07-28-2009, 05:12 AM
07-28-2009, 05:27 AM
that's insane! 16 cores??? c'mon! I still use a single core cpu... i know that 16 cores monster is for servers but i will like to have one... is there a linux that supports that thing?
07-28-2009, 05:31 AM
(07-28-2009, 05:27 AM)dariocheca Wrote: [ -> ]that's insane! 16 cores??? c'mon! I still use a single core cpu... i know that 16 cores monster is for servers but i will like to have one... is there a linux that supports that thing?
its not even on the market yet
07-28-2009, 05:37 AM
i dont think ppl realise servers often use 2 cpu's . so if the i7 had a server version it would be 2x8 = 16 (which 8 are physical and 8 HT which also gets me to the case that there is no real 8 core, only 4 cores and 4 hyperthreaded cores)
07-28-2009, 06:01 AM
(07-28-2009, 05:37 AM)Daco Wrote: [ -> ]i dont think ppl realise servers often use 2 cpu's . so if the i7 had a server version it would be 2x8 = 16 (which 8 are physical and 8 HT which also gets me to the case that there is no real 8 core, only 4 cores and 4 hyperthreaded cores)
so there are only 4 cores and the other 4 are hyperthreaded... that the system derived from physical cores? so they are like virtual cores???
i dont know anything about cpus and cores -.- im lost
07-28-2009, 06:28 AM
(07-28-2009, 06:01 AM)dariocheca Wrote: [ -> ]easy(07-28-2009, 05:37 AM)Daco Wrote: [ -> ]i dont think ppl realise servers often use 2 cpu's . so if the i7 had a server version it would be 2x8 = 16 (which 8 are physical and 8 HT which also gets me to the case that there is no real 8 core, only 4 cores and 4 hyperthreaded cores)
so there are only 4 cores and the other 4 are hyperthreaded... that the system derived from physical cores? so they are like virtual cores???
i dont know anything about cpus and cores -.- im lost
altho i had some nice images about it i think i lost them
but here is some more images about it
(early awnser : hyperthreading is indeed somekinda like a virtual core by running 2 threads at once on 1 core. so it does the same as a dual core cpu but less fast cause its using the resources of one core ; unlike a dual core cpu which has 2x the resources cause it has 2 physical cores)
single core:
![[Image: CPU_single_thread2.jpg]](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/daco_65/CPU_single_thread2.jpg)
single core and single core while hyperthreading:
![[Image: single_core_single_and_hyper_thread.gif]](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/daco_65/single_core_single_and_hyper_thread.gif)
this results in the computer believing it has more then 1 core, which is just a virtual core
dual core:
![[Image: Dual_Core.jpg]](http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j5/daco_65/Dual_Core.jpg)
1 chip, 2 cores, 2 threads (each core 1 thread)
if you have hyperthreading on a dual core its 1 chip, 2 physical cores , 4 threads (each physical core 2 threads)
if you have hyperthreading on a quad core (like the i7) its 1 chip, 4 physical cores , 8 threads(each physical core 2 threads)
and to explain what i said earlier, most servers have multiple cpu's(chips) installed on top of the cpu's (which are multi-core) they are using. so thats why i said if the i7 had a server version they could easily result in 8 physical and 8 hyperthreaded cores cause it would be 2 i7's
2 i7's means 2 x ( 4 physical cores + 4 hyperthreading )
<=> 2 x 8
<=> 16
07-31-2009, 06:38 AM
Eh, I'll settle with an i7. Plays Crysis like it's going out of style. Now we only need the GTX 3xx series and Crysis will be a thing of the past. :3
08-03-2009, 11:01 PM
Intel i9 Gulftown 32 nm 6 core 12 threads , Dual Cpu motherboard ! Gives you 24 Threads !
08-03-2009, 11:03 PM
(08-03-2009, 11:01 PM)abfab126 Wrote: [ -> ]Intel i9 Gulftown 32 nm 6 core 12 threads , Dual Cpu motherboard ! Gives you 24 Threads !
I dont see the point in hyperthreading
08-03-2009, 11:05 PM
You see it now > . <