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Written: Wednesday, December 18, 2002
The first question that pops into your head is most likely, "What is Hyper-Threading?" Hyper-Threading allows the processor to execute two threads in parallel. In laymen's terms it allows you to multitask more effectively. To Windows XP this new brain is seen as two separate processors. The operating system will put these to work together when necessary. You can now play a game while encoding or editing digital music and or video. This technology enhances the performance in the content creation area specifically (programs such as Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Dreamweaver, Flash, and more). Intel is the first to break the 3.0GHz barrier, beating AMD to the punch. Intel is most certainly ahead of the game at this point in time and is still dominating the server, workstation and personal computer market. This can be compared to the race between ATI and Nvidia. ATI has been ahead of the game for a while and Nvidia is lagging behind yet to show proof of their new technology which will supposedly only match what ATI has already out on the table. Intel and ATI both present the market with frequent releases and presentations of their new and future products. Due to the nature of this new technology, more requirements are necessary to get your system up and running correctly. It is necessary to have a chipset that supports Hyper-Threading (all 533MHz FSB Intel motherboards will work), along with a BIOS and operating system that supports it (Windows XP Professional, XP Home, and Linux with kernel 2.4.18 or higher will be able to take advantage of this technology). You may ask who would be drawn the most to this technology. Anyone that utilizes processor intensive applications will use this technology to their advantage. Hyper-Threading technology will also be implemented with Intel's new XEON server processors. This would be more cost effective then having to purchase two physically separated processors along with a dual processor motherboard. Next Page: An In-depth
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