What is "negative hyperthreading"?

[RyanF]

My i5 is an i7 with negative hyperthreading

Haha

Sounds like one of those conversations where neither party knows much about the subject but both are fitting in buzz words and jargon where possible to sound intelligent

 

[currob]

Haha

Sounds like one of those conversations where neither party knows much about the subject but both are fitting in buzz words and jargon where possible to sound intelligent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek

 

[panyan]

It's the process of taking a single thread and splitting it across two cpu threads. Obviously you cant just split that work up so i think its more of a co processor type scenario. Skylake has this tech I believe.

Ah read up on "inverse hyperthreading" .... so rather than boosting multi-threaded apps, inverse hyperthreading boosts single threaded processes by co-opting unused cores to make a single virtual "super-core".

+1

 

[NoobCannon]

Im suprised the guy in maplins even knew what a cpu was to be honest staff are usually on the purple shirt brigades level of technological savvyness

Some of the prices for parts ive seen in that place are pure comedy gold.

 

[jpod]

It is like the PC equivalent of a waterproof sponge.

 

[nox_uk]

My i5 is an i7 with negative hyperthreading

hahaha this has really made me laugh

Nox

 

[pandem0nium]

I am really surprised this isn't completely made up!

Google just returns skylake rumours. If it was a feature, I think we'd know about it by now.

 

[biuro74]

"Negative HT" - apparently when they say it, it gives them +10 to TechGeeking

Don't bother, there's no such thing. It gives (HT) sometimes negative impact to performance in some cases. That's all.