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Re:Quiz: How well do you know CPUs/Microprocessors? by satarrr on Tuesday July 26, 2011 @07:07PM (#2809877)
got 4/5. Got the SMT one wrong.

Isn't it true the Pentium 4 didn't have SMT? (the first ones without HT?)

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Re:Quiz: How well do you know CPUs/Microprocessors? by tech_junkie on Tuesday July 26, 2011 @07:10PM (#2809893)
4/5? You mean you got one wrong or 3 wrong. There are 7 questions in total.

Pentium 4 had SMT. SMT == HT. Saying that SMT wasn't there in parts without HT is a bit circular.

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Re:Quiz: How well do you know CPUs/Microprocessors? by david_pena on Tuesday July 26, 2011 @07:27PM (#2809956)
Thats not what he meant. Pentium 4 had two underlying core architectures. NetBurst and Perscott. One of them didn't have HT so the author is incorrect IMO.
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