> It's a common misunderstanding that the CPU suddenly has twice as large performance envelope when SMT is enabled.
Perhaps, but I am not under this misunderstanding and never expressed it.
> Only specialized software/scenarios will tangibly benefit from the parasitic gains of SMT-induced extra parallelization
In my experience it also speeds up C++/Rust compilation, which is the main thing I care about. I can't find any benchmarks now but I have definitely seen a benefit in the past.
Perhaps, but I am not under this misunderstanding and never expressed it.
> Only specialized software/scenarios will tangibly benefit from the parasitic gains of SMT-induced extra parallelization
In my experience it also speeds up C++/Rust compilation, which is the main thing I care about. I can't find any benchmarks now but I have definitely seen a benefit in the past.