Intel Compilers

[imported_Noob]

Will the Compilers that Intel has developed for developers to better utilize HT and their Dual Core's give a huge advantage in games (if the technology was utilized by game developers)?

 

[Pabster]

Unfortunately, only the uber-expensive EE 840 supports HT. And in some cases HT actually hurts it more than helping it.

The standard "D" series Pentium dual-core processors (820,830,840) do not support HT at all. Well, technically, they could, but Intel has disabled the feature.

Most games aren't even multithreaded yet, let alone utilizing HT. It'll likely be some time before we see this, since the software is developed to the lowest common denominator (albeit the bar is raising, but slowly.)

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Noob
Will the Compilers that Intel has developed for developers to better utilize HT and their Dual Core's give a huge advantage in games (if the technology was utilized by game developers)?

It would have to have 3 or more threads to utilize HT + Dual core.

IIRC Unreal engine 3 will run on at least 6 threads. (4 for physics, 1 AI, 1 graphics).

Edit: But the PPU will fully utilize the physics in hardware if you have it, so even unreal engine 3 may not benefit from DC + HT.