When I ran devmgmt.msc on my XP machine, it stated that i had 2 Intel Pentium 4 3.00 ghz CPUs. I have not upgraded the computer to 2 CPUs so is there really 2 CPUs
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Started by comper6, Apr 19 2009 05:21 PM
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Posted 19 April 2009 - 05:34 PM
That was Intel's Hyperthreading Technology. It (sort of) simulated having a second core, allowing programs to take advantage of it. Read up on it here: Wikipedia: Hyperthreading
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Posted 19 April 2009 - 08:09 PM
CTskifreak, on Apr 19 2009, 12:34 PM, said:
That was Intel's Hyperthreading Technology. It (sort of) simulated having a second core, allowing programs to take advantage of it. Read up on it here: Wikipedia: Hyperthreading
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