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Subject: Re: Hyper-Threading question for Crafty Smp and Windows XP Home

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 09:35:00 03/19/04

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On March 19, 2004 at 08:41:02, Dragon wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I posted on Arena Forum a test on Crafty SMP 1 and 2.
>I have P4C 3.2Ghz/Motherboard P4C800EDL and Windows XP Home.
>
>My test shows that I have about the same result with the command
>"bench" with HT=on.
>
>I read on the net that XP Home can do Hyperthreading.
>
>Why I have not the same good result than others persons with HT ?
>I think that all is perfect with my HT. I have two cpus screens
>in my "task manager" and I have the option on my motherboard.
>
>Somebody can say to me where I am wrong ?
>
>Bruno LUCAS


I am not quite sure that Windows XP Home supports hyperthreading even though you
can read everywhere that both Windows XP Home and Pro support hyperthreading.
However it appears that you must have _both_ a _motherboard_ and an _Intel P4
processor_ that also supports H-T.

Visit the following pages, please:

Windows XP and Hyper-Threading
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810231

Hyper-Threading Technology
http://www.intel.com/technology/hyperthread/

Djordje




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