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SMP/dual (multi) core phase II

Subject: SMP/dual (multi) core phase II
From: gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)
Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 07:43:04 -0400
In-reply-to: <18864.24.91.171.78.1178502428.squirrel@mail.mohawksoft.com>
References: <18473.24.91.171.78.1178493120.squirrel@mail.mohawksoft.com> <20070507004255.GE10755@tao.merseine.nu> <18864.24.91.171.78.1178502428.squirrel@mail.mohawksoft.com>

On Sun, 6 May 2007 21:47:08 -0400 (EDT)
markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:

> Please explain what you mean. "Hyperhreading" CPUs are multi-core CPUs,
> aren't they, or am I missing something?
Just to add to Dan's messages, Hyperhreading, is available in high-end
single core as well as multi-core Intel processors. It is essentially
threading on the chip. In some cases, Hyperhreading can hurt
performance, and in others it can help. My company's application is
slowed by hyperthreading. 

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References:
- SMP/dual (multi) core phase II
  - From: markw at mohawksoft.com (markw at mohawksoft.com)
- SMP/dual (multi) core phase II
  - From: dsr at tao.merseine.nu (Dan Ritter)
- SMP/dual (multi) core phase II
  - From: markw at mohawksoft.com (markw at mohawksoft.com)

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