On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 01:36:04PM -0400, Vinny Abello wrote: > An Intel technical rep that gave a presentation on upcoming Intel VT > technology in processors (Virtualization Technology) that I attended > indicated that Hyperthreading was really designed to start getting > programmers to program threading into their applications in > preparation of dual core processors that we now have.
That sounds like an interesting interpretation of history :-) > I typically disable Hyperthreading on all my servers as they are dual > processor or dual core/dual processor or better anyway. I tend to get > better results (with my applications) without Hyperthreading. I've > been experimenting with leaving it on with my workstation as it's not > a dual core or dual processor. In my experience it's almost always a net loss too. One should measure for oneself though. Kris
pgpPPdZBFM2Fe.pgp
Description: PGP signature
