Intel公司的Xeon处理器应该能够提高Windows NT工作站的性能,但基于这种新处理器的系统仍将无法与高档Unix RISC工作站相匹敌。基于Xeon的工作站将为NT用户提供一种运行图形密集的技术型应用软件的选择。Intel公司即将在正式发布的这种新处理器可能会成为推动Windows NT工作站销售的动力。 Dataquest公司的资料显示,在今年一季度,NT工作站的销量超过Unix工作站。然而,在工作站市场的最高端部分,用户可能仍会坚持采用他们的Unix系统,因为绝大多数电子设计自动化应用软件以及大多数多线程应用软件都是针对Unix操作系一统编写的。此外,Sun和其它公司推出的高档Unix工作站的图形能力更强,而且这些系统的高速缓存(cache)数量达到基于Intel结构的Windows NT工作站的现 Intel Corp.’s Xeon processor should be able to improve the performance of Windows NT workstations, but systems based on this new processor will still not match the high-end Unix RISC workstations. Xeon-based workstations will give NT users an option to run graphically-intensive, technology-based applications. This new processor, which Intel Corporation is about to release, could be the driving force behind sales of Windows NT workstations. Dataquest data show that in the first quarter of this year, NT workstations sold more than Unix workstations. However, in the most advanced part of the workstation market, users may still stick with their Unix systems as most electronic design automation applications and most multithreaded applications are written for the Unix operating system. In addition, the high-end Unix workstations from Sun and others are more capable of graphics, and the number of these systems is up to the number of Intel-based Windows NT workstations