[SOLVED] intel newer i5 chips

[martinezkier.dacoville]

good day,

do you think future intel i5's will have hyperthreading making them 6c/12t?

 

[mitch074]

good day,

do you think future intel i5's will have hyperthreading making them 6c/12t?

Unlikely as of now, since Intel is recommending deactivating hyperthreading for security reasons. They will need to reimplement it from the ground up, this will take at least a couple years.
If you need many threads, get an AMD instead.

 

[martinezkier.dacoville]

Are non hyperthreaded procs unaffected by this security issue?
I already have 2x8 2666mhz rams which i think is not enough for amd ryzens and would like to avoid spending extra on another ram kit, maybe i will stick with a 6c 6t proc like a 9400f, i only do gaming and sone office apps not doing any rendering or streams. Thanks.

 

[Math Geek]

hyperthreading was simply one source of the many vulnerabilities found last couple years.

meltdown/spectre etc are not a hyperthreading issue but rather an architecture issue shared by ALL recent chips. since hyperthreading has never been part of the i5 line-up, i doubt it will be anytime soon.

perhaps down the line when the 6 core is now the i3 range, then maybe it can get it back but i don't see an i5 anything with HT in the near future.