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Core i7-980X: Do You Want Six Cores Or 12 Threads?

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Core i7-980X: Do You Want Six Cores Or 12 Threads?


Core i7-980X: Do You Want Six Cores Or 12 Threads?

Posted: 22 Mar 2010 07:10 AM PDT

The new Gulftown processor has six physical cores, but Intel's Hyper-Threading presents 12 logical processors to the operating system. Does Hyper-Threading really add more performance? What about its effect on power consumption? Both are measured today.

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