Windows 7 has better Hyper-Threading support

Posted on Monday, May 18 2009 @ 0:31 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Microsoft unveiled Windows 7 will benefit more from hyper-threading:
"The work that we've done in Windows 7 in the scheduler and the core of the system to take full advantage of those capabilities, ultimately we think we can deliver a great and better experience for you," said Veghte, speaking earlier this week at Microsoft's TechEd conference in Los Angeles.

Windows 7's improved hyper-threading support could be good news for users of processor-intensive applications, such as 3-D games and graphics programs. The catch is that the applications themselves must be written in such a way as to take advantage of hyper-threading. To date, only a small percentage of apps include that capability.
Source: Information Week


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