Hi,
I am upgrading the machine I run MC on. I am considering a machine that has an Intel® Core™ i3-4130 Processor (3M Cache, 3.40 GHz). It's specifications are shown at this link.
http://ark.intel.com/products/77480/
It has 2 cores but 4 threads. I am not a power user in that I run only one symbol in one workspace with 8 charts (never go beyond this). I probably have 10 studies in two of the charts and maybe 6 in the others (this could increase). I will be setting up the machine in two partitions (one for XP and one for Win7). I will start running MC next week on the XP partition and over weekends I will test the Win7 partition to see if all my software runs okay. If everything is okay I will start using Win7 for trading during the day (if all goes well I will keep using it). After that I may start using the 64 bit MC since I gather Win7 can make use of this where as XP can not. I will be getting a video card that has 3 outputs for my three monitors. The machine has 8 gig of ram (I realize XP can only use 3 gig but hopefully I will be using XP only for a few weeks).
I have a question. Will MC still be able to use the 4 threads just as well as it does with a pure 4 core machine? If not, considering I am not a full power user and not likely to ever be, would it make much of a difference or should I go for a true 4 core machine.
Thanks,
John
Intel chip with 2 cores but 4 threads.
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Re: Intel chip with 2 cores but 4 threads.
PassMark looks respectable.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
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Re: Intel chip with 2 cores but 4 threads.
Multithreading will speed up most of the processes.
Except... optimization, which are loaded into real cores, not virtual cores.
Except... optimization, which are loaded into real cores, not virtual cores.
Re: Intel chip with 2 cores but 4 threads.
Thanks TJ.
Your timing is perfect. I figured it was likely as good as I need and certainly a lot better than what I was using. The machine I was using was a power user machine way back on MC 2.1. Things change pretty quick.
John
Your timing is perfect. I figured it was likely as good as I need and certainly a lot better than what I was using. The machine I was using was a power user machine way back on MC 2.1. Things change pretty quick.
John
Re: Intel chip with 2 cores but 4 threads.
I asked Henry a year or more ago whether or not MC uses all Threads (e.g. 8threads) or all Cores. At that time, he was clear: MC will be distributed among Cores and NOT Threads. If you have a Quad core and 8 charts open, then each Core will have 2 charts; with a Dual core with 8 charts open, each Core will have 4 charts.
There are some decent deals on factory refurb (with warranty) machines. Recently upgraded a laptop to a Quad Core i7-3630QM and 8GB RAM with a [not fancy but very functional] refurb with warranty Toshiba for $540, which has been very good. At the time I asked Henry about Cores I upgraded desktop to a 6 Core i7-3630k that was factory refurb with warranty and it has also been trouble free.
Sounds like I am suggesting you consider a factory refurb with warranty and more cores.... :- ) And in any case, a Quad Core over a Dual Core.
There are some decent deals on factory refurb (with warranty) machines. Recently upgraded a laptop to a Quad Core i7-3630QM and 8GB RAM with a [not fancy but very functional] refurb with warranty Toshiba for $540, which has been very good. At the time I asked Henry about Cores I upgraded desktop to a 6 Core i7-3630k that was factory refurb with warranty and it has also been trouble free.
Sounds like I am suggesting you consider a factory refurb with warranty and more cores.... :- ) And in any case, a Quad Core over a Dual Core.
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Re: Intel chip with 2 cores but 4 threads.
MultiCharts is multi-thread enabled.I asked Henry a year or more ago whether or not MC uses all Threads (e.g. 8threads) or all Cores. At that time, he was clear: MC will be distributed among Cores and NOT Threads. If you have a Quad core and 8 charts open, then each Core will have 2 charts; with a Dual core with 8 charts open, each Core will have 4 charts.
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However, each chart will only be loaded into a core... ONE core only.
One core can take multiple charts, but one chart will not (and cannot) be distributed into multiple cores.
eg.
If you have a 4 core CPU, and one chart with 1,000 indicators on it... that chart will be assigned to ONE core only, and leaving 3 cores for your computer's other processes.
Re: Intel chip with 2 cores but 4 threads.
This was my understanding as well. I use to have a dual core machine so this was what I was getting. "with a Dual core with 8 charts open, each Core will have 4 charts."If you have a Quad core and 8 charts open, then each Core will have 2 charts; with a Dual core with 8 charts open, each Core will have 4 charts.
I just bought an i5 machine which has true Quad core and my 8 charts will be handled as stated above "If you have a Quad core and 8 charts open, then each Core will have 2 charts".
Due to a screw up with the other machine I was thinking of getting I took it back and bought the I5 which is a gaming machine with a very good video card. I would hate to let it go to waste so I just might start playing games now - LOL. Maybe if I get into some long hold trades I can pass the time that way.