How to understand AMD's HT?

mailrapid · Nov 2, 2007, 03:48 PM

As we know, HT 1.0 is 2.0GT/S; HT 3.0 is 5.2GT/S

Why not use megabyte or GHz?

**temeteus82** · Nov 2, 2007, 03:59 PM

You mean HyperTransport bus from CPU to chipset?
Well I think that this article will have all what you are looking for : The HyperTransport Bus Used By AMD Processors | Hardware Secrets

H3X4D3C1M4L · Nov 4, 2007, 03:31 AM

Marketing jargon is all.... faster is better but its not like HT2.0 is any kind of bottleneck these days.

aNy_oNE · Nov 4, 2007, 08:47 AM

In theory, HyperTransport 1 should be enough; if you think about it the FSB is 1000Mhz each way, RAM runs at around 400Mhz each way, PCI-E 100Mhz, leaving still 500Mhz of the FSB each way for anything that needs it. Of course, there is faster RAM and other components to consider, so it could become a bottleneck eventually..

Nov 2, 2007, 03:48 PM	#1
mailrapid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	How to understand AMD's HT? As we know, HT 1.0 is 2.0GT/S; HT 3.0 is 5.2GT/S Why not use megabyte or GHz?

Nov 4, 2007, 03:31 AM	#3
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Marketing jargon is all.... faster is better but its not like HT2.0 is any kind of bottleneck these days.

Nov 4, 2007, 08:47 AM	#4
aNy_oNE DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	In theory, HyperTransport 1 should be enough; if you think about it the FSB is 1000Mhz each way, RAM runs at around 400Mhz each way, PCI-E 100Mhz, leaving still 500Mhz of the FSB each way for anything that needs it. Of course, there is faster RAM and other components to consider, so it could become a bottleneck eventually..