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Intel Quad-core implementation

Intel Quad-core implementation

Posted Nov 9, 2007 11:00 UTC (Fri) by anton (guest, #25547)
In reply to: Memory part 6: More things programmers can do by ajross
Parent article: Memory part 6: More things programmers can do

The current Intel quad core packages are two dual-core chips in a multi-chip module (MCM), connected to a common bus. There is no glue logic (SMP logic is on each of the chips), and the memory controller is in a different package (the MCH).


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