AMD cuts to the core with 'Bulldozer' Opterons

[savantu]

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Yep two separate cores are always better than two threads inside one core considering power/performance ratio and better utilization and easier optimization for simpler core than to proprietary derived HyperThreading which evolved from HTT(1) inside P4-HT to HTT(2) inside Nehalem, and probably to some variation of HTT(3) in Sandy Bridge. So previous optimizations usually doesnt work and you need to recompile your work yet again and optimize for HTT beside SSE/AVX native code optimizations. But in the end SMT should serve intel as much as CMT to AMD. just CMT has brighter future regarding power wise orientation (according to AMDs bragging)

With such comments, you should refrain from discussing about HT ( SMT ) in the future. Basically, you're talking BS.

Excellent two hits w/o miss hope more of it will come, it's refreshing to see someone on forums that knows the real matter behind all HT mess mixups

Indeed. The head of AMD server marketing is the reference when it comes to the "real matter behind HT".