WinXP - 1 or 2 CPUs?

[Chinarut Ruangchotvit]

Hi! I just noticed my configuration for "My Boot Camp" is 1 CPU. I've poked around and this thread is the only discussion I can find related to the matter.

Could someone shed some light as to the pros and cons of 1 vs 2 CPUs?

I've got an 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3GB of RAM running 10.5.6. 512MB is dedicated to the guest OS right now.

 

[Paul Bernardo]

Have a look here for the details:

http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.25/25.04/VMBenchmarks/index-001.html

Essentially, you're better off with single processor mode when running WinXP.

 

[Chinarut Ruangchotvit]

wow - this a very comprehensive benchmark study - I will stick with 1 CPU - thanks paul!