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Subject: Re: Dual core cpu and number of threads

Author: Terje Vagle

Date: 00:13:03 11/22/05

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After further checking, you will get 4 threads with the new Intel D840 extreme
edtition. This cpu has 2 cores and Hyperthreading enabled thus giving 4 threads.

Snap from toms hardware:

Although the new processor's codename Smithfield implied a completely new
design, the reality is that the CPU consists of two Prescott cores with 1 MB of
L2 cache; no features such as additional instruction sets were added. The
regular Pentium D also lost its Hyper Threading capability, which is an
exclusive feature of the Extreme Edition, making this the only difference
between the Pentium D and the Pentium EE of the 800 series except for the latter
coming with a freely selectable multiplier. The latter is only available as the
840 model running at 3.2 GHz.




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