It has virtualisation things enabled. It doesn't have VT-d which is the i/o virtualisation and it's unlikey you'd be using it with these processors anyway as it's for servers.
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It has virtualisation things enabled. It doesn't have VT-d which is the i/o virtualisation and it's unlikey you'd be using it with these processors anyway as it's for servers.
It's the lack of QPI that makes me think this won't happen. There isn't enough BW in DMI (1MB each way) for the tasks required by a Mac Pro. If you have your SATA drives filled up, USB/FireWire devices attached and over 2 GPUs (like some Mac Pros have) then you're going to start to have some problems.
Mac Pros aren't supposed to be regular old Desktop PCs that can just get by, they're workstations.
I guess I could have explained it better, but made the mistake of thinking the Vt-d delineator was enough.
I don't know if you caught it, but further back, I stated that it's not going to be used in a MP.
It's a desktop part, meant to replace the Core2 Quads.
I don't know if you caught it, but further back, I stated that it's not going to be used in a MP.
It's a desktop part, meant to replace the Core2 Quads.
Oh yeah, sorry. I wasn't trying to say that you said anything wrong.
I was using your quote because you were the only one that mentioned "no QPI" and then I was expanding on that.
Sorry for the confusion.
NP. I misunderstood the intent, and thought clarification was needed, not start any arguments.