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Re: P3 capabilities



* Matthew Garrett:

> Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> wrote:
>
>> P3 server machines can easily handle more RAM, I've had P3 servers with 1G and 
>> 2G before.  But desktops are limited (desktop and server versions of the P3 
>> CPU have significant differences among other things).
>
> Like any other P6-class CPU[1], the Pentium 3 can handle up to 64GB of
> RAM via PAE.

You've got a funny definition of "P6-class". 8-)  There are Pentium IIs
whose on-chip L2 cache can only cover 512 MB.  PAE is only of
theoretical value on these systems.



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