Almost exactly the reverse of hyper-threading, where you have two of everything to feed one core because a core can become stalled due to waiting for input. Where this might have an advantage is to take both sides of a branch then keep the one that is actually reached.
On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 11:16 PM, Ed Gould <edgould1...@comcast.net> wrote: > http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2015/11/06/amd_sued_cores/ > > > Analysis AMD lied about the true number of Bulldozer cores in some of its > Opteron and FX processors, it is claimed. > > Mini-chipzilla boasted that, depending on the model, the chips had either > four, six, eight or 16 Bulldozer cores. A class-action lawsuit [PDF] alleges > the real figures are half that. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
