Tag Archives: HyperThreading

AMD Bulldozer: It’s time to settle

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Scali

As you may remember, AMD’s Bulldozer has always been somewhat controversial, for various reasons. One thing in particular was that AMD claimed it was the ‘first native 8-core desktop processor’. This led to a class-action lawsuit, because consumers thought this … Continue reading →

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Software: How to parallel?

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Scali

Software optimization has always been one of my favourite tasks in software development. However, the hardware you are optimizing for, is a moving target (unless of course you are doing retroprogramming/oldskool demoscening, where you have nicely fixed targets). That nice … Continue reading →

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AMD Zen: a bit of a deja-vu?

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Scali

AMD has released the first proper information on their new Zen architecture. Anandtech seems to have done some of the most in-depth coverage, as usual. My first impression is that of a deja-vu… in more than one way. Firstly, it reminds … Continue reading →

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Intel Haswell: How low can you go?

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Scali

At the recent Intel Developer Forum, Intel disclosed new details about the upcoming Haswell architecture. For the full coverage, you can read the coverage from various tech sites, such as Anandtech. As usual, I will just pick out a few things … Continue reading →

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Multi-core and multi-threading performance (the multi-core myth?)

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Scali

Today I read a new article on Anandtech, discussing the Bulldozer architecture in detail, focusing on where it performs well, and more importantly, where it does not, and why. There weren’t too many surprises in the article, as I mentioned … Continue reading →

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The myth of CMT (Cluster-based Multithreading)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Scali

The first time I heard someone use the term ‘CMT’, I was somewhat surprised. Was there a different kind of CPU multithreading technology that I somehow missed? But when I looked it up, things became quite clear. If you google … Continue reading →

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