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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 13 2017, @06:08PM
The processors on equipment I use has been 4, 6, 8, 12 threads per core for decades with up to 64 and 256 cores per machine. Maybe it is time to talk about real processing ability not use thread / core counts??
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 13 2017, @06:39PM
The context is all there in the summary. It's about consumer CPUs. Are you using a web browser right now on the "equipment" you are talking about?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @10:43PM
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