SMP/dual (multi) core phase II

[Jerry Feldman]

On Sun, 6 May 2007 21:47:08 -0400 (EDT)
markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:

> Please explain what you mean. "Hyperhreading" CPUs are multi-core CPUs,
> aren't they, or am I missing something?
Just to add to Dan's messages, Hyperhreading, is available in high-end
single core as well as multi-core Intel processors. It is essentially
threading on the chip. In some cases, Hyperhreading can hurt
performance, and in others it can help. My company's application is
slowed by hyperthreading. 

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