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Date:      Fri, 8 May 2009 05:22:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Barney Cordoba <barney_cordoba@yahoo.com>
To:        Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>, pluknet <pluknet@gmail.com>
Cc:        Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Hypertherading
Message-ID:  <484220.40675.qm@web63907.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <a31046fc0905080413t6f92778am1377acc06812f177@mail.gmail.com>

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--- On Fri, 5/8/09, pluknet <pluknet@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: pluknet <pluknet@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Hypertherading
> To: "Scott Long" <scottl@samsco.org>
> Cc: "Ollivier Robert" <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
> Date: Friday, May 8, 2009, 7:13 AM
> 2009/5/7 Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>:
> > Ollivier Robert wrote:
> >>
> >> On 7/05/2009 10:17, Bob Bishop wrote:
> >>>
> >>> AFAICS the reference doesn't support that
> conclusion at all.
> >>
> >> Nehalem CPUs'HT feature is significantly
> different from the one present in
> >> previous P4 CPUs.  Apparently, Nehalem's HT
> works.  Memory bandwidth being
> >> much higher helps too.
> >>
> >
> > I keep here the anecdote that "it's
> better".  Is there a good reference
> > somewhere that describes exactly how it works?
> >
> > Scott
> 
> Hi.
> 
> There is a number of synthetic, low-level, and h/level
> application
> nehalem tests flowing around in Russian.
> Also, not far ago (31.12.2008 18:09) Intel has published
> the Intel
> Optimization Reference Manual for x32/64.
> (see ch. 8). It might be useful.
> http://download.intel.com/design/processor/manuals/248966.pdf.
> 

Ah, Intel says that its higher priced processors are better than
their lower priced processors. There's evidence you can take to the
bank.

Barney





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