Replies to post #9433 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

I told you how the P4 SMT HW
works. If MS does or doesn't support a specific feature in one
or more of its OSes at any given instant in time isn't my concern.

Finally! Even if it is not your concern, I think it would be fair to point out that the feature cannot be used in current version of Windows, if you were interested in this forum being an information exchange.

LOL, I am certainly being held to high standards here. I say
something about a feature in a microprocessor and instantly
the onus is on me to give a complete rundown on which OSes
support it and which don't. Meanwhile you don't seem to be
overly concerned about even the general accuracy of claims
made on behalf of AMD processors by AMD enthusiasts let
alone the comprehensive and up to date status of SW support.
What a hypocrite! :-P

With that said, there is no need comment further.

Nice try Joe.

[Not a Short]

I should probably mention that the Dell configuration page offers HT on or HT off as part of the ordering process but lists a disclaimer that the on setting only works with Windows XP.

I found that quite odd as I thought HT would have benefits in NT/W2K as well, maybe even in 98se.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=555&oc=GX270SDTPAD&m_1=24G8D&c=us&...

Hyper-Threading is available only on the processors that have 800 Front Side Bus and may increase the performance of some applications. This feature is ONLY supported in Windows XP and can be enabled or disabled in the system BIOS at any time. The below option presets Hyper-Threading to "ON". Consult the Learn More Processor tool for more information.