconnect?
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ANSWER: This is the inter-connect technology designed for the communication between integrated circuits
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?
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ANSWER: No. Quickpath Interconnect can be co-existed with PCI, PCI-X and PCI-Express technology.
5. Does Altos R380 F2 support multi-core?
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ANSWER: Yes. Altos R380 F2 can support 8-core.
6. When Altos R380 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 R380 F2?
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ANSWER: Please refer to below table:
Operating Systems
Operating SystemsOperating Systems
Operating Systems
Service
Service Service
Service
Pack
PackPack
Pack
32
3232
32-
--
-bit /
bit / bit /
bit /
64
6464
64-
--
-bit
bitbit
bit
Max.
Max. Max.
Max.
Physical
Physical Physical
Physical
Processors
Processors Processors
Processors
Supported
Supported Supported
Supported
by OS
by OSby OS
by OS
Max.
Max. Max.
Max.
Logical
Logical Logical
Logical
Processors
Processors Processors
Processors
Supported
Supported Supported
Supported
by OS
by OSby OS
by OS
Processors
Processors Processors
Processors
Detected
Detected Detected
Detected
by OS on
by OS on by OS on
by OS on
Altos R380
Altos R380 Altos R380
Altos R380
F2
F2F2
F2
Note
NoteNote
Note
Windows Server 2012
Datacenter Editioin/Standard
Edition
N/A
64-bit 64 640 32
Windows Server 2008 R2
Standard Edition
SP1
64-bit 4 256 32
Windows Server 2008 R2
Enterprise Edition
SP1
64-bit 8 256 32
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Edition
SP2
64-bit 4 64 32
32-bit 4 32 32
Windows Server 2008
Enterprise Edition
SP2
64-bit 8 64 32
32-bit 8 32 32