Subject: Re: Dual V.S. Single Processor On 14 Jul 00, at 16:44, Art Coleman wrote: >In a dual application, it is my understanding that using two 500 MHZ >processors does not mean that the combined processors will operate at 1 >GHz, but the system will still operate well in excess of 500 MHZ. "There are a mere handful of multi-threaded applications (i.e. CAD) capable of using dual Intel cpu's. If you run garden-variety PC applications (i.e. Microsofty Word, Excel, etc) on, say, a dual 500 mhz system, you can expect to get something like the throughput associated with a single 500 mhz cpu system." Maybe Mr. Coleman had already discovered this. Maybe he hadn't. Cheers, David ********************************************************************** ** David Nasser ** [log in to unmask] ** **********************************************************************; PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html