On 2016-09-06 16:29, David Schwartz wrote: > AFAIK, the “cores” are 64-bit ALUs that can split into 32-bit > pairs to run 32-bit code. > > So an i7 has four x 64-bit cores that also work as 8×32-bit CPUs. > > Threads are an OS construct, unless you want to refer to them as > “real” vs. “virtual”, in which case you’d have up to four > 64-bit threads or eight 32-bit threads. > > I run VMWare, and I’ve never really bothered to figure out how it > does its CPU mapping. I think I’ve given it two cores and 2GB of RAM > and it does fine running Win 7. > > (My base system is a Mac with a 2.8 GHz i7, 16 GB of RAM, and the > latest OS X.) I read and understood everything you said until i read the above line and I forgot everything except "My base system is a Mac with a 2.8 GHz i7, 16 GB of RAM, and the latest OS X.". That is a serious system. Is that the Mac Book Pro 15.4 with 512MB SSD? > > -David Schwartz > >> On Sep 6, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Keith Smith >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> If an Intel CPU has 4 cores and 8 threads will it look like 8 cores >> to VirtualBox when assigning resources to a guest? >> >> If so is there a way to determine which is a tread and which is >> actually a core? >> >> Thanks!! Keith --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To >> subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] > > > Links: > ------ > [1] > https://u2206659.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=5DvWGaZUY8Sh5aRLWfQTKYiRLVzunonVk948p8WIzMe-2FXlJ9Cta8w8U9xoku9LrUSHNMJbSd3ZEwH-2BqnW2UHlA-3D-3D_6lpMB7VLnN-2Fj9-2FEErg8-2F-2BMBpb5QxlByTgv2M3fbWD9ebvC-2BWrN3h7jImK8EVWYBeRqz5uVuARR77-2FXYCoX3CyRZ-2F-2BqJUzThg-2FqaFqN9RxtdgpBGhguDbaZb0CTQQl9jvOTJtewZlDe1mrHkjqvQllVXF4pcJ-2F-2FDS3K2jeXqdbfaPYwgo-2B3xhpLFMYYBGINjiYQhbC6eHGfoETTUh6RMyUx8TTdi233xHex4Fyo2LePY-3D > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss