On Monday 13 March 2006 02:12, Ash Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Mobo/proc combination': > On Mon, 2006-03-13 at 01:51 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Monday 13 March 2006 00:59, "JimD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote > > > > about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Mobo/proc combination': > > > > Whatever you do, don't go HT. It's not worth the effort. > > > > > > By HT do you mean AMD 64 Hyper-Transport or Pentium Hyper-Threading? > > > > Hyper-Transport = the shit [1] > > Hyper-Threading = just shit [2] > > OK.. I'll bite.. > Why ??
Hyper-Transport is a way for CPUs to exchange data directly rather than going through a memory controller, thus allowing limited resources (L1/2/3 cache) to be used more effectively. In particular, process migration causes fewer cache misses. Hyper-Threading is a way for a CPU to pretend to be two, thus causing the system to request/require more resources than are available. Hyper-Transport attempts to alleviate a bottleneck, while Hyper-Threading increases the load on an existing one. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
