7-Zip for Windows goes massively parallel with first ‘Threadripper Edition’ — five years after Threadripper debut, Version 25.00 the first to support more than 64 threads

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨BrikoX@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

Devs unshackle the software from its 64 CPU threads limit, starting from release 25.00.

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Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
What in the fuck are you (un)packing that needs 64+ threads???

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- BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I pack up full hard drive images from time to time (think 100+GB files). More threads is always welcome!
  
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- Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  linux distros
  
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SouthFresh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It took them this long because they first wanted to pay for their copy of winrar.

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