zachig
06-28-2006, 07:54 AM
A couple of month ago AMD was rumoured to be developing a "reversed multi-threading technology" that could enable multi-way CPUs to work as virtual single-way processors for those applications that couldn't optimally support their normal state.
While AMD didn't confirm these rumours, there aroused new rumours of Intel developing the same. At XtremeSystems (http://www.xtremesystems.com/) they found out that a new BIOS version for Intel 975X based mptherboards includes the Core Multiplexing Technology (CMT) option:
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/7599/intelhtreverse15yh.jpg
Judging by its name, they decided it was that "reversed" Hyper-Threading.
http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/854/intelcmt10cw.jpg
http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/3164/intelcmt22fi.jpg
If Core 2 Duo already supports CMT, then why Intel has been keeping silence? Maybe not to confuse users believing that the more cores, the better.
Have a look HERE (http://www.digit-life.com/news.html?06/37/03#63703).
While AMD didn't confirm these rumours, there aroused new rumours of Intel developing the same. At XtremeSystems (http://www.xtremesystems.com/) they found out that a new BIOS version for Intel 975X based mptherboards includes the Core Multiplexing Technology (CMT) option:
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/7599/intelhtreverse15yh.jpg
Judging by its name, they decided it was that "reversed" Hyper-Threading.
http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/854/intelcmt10cw.jpg
http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/3164/intelcmt22fi.jpg
If Core 2 Duo already supports CMT, then why Intel has been keeping silence? Maybe not to confuse users believing that the more cores, the better.
Have a look HERE (http://www.digit-life.com/news.html?06/37/03#63703).