Hyper-Threading and Motherboards

[BujinZero]

Simple question--what chipsets, current (if any) and future, will support Intel's upcoming Hyper-Threading enhanced processors?

 

[senior guy]

Originally posted by: BujinZero
Simple question--what chipsets, current (if any) and future, will support Intel's upcoming Hyper-Threading enhanced processors?

The first to do so will be Intel's 845PE/GE chipset (to be released Oct 7th). And I believe that the soon to be released 3.06MHz processor will be the first P4 to implement the enhanced HT (much superior to what the Xeons now have).

 

[BujinZero]

Cool. October 7? Wow that's right around the corner. Thanks man.

 

[Dewey]

Originally posted by: senior guy

Originally posted by: BujinZero
Simple question--what chipsets, current (if any) and future, will support Intel's upcoming Hyper-Threading enhanced processors?

The first to do so will be Intel's 845PE/GE chipset (to be released Oct 7th). And I believe that the soon to be released 3.06MHz processor will be the first P4 to implement the enhanced HT (much superior to what the Xeons now have).

How is the new HT superior the HY on the Xeons? I have a dual P4 Xeon at work and I find the HT useful for what I do.

Thanks

 

[IntelConvert]

Originally posted by: Dewey

Originally posted by: senior guy

Originally posted by: BujinZero
Simple question--what chipsets, current (if any) and future, will support Intel's upcoming Hyper-Threading enhanced processors?

The first to do so will be Intel's 845PE/GE chipset (to be released Oct 7th). And I believe that the soon to be released 3.06MHz processor will be the first P4 to implement the enhanced HT (much superior to what the Xeons now have).

How is the new HT superior the HY on the Xeons? I have a dual P4 Xeon at work and I find the HT useful for what I do.

Thanks

Senior guy is right. The new P4 C1 stepping incorporates an enhanced implementation of Hyper-Threading (and that's according to Intel themselves). If you can find it, check out the recent IDF video; the demos of Hyper-Threading on the P4 3.06 were very impressive!

 

[First]

Yes, the new stepping of HyperThreading to be introduced with the 3.06GHz Pentium 4 during this quarter shows substantial improvement over the older version of HyperThreading found in the current workstation Pentium 4 Xeon processors.

I think some will be quite surprised how HT will benefit desktop apps once the 3.06 P4 is released...

 

[senior guy]

Evan~ When do you figure you'll be getting a production i845PE board in for review?

P.S. The Inquirer reports that the P4 3.06 will be shipping the end of this month (at mucho $ of course)!

 

[Macro2]

RE:"I think some will be quite surprised how HT will benefit desktop apps once the 3.06 P4 is released."

Intel will have a hayday with this. I can see the reviews now. Some new benchmark(s)will find it's way into the benchmarking suites. It will make hyperthreading look like the second coming. Why do I predict this? because you won't get a test chip unless you include the new benchmarks.

Mac

 

[senior guy]

Originally posted by: Macro2
RE:"...Intel will have a hayday with this. I can see the reviews now. Some new benchmark(s)will find it's way into the benchmarking suites. It will make hyperthreading look like the second coming. Why do I predict this? because you won't get a test chip unless you include the new benchmarks.
Mac

Hayday or whatever, IMHO starting with the P4 3.06, HT will prove to be a meaningful development at both the server and desktop levels!