On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 08:31:22PM +0200, Christian Sch?fer wrote: > hi gentoo-user, > > I am planning to buy a new pentium with multithreading, since I need a > new computer anyway. > I wonder if there is any use in multithreading? > or let me put it different: is there any program under linux that > makes use out of it?
You mean "hyperthreading" on the Pentium 4 correct? Based on what I have heard, under linux a hyperthreaded CPU shows up as two CPUs, just like an SMP system with two physical CPUs. You get all the benifits of a dual system from the OS. alan -- Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://arcterex.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- "There are only 3 real sports: bull-fighting, car racing and mountain climbing. All the others are mere games." -- Hemingway -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
