Windows update to optimize the performance of AMD Bulldozer CPUs

[Mustang]

If any of you people here use one of these CPU's, this might be of interest

 

"This article introduces an update that optimizes the performance of AMD Bulldozer CPUs that are used by Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computers. Currently, the performance of AMD Bulldozer CPUs is slower than expected. This behavior occurs because the threading logic in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 is not optimized to use the Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) scheduling feature. This feature was introduced in the Bulldozer family of AMD CPUs.

Note This issue may occur when you use applications that run in multiple threads.

After you install this hotfix, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 fully support AMD Bulldozer CPUs. Therefore, the CPUs operate at the expected performance level."

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2592546/

Edited December 17, 2011 by Mustang

[EtherealN]

It's a blooper release - it was intended to be a two-piece release, where both are necessary, but it's still in development and someone accidently released one half of it.

[HiJack]

I'm running on AMD CPU but have no idea wether I'm on a Buldozer featured CPU. Is there a list of CPU cores supporting this?

[Mustur]

I'm running on AMD CPU but have no idea wether I'm on a Buldozer featured CPU. Is there a list of CPU cores supporting this?

 

Best way to find out: CPU-Z

 

I was hoping AMD would make a comeback with the Buldozer, Intel really needs some competition.