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Reverse Multithreading CPUs
microbee writes "The register is reporting that AMD is researching a new CPU technology called 'reverse multithreading', which essentially does the opposite of hyperthreading in that it presents multiple cores to the OS as a single-core processor." From the article: "The technology is aimed at the next architecture after K8, according to a purported company mole cited by French-language site x86 Secret. It's well known that two CPUs - whether two separate processors or two cores on the same die - don't generate, clock for clock, double the performance of a single CPU. However, by making the CPU once again appear as a single logical processor, AMD is claimed to believe it may be able to double the single-chip performance with a two-core chip or provide quadruple the performance with a quad-core processor."
I just wonder what Oracle's CPU price index will be for this thing if it makes it out? Let me see, you have an AMD super single CPU core, not a hyper-threaded or standard one. You need to multiply (PI*GHZ/Watts*Sockets*200000)+(5000/days_until_qua rter_closeout) to get the correct license fee. :-)
imagine what you could do with it!