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What Is the Differece Betwee Hyer
Threadig & Multi-Core Techology7
by Daniel Ratter, Deman Meia
The technology behin Ryper-Threae, or RT, an multi-core processors enables
processors to Iar excee the perIormance oI single-core, non-RT processors. The
iIIerences between the technologies are great, however, so it's important to
unerstan these iIIerences beIore choosing what to use in your business computers.
With either technology, however, you' ll achieve greater perIormance than you woul
with a regular processor.
Hyer-Threadig Techology
Ryper-Threaing technology creates two virtual processing cores Ior each physical core
present in a 0PU. The physical core powers the virtual cores, which then share the
responsibility oI task processing. Each virtual core is ientical to the other, an though
neither is as powerIul as the physical core, together they Iar excee the physical core's
power when RT isn' t enable. The use oI these virtual cores enables the 0PU to
elegate tasks between cores in real time.
Advatages of Hyer-Threadig
The workloa create by a 0PU-intensive operation, such as running two emaning
programs at the same time -- an operation that woul slow own a single, physical
core regarless oI its raw power -- is split between the virtual cores in a processor that
utilizes RT technology. With two virtual cores tackling tasks at the same time,
processing times are shorter, programs open Iaster an your computer will stay more
responsive uring multi-tasking. n a nutshell , Ryper-Threaing increases processing
eIIiciency.
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Multi-Core Techology
Multi-core technology, which is most commonly available in ual-core, qua-core an
hexa-core 0PUs, is a technology that as extra physical processing cores. n a single
core 0PU, tasks are processe one at a time on a Iirst-come, Iirst-serve basis. This can
be problematic Ior multi-tasking as tasks will start backing up. n a processor with two
or more cores, multi-tasking is Iar more eIIicient as multiple cores are available to
process tasks. The more cores you have, the more atayou can process without a ip
in perIormance.
Advatages of Multi-Core
Multi-core technology has all the avantages oI Ryper-Threaing technology an more.
Unlike RT technology, which uses two virtual cores Ior every physical core to process
tasks more eIIiciently, multi-core technology as physical cores. As a single physical
core is more powerIul than a single virtual core, a ual-core processor is more powerIul
than a single-core processor with Ryper-Threaing. Many newer moel 0PUs are
Ryper-Threae an multi-core, which enables even greater perIormance. For example,
iI you have a qua core processor -- that's Iour cores -- with RT, you woul have eight
virtual cores.
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About the Author
Daniel Ratter began writing proIessionally in 2008. Ris writing Iocuses on topics in
computers, web esign, soItware evelopment an technology. Re is pursuing a
Bachelor oI Arts in meiaarts an game evelopment an T at the University oI
Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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