[nitpick] CPU Hyperthreading showing as possible on i5-2500K

Intel specifies this chip as not having Hyperthreading support.

Speccy v.1.14.288 (64-bit) says:

CPU

Intel Core i5 2500K

Cores 4

Threads 4

Name Intel Core i5 2500K

Code Name Sandy Bridge

Package Socket 1155 LGA

Technology 32nm

Specification Intel® Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz

Family 6

Extended Family 6

Model A

Extended Model 2A

Stepping 7

Revision D2

Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64

Virtualization Supported, Enabled

Hyperthreading Supported, Disabled <<<<<<<<< ?

Fan Speed 20 RPM

Bus Speed 99.8 MHz

Stock Core Speed 3300 MHz

Stock Bus Speed 100 MHz

Intel specifies this chip as not having Hyperthreading support.

Speccy v.1.14.288 (64-bit) says:

CPU

Hyperthreading Supported, Disabled <<<<<<<<< ?

Surely that could mean the same thing.

It is not unknown for semiconductor manufacturers to sell the same basic product at different prices,

with a premium price for full functionality of all capabilities

and lower prices and reduced capability for a different market.

Does it make any difference to the consumer whether the manufacturer paid a few million for a different mask set that omits premium capabilities,

or whether he has a much cheaper way to use the premium mask set but somehow cripple or disable the premium bits before the product gets to the end user ?

That's the funny thing about english, it can be read in many different ways. Looking back at it again, I see it is simply the way Speccy is describing the support or lack thereof.

Please close this thread.