B bng13 Honorable Oct 11, 2012 44 0 10,530 Oct 17, 2012 #1 is it possible to enable hyperthreading in i5 3550? how?
obsama1 Distinguished Feb 3, 2012 3,070 0 21,160 Oct 17, 2012 #2 No. It's not built in. Only the i7's and i3's have hyperthreading. Upvote 0 Downvote
jaguarskx Titan Apr 19, 2006 27,979 3 84,965 Oct 17, 2012 #3 Yep. It's kinda hard to enable something that is not there. Upvote 0 Downvote
B bng13 Honorable Oct 11, 2012 44 0 10,530 Oct 17, 2012 #4 how much will it affect on performance? Upvote 0 Downvote
jaguarskx Titan Apr 19, 2006 27,979 3 84,965 Oct 17, 2012 #5 Games... 0%... actually HT on average decreases performance by 1% - 2%. For programs designed to use HT, it depends on how well it is implemented. It can vary anywhere between 10% - 40%. Upvote 0 Downvote
Games... 0%... actually HT on average decreases performance by 1% - 2%. For programs designed to use HT, it depends on how well it is implemented. It can vary anywhere between 10% - 40%.
B bng13 Honorable Oct 11, 2012 44 0 10,530 Oct 17, 2012 #6 can you give example of that kind of application that uses hyper theadeing extensively? Upvote 0 Downvote
jaguarskx Titan Apr 19, 2006 27,979 3 84,965 Oct 17, 2012 #7 Programs that can use HT if it has been designed to do so. Video encoding, 3D Rendering, image processing (i.e. photoshop), massive databases, financial and scientific modelling, file compression programs. Upvote 0 Downvote
Programs that can use HT if it has been designed to do so. Video encoding, 3D Rendering, image processing (i.e. photoshop), massive databases, financial and scientific modelling, file compression programs.