CPU KL Pentiums have HT!

[Phuncz]

You can always disable HT in the bios.

Ah yes, forgot that was an option, good point !

 

[ricochet]

Ah yes, forgot that was an option, good point !

So again, in practical practice it would be best to leave HT "ON" and only turn "OFF" for some heavy single program demands?

 

[Phuncz]

I would guess for most modern Windows use cases HT 'on' would be the best option.

 

[ricochet]

Now I am torn between KL's G4620 and i3-7100... not much of a difference really for my basic computing needs (email, heavy browser, heavy word, light excel, HD video viewing). Seems like the i3-7300 would be the next logical step from the Pentium G4620 than the i3-7100.

 

[CC Ricers]

Isn't it funny that AMD says all of Ryzen CPU's will be unlocked and Intel all of a sudden is going to have more unlocked Pentiums and with HT? Hmm I wonder...

 

[ricochet]

Wait the G4620 is/will be unlocked??? Or another coming model?

 

[Phuncz]

No no, he meant HyperThreading, not overclocking. Though the i3-7350K is a new unlocked processor. Still, Intel's probably going to be waging the war with the X299 platform and Skylake-E to battle Zen, if they need to. But it's Intel, even if AMD Zen is cheaper, more powerful and more power-efficient than all Intel equivalents, Intel can still ride for many years on the reputation-train. And I doubt Zen is a home-run on all fronts.

 

[ricochet]

No no, he meant HyperThreading, not overclocking. Though the i3-7350K is a new unlocked processor. Still, Intel's probably going to be waging the war with the X299 platform and Skylake-E to battle Zen, if they need to. But it's Intel, even if AMD Zen is cheaper, more powerful and more power-efficient than all Intel equivalents, Intel can still ride for many years on the reputation-train. And I doubt Zen is a home-run on all fronts.

Gotcha; appreciate the clarification. Leaning towards the G4620 now.

 

[CC Ricers]

And now, this song is very relevant once again:

 

[IntoxicatedPuma]

HT enabled Pentiums @ near 4ghz for half the price of an i3 7350k makes the K i3 seem pointless. I hope AMD releases a quad core Zen for under $120 and forces Intel to drop prices even more. The only reason I can think for the high i3 K price is the fact it will probably be the fastest single threaded processor released so far (assuming it overclocks well), but only just barely.

 

[ricochet]

G4560 vs G4620 vs i3-7100 = Best Buy?

What are your thoughts... the budget buster G4560 appears to out perform the FX-6300, i3-6100, and i5-2500K at double to triple the cost!

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/55917/pentium-g4560-costs-64-fights-core-i5-2500k-270/index.html

 

[CC Ricers]

As tempting as it is to upgrade my 4130T to G4560, that also means getting a brand new z270 board and DDR4 ram... wouldn't make sense for saving money anymore, at least for me