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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: kernel 2.6 hyperthreading
From:       Bill Davidsen <davidsen () tmr ! com>
Date:       2005-02-28 22:22:02
Message-ID: 4223998A.2090302 () tmr ! com
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shabanip wrote:
> enabling hyperthreading on kernel 2.6 how much affects the performance?

Typically 10-30% depending on what you are doing. For some rare loads it 
could actually hurt a few percent, although I haven't personally ever 
seen that.

It seems to make the desktop feel smoother, but I have no way to 
quantify that.

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