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General discussion

how do you know if you really have hyper threading

Jan 22, 2005 12:09PM PST

i bought a laptop and it said it came with hyper threading but I dont believe the guy that sold it to me, is there any way to tell if you have ht. thanks

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Try cpuid.com
Jan 22, 2005 12:15PM PST

Try the utility found at CPUID.com. It will tell you what model, stepping, and core you have. From that, you can find out at intel.com if you have Ht.

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System Information
Jan 23, 2005 12:06PM PST

I have a Dell desktop with Hyper Threading, and when I bring up the task manager window and go to the performance monitor, it shows 2 graphs for the processor. Also, when I bring up system information, it lists two processors, each at a speed near the claimed clock speed of my actual processor. I don't know if this helps or not.