Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:27:55 +0100 | From | "J.A. Magallon" <> | Subject | Re: HT Benchmarks (was: /proc/cpuinfo and hyperthreading) |
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On 2002.12.17 Scott Robert Ladd wrote: [...] > >From what I can see, HT provides a 0-15% increase in performance, depending >heavily on the type of code being run. In other words, HT helps, but it is >*no* substitute for true multiple processors. And it is ONLY of value when >an SMP kernel is in use. >
What I don't like is that Intel sells it like the best thing since sliced bread, and get a money for it, see the price of Xeons compared to normal P4s...
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