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Kal-EL
05-21-2010, 02:02 AM
According to Intel, the proposed hardware/software scheme outperforms previous hardware-only schemes to implement the idea of combining cores for executing single-thread applications in a multi-core design by more than 10% on average on Spec2006 for all configurations. Moreover, single-thread performance is improved by 41% on average when the proposed scheme is used on a so-called “tiny-core” (Intel did not reveal, what tiny-core actually is, but it may potentially be a part of the company’s SSC 48-core processor), and up to 2.6 times for some selected applications.

source: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20100519235548_Intel_Outlines_New_Tech_to_Boost_Pe rformance_of_Single_Threaded_Software_on_Multi_Cor e_Chips.html

Chuchnit
05-21-2010, 02:41 AM
Could this be what DrWho? said he was wrapping up at the end of last year? He mentioned he was wrapping up a huge coding program, and mentioned we would love the multi-core performance from it.

FACE
05-21-2010, 02:58 AM
Sweet. So now superpi will run more like wprime now? i7 may rule 01? Or is this for later architectures?

punx223
05-21-2010, 06:37 AM
i believe this is more for later architecture, but such things are not realistically that far off.

V2-V3
05-21-2010, 07:12 AM
MMM reverse hyperthreading!

its been rumored for years lets hope it comes out with the next archtecture

FACE
05-21-2010, 08:01 AM
MMM reverse hyperthreading!

its been rumored for years lets hope it comes out with the next archtecture

I'd love it to come out for this architecture. Right NAOW!

Chuchnit
05-21-2010, 08:14 AM
I'd love it to come out for this architecture. Right NAOW!

Come'on meow you know how intel rolls. You'll need a whole new socket/platform for this to work of course. :thumbdown:

FACE
05-21-2010, 08:23 AM
Come'on meow you know how intel rolls. You'll need a whole new socket/platform for this to work of course. :thumbdown:

Yeah, I know. Would be nice if Intel would throw us a bone once in a while though. I mean, we do spend thousands of dollars on their crap.... the least they could do is throw us a little software to play with. :cool3: