Hi Denim,
If you're mainly focused on CPU projects, I wouldn't base the decision off whether you can run one as a "pseudo 8 core" or not. If other factors point toward that model, that's great and *may* be a slight gain in some projects. However, I know during the long 13 day PG Challenge we had with PG, many of the high end German rigs were turning OFF their HT, because it was running more than twice as long with it on.
For example, if it took 1 hr. for the i7 to spit out 4 WUs with HT off, it took more than 2 hr.s to chew through 8, so it was actually less credits per hr. with the HT on. They were all telling each other to turn HT off once they figured that out.
Just something to consider and of course, might not hold true for every project.
I would be real tempted to get which ever model has a better graphics card. And not just for crunching, but for actual use - sometimes graphics in a lappy can be a real dog!
Originally Posted by DrPop
Hi Denim,
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