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Question

Dual socket CPU

May 2, 2015 7:59PM PDT

Hi,

There is any dual socket (CPU) gaming motherboard for gaming (Intel or AMD) ?

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Clarification Request
(NT) How do you mean "dual socket"?
May 2, 2015 8:46PM PDT
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Dual CPU
May 2, 2015 10:09PM PDT

men to install x2 CPU on a motherboard

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Re: dual CPU
May 2, 2015 10:58PM PDT

I don't think such exists in PC's. It would be a case of DPU (Decentralised processing units). The nearest is hyperthreading (one CPU running 2 threads).

And, in a certain way, the GPU running in parallel with the CPU is kind of 2 processors also; especially for a laptop there are GPU's that are mounted on the motherboard.

Kees

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Answer
Rarely done for gaming. Here's why.
May 2, 2015 11:46PM PDT

"Our tests demonstrate fairly little difference between a $225 LGA 1155 Core i5-2500K and a $1000 LGA 2011 Core i7-3960X, even when three-way graphics card configurations are involved. It turns out that memory bandwidth and PCIe throughput don't hold back the performance of existing Sandy Bridge-based machines. "
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

Remember that you noted "for gaming" so that's not where folk invest the dollars.
Bob

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Of course they make them.
May 3, 2015 6:04AM PDT

I don't know if it's worth the price or not...for gaming. The board are expensive and the CPU will also be very expensive (socket 2011).

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Maybe crossfire or SLI might be...
May 3, 2015 6:06AM PDT

better money spend.

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Even crossfire/SLI is pressing luck.
May 3, 2015 6:18AM PDT
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Indeed, they exist ...
May 3, 2015 6:14AM PDT
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Of course they make them
May 3, 2015 6:49PM PDT

@ Kees_B, that motherboard is not for servers ?

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Yes, it's meant for servers.
May 3, 2015 6:55PM PDT

Did you find any others that said they were for gamng?
And did you find benchmarks when they were used for that? If not, there's a nice task for you.

Kees

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Dual socket CPU
May 5, 2015 12:46AM PDT
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The article link gives a 404.
May 5, 2015 12:49AM PDT

That didn't work so well.

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So 2010...
May 12, 2015 11:51AM PDT

Here's some dated article about an i5 delivering enough for 3 GPUs.

"Our tests demonstrate fairly little difference between a $225 LGA 1155 Core i5-2500K and a $1000 LGA 2011 Core i7-3960X, even when three-way graphics card configurations are involved. It turns out that memory bandwidth and PCIe throughput don't hold back the performance of existing Sandy Bridge-based machines. "
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html

Can't see where I'd pop for a dual CPU now.
Bob