By: RichardC (tich.delete@this.pobox.com), May 14, 2013 1:09 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
Ricardo B (ricardo.b.delete@this.xxxxx.xx) on May 14, 2013 12:50 pm wrote:
> So, the question remains: which are the common applications that make you want to spend every
> last bit of CPU transistor budget on single thread performance and cleave SMT away?
I answered that upthread: give me a 4C/4T (or maybe even a 3C/3T) that is
blindingly fast for rendering web pages, text editing, word processing, and
moving windows around. [And put it together with an SSD, a fast network, and
a couple of 2560x1440 monitors].
> So, the question remains: which are the common applications that make you want to spend every
> last bit of CPU transistor budget on single thread performance and cleave SMT away?
I answered that upthread: give me a 4C/4T (or maybe even a 3C/3T) that is
blindingly fast for rendering web pages, text editing, word processing, and
moving windows around. [And put it together with an SSD, a fast network, and
a couple of 2560x1440 monitors].