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  • adjective computing Using hyperthreading.

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hyper- +‎ threaded

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  • Okay, the HAL9000 mark IV dual hyperthreaded comptromotron says no, you have to update it every day for a week …

    In Exile 2005

  • Okay, the HAL9000 mark IV dual hyperthreaded comptromotron says no, you have to update it every day for a week …

    In Exile 2005

  • Okay, the HAL9000 mark IV dual hyperthreaded comptromotron says no, you have to update it every day for a week …

    In Exile: 37 posts from November 2005 2005

  • Okay, the HAL9000 mark IV dual hyperthreaded comptromotron says no, you have to update it every day for a week…

    WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: November 2005 Archives 2005

  • Processor2 x Intel Xeon X5680 @ 3.33 GHz - (12 physical cores, 24 hyperthreaded)Memory96 GB DDR3 @ 1066 MHz - (12 x 8 GB - 6 channels)MotherboardAsus Z8PE-D12Hard Drives1 TB SATA II (Boot drive)

    Top News Digg 2011

  • As long as processor features remain the same, a cheap low-end dual-core processor can run every single program that an expensive high-end quad-core hyperthreaded processor can run; it just does so more slowly.

    Ars Technica Peter Bright 2011

  • Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon X5680 @ 3.33 GHz - 12 physical cores, 24 hyperthreaded

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • And since Intel's dual-core (but hyperthreaded) i5's and i3's tend to perform like AMD's quad cores, it's hard to recommend AMD here - there's more upgrade in the Intel solution, where you could drop in your original i5-750 or a high flying i7-860

    The Tech Report: News 2010

  • This change resulted in a 40%+ improvement in performance exhibited by significantly less blocking during execution (see screenshot below showing that most of the time, many threads are executing on this quad core hyperthreaded system).

    Site Home 2010

  • A very happy customer sent an email back a few hours later, reporting that his test scenario that was running at 1.1 seconds was now taking .25 seconds on a quad core (hyperthreaded) system.

    Site Home 2010

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