Thread: Hyper Threading Technology

Hyper Thre~ding Technology or HTT is a technology developed by Intel to improve the performance of its microprocessors using simultaneous multithreading.

Processors with HT technology surpass processors using the superthreading technology in terms of performance.

HTT can be seen in Intel's Xeon, Pentium 4 and Atom processors.

HTT improves the processors performance by providing work for a process, that would usually be idle.

A processor with HTT is treated as two processors by the operating system.



However, if the operating system does not support HTT it basically acts a normal processor without HTT. For example, Windows 2000 supports multiple processors, but does not support HTT.

The advantages of HTT over older technologies are massive.

The advantages include better support for multithreading, and improved response times of the processor.

Intel claims that there is atleast a 30% overall increase in the performance over the non-HTT processors.

All in all, HTT results in efficient multi-tasking, secure and efficient running of the system, faster program response times, and a better gaming and multimedia experience.