Re: CPU questions...

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:02:24 UTC in comp.os.linux.hardware, Alex
<samalex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

First off, is hyper threading support in Linux worth worrying about?

Hyperthreading was a failed experiment to try to remove a problem in the old
Pentium 4 architecture. Newer processors no longer support it (because the
architecture problem in the P4 is not present in the new processors so there's
no need for a sticking plaster to try to cover it up).

And finally, Xeon vs Pentium... Newegg's prices on the two aren't too
different, so if I can get my hands on a dual-core Xeon processor, for
example Intel Xeon 3065 2.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model
BX805573065 (Currently $180 on NewEgg) vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750
(also $180 on Newegg), would the Xeon be worth running with out of the
two?

The Xeon 3065 is pretty much a rebadged E6550. The E6750's Xeon equivalent is a
3075.

I'd get the Core2Duo.

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Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK
Trevor dot Hemsley at ntlworld dot com
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