To hyper-thread or not to hyper-thread

[Michael Cronenworth]

Aaron Konstam on 12/07/2009 09:38 AM wrote:
> Thanks that makes sense. For your information the current Intel XEON
> processors use hyperthreading productively. However, Intel lists this
> CPU as one where hyper-threading is available but as you say it may not
> be productive.


Xeons are nothing more than higher binned Pentiums.

Look up your particular CPU on ark.intel.com and make sure it actually 
supports HyperThreading. It may not. Not all P4s support it.