==> Regarding Re: [Wlug] cheap Compaq at Staples; Gary Hanley <gary@hanley.net> adds: gary> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004, Jeff Moyer wrote:
I wouldn't call HT irrelevant. It really depends on your workload.
gary> How about somewhat irrelevant? gary> I'm sure there are some apps that take advantage of it right now, but gary> I think that we won't see significant benefit until dual-cores gary> arrive. Under Linux, the SMP kernel has provisions to deal with HT. I'm sure Windows XP does, as well. As such, it isn't necessary for applications to directly take advantage of HT.
As always, it depends. What is the price point? What is the machine actually going to be used for?
gary> Hypertransport is a whole different animal compared to gary> Hyperthreading. gary> Apples and Oranges for sure. Right. -Jeff