I have a four core Intel CPU that Windows7 gadget shows as an 8 core CPU. Can some one explain. Thanks, oldman
<oldman@old.net> wrote in message news:q93qk5dq3qi8u4nd7j400ilenfegebg404@4ax.com... > I have a four core Intel CPU that Windows7 gadget shows as an 8 core > CPU. Can some one explain. > > Thanks, > > oldman Hyperthreading or Hyper-Threading. http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/hyper-threading/
http://vr-zone.com/articles/does-core-i7-hyper-threading-helps-/6160.html peter -- If you find a posting or message from me offensive,inappropriate or disruptive,please ignore it. If you dont know how to ignore a posting complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate <oldman@old.net> wrote in message news:q93qk5dq3qi8u4nd7j400ilenfegebg404@4ax.com... > I have a four core Intel CPU that Windows7 gadget shows as an 8 core > CPU. Can some one explain. > > Thanks, > > oldman