2005-02-24 23:28:21

by shabanip

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Subject: kernel 2.6 hyperthreading

enabling hyperthreading on kernel 2.6 how much affects the performance?


2005-02-28 22:17:11

by Bill Davidsen

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Subject: Re: kernel 2.6 hyperthreading

shabanip wrote:
> enabling hyperthreading on kernel 2.6 how much affects the performance?

Typically 10-30% depending on what you are doing. For some rare loads it
could actually hurt a few percent, although I haven't personally ever
seen that.

It seems to make the desktop feel smoother, but I have no way to
quantify that.

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