Asus z270 board. Hyperthreading on or off ?

_Jimlad_ · 27 Jul 2017 at 20:20

Hi guys, just trying to work out if I should have hyperthreading on or off and what the pros and cons are ?

HoneyBadger · 27 Jul 2017 at 20:21

On. With it on you effectively double your threads.

Edit: Example, with a supporting chip, say an i7 - with it off you would have 4 cores so 4 threads, with it on you would have 4 cores, 8 threads. Meaning your system can multi-task faster.

8 Pack · 27 Jul 2017 at 20:41

Depends on what you use your pc for. Test.... If you are multi threading with software that supports HT then better on. Otherwise off less heat higher oc.

Rroff · 27 Jul 2017 at 20:43

With it off you will get a very tiny boost to applications that are very sensitive to IPC type stuff but with it on get overall better system performance. (Then there is the stuff 8 Pack talks about with potentially higher overclocking).

_Jimlad_ · 27 Jul 2017 at 20:56

gotta be honest i mainly play arma 3 on my pc, do a bit of web based work and some video editing once or twice a year.

mistersprinkles · 31 Jul 2017 at 04:04

If you have an i7 and you turn hyperthreading off, you basically have an i5 with a bit of extra cache that you grossly overpaid for. Leave HT on.

edit: This was my 600th post! (fireworks)