HT (Hyper Threading) Technology
Hyper-Threading technology provides performance increase by a single physical processor processing multiple command chains simultaneously. A processor with Hyper-Threading technology logically consists of two processors. Although each processor is physically located on the same chip, it can process different command chains. Unlike traditional systems that use two different physical processors, in Hyper-Threading technology, logical processors share a single processor resource (system bus, memory).
Therefore, a processor with Hyper-Threading architecture will not give the performance of two real physical processors, even though it appears to the operating system as a two-processor system. HT technology requires computer systems with a processor, chipset, system BIOS and operating system that support this technology. Since older versions of operating systems do not support HT, the performance brought by HT cannot be benefited from on a computer with this operating system installed.
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Whether you benefit from HT technology depends on the hardware and software you use. While the second thread starts to be processed after the first thread is processed in a processor without HT technology, two threads can be processed together in a processor with HT technology. This technology is a technology used in new generation processors. Performing two processes simultaneously on a single core increases the performance of processors.
