hyper-threading

  1. Why Task Manager Shows Fewer CPU Cores and How to Fix It

    When Task Manager shows fewer cores than your CPU’s spec sheet promises, it triggers an immediate alarm: is Windows misreporting, is some software throttling the chip, or is the processor literally losing cores? The truth lives between these possibilities. In many cases the fix is a handful of...
  2. Why Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) is Essential for Enterprise Virtualization

    In today's dynamic server landscape, debates over processor design continue to evolve—but one factor remains constant: the enduring value of simultaneous multithreading (SMT), or hyper-threading, in enterprise virtualization. Despite new CPU architectures and emerging alternatives, the...
  3. NEWS Major flaw found in Intel CPUs and HT, needs BIOS fix

    If Intel wasn't already in enough trouble with AMD's constant onslaught of products with Ryzen and now Ryzen ThreadRipper, the company is now going to have a huge storm surrounding it over a newly-discovered flaw in Intel's Skylake and Kaby Lake architectures with Hyper-Threading. Read more...
  4. Windows 7 Intel to Launch New CPUs in 3Q10 - Core i7-970 and Core i5-760

    Link Removed Digitimes says that Intel plans to launch several new desktop processors in the third quarter of 2010 to replace some previous models, and that the chip giant will also reduce some CPU prices to boost demand. They are basing all their thoughts from sources inside motherboard...
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    Windows 7 Athlon64 X2 Hyper-Threading in 7?

    Hey guys! I'm completely satisfied with 7, everything works OTB, yay! :D But I have one question regarding Hyper threading on my Athlon64 x2 4200+. It's recognized correctly, both cores are working flawlessly, but when I look at my CPU via PC wizard, it states that my CPU supports Hyper...