RichardC (tich.delete@this.pobox.com) on May 14, 2013 1:09 pm wrote:
> 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].

Then all you really want is a 2-3C Bobcat.
A 4C/4T Ivy Bridge is way way way above your needs. Sure, it may score higher in benchmarks but you'll never feel the difference.

Oh, and if for some reason, you're the rate type that has so many JS/Flash heavy pages and Word docs and Excel spreadsheets open that it will actually tax a 4C/4T Ivy Bridge... then a 4C/8T Ivy Bridge will make it much better.