On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 22:57 +0200, strawks wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 21:38 +0100, michael wrote: > > Well, I've Xeons in my box which support hyperthreading (HT). I presume > > this is the same as "dual core". However, with a 2.4 debian SMP kernel I > > found that for my applications it was better to turn HT off. I've yet to > > try with 2.6 kernel but it is meant to have better scheduling. But as > > implied above performance will depend on your applications! > > HT is not the same as dual core. HT simulate a dual core processor with > only 1 core and performance gain are relatively low. I suppose that > performance gain with a dual core are higher, but I never read anything > about it.
It's almost the same, from what I've read. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither Liberty nor safety." or something like that Ben Franklin, maybe
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