Some of Intel's cheapest dual-core CPUs will now have four threads enabled rather than just two, in what may be a move to compete with AMD's upcoming Ryzen CPUs, which all have two threads per core:
The Pentium series traditionally consists of low-power, dual-core offerings with no [Hyper-Threading (HT)]. Pentiums serve as the low-end alternative to the i3 series, which features dual-core offerings with HT enabled. The addition of HT to the Pentium series expands its range, but there are still a few key differentiators compared to the i3 series.
[...] The HT-enabled Pentiums create a challenge to AMD's line of low-end processors, and of course, some will speculate that it appears that Intel is bolstering its low-end products in the face of AMD's pending Ryzen onslaught. In either case, the HT-powered Pentiums add a welcome new wrinkle to the low end. The processors are listed on Intel's ARK but are currently available only for preorder.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 13 2017, @01:58PM
Sorry, meant to say "mainstream" 6-core COFFEE LAKE CPU.
All these damn *lakes.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @02:13PM
Lakes, Wells, Bridges. Informally I used the unofficial codename Gesher so as not to mention the name of Hurricane Sandy in conversation. Gesher, Ivy, Haswell, Broadwell, Skylake, Kaby works for me.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday January 13 2017, @09:50PM
A lake of coffee sounds damn good right about now...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by tibman on Monday January 16 2017, @02:16PM
Probably has less scum on the bottom than my current coffee cup.
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