> > Does it matter if your CPU has "fake" cores via hyperthreading? > > I have a i7-2600 which I believe is 4 cores but shows as 8 in Task Manager. And, I > can confirm that -j8 is much faster than -j4.
With a 2600 and multithreading enabled -j9 is the right way to go, assuming you have at least 8 GB of RAM.
Edited by R. Belmont (03/15/16 04:51 PM)
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