Quote Originally Posted by Hornet331 View Post
its no cheat, intels current linpack version (10.1) was only desigened for up to 4 cores.

Give them time to update the code to support more threads. In meanwhile just run two instances.
Sorry but you are entirely wrong...

a) the latest Linpack release officially supports Core i7 architecture
b) It only won't run 8 threads on an i7 rig depite the CPU being recognized and reported as capable of running 8 threads, guess why

As I am one of those WCG maniacs who own multiple Dual Harpertown systems (real Octacore systems) I can tell you linpack is very well capable of running 8 threads / on 8 cores - Intel just didn't want it to with i7 because all the "normal" people using stock coolers would probably degrade or kill their CPUs

If you use linpack on an i7, disable HT beforehand. It gives higher Gflop rating, faster runtimes and stresses the CPU more. Still, prime blend with HT on is currently the best option to stress i7.