Re: JFW and Athlon 64 Processor
- From: Bill <bill.cam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:44:07 -0500
multi threading is not multi tasking.
the best multi threading occurs when you have 2 things, a system with 2
processors and a application that supports multi threading.
most applications do not support multi threading.
i suspect jfw does not.
about one in a hundred do.
intels 3.4 processor with multi threading support allows one c p u to do
multi threads at the same time, but it their is a catch to do this requires
adding software to the operating system.
this software actually can slow down standard applications.
but can boost software that is multi threaded.
the only apts i no of that support multi threading are some of the adobe
photo shop.
maybe some cad based programs as well.
so the multi threading in the intel processor is not much of a benefit.
their is a silver lining to that feature though, once it becomes main
streem maybe applications will be written to do multiple threads.
bill
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