Dear CPU Scorekeeper

My friend has an Intel PIII 500 MHz and he said that I will not be able to use both processors for all applications on Win2000. He said too, that it is a better choice to buy an Intel Pentium III 500 because there are only a few applications in Windows 2000 that support dual processors.

Is this true? Are dual Celerons at 500 MHz faster than a Pentium III 500 MHz and what applications will support dual processors in Windows2000?

CPU Scorekeeper Responds

As an economic SMP solution, however, a dual Celeron system may provide the performance you need. You are correct in that Windows2000 Professional will support up to 2 processors. While some multi-threaded applications may be able to make better use of two processors than others, you should still see a noticeable (50-80%) increase in overall speed over a single Celeron system.