Is there a significant performance difference between virtual and real cores?
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Possible Duplicate: Hyper-Threading and Dual-Core, What's the Difference? Most Intel processors feature what they call "hyperthreading," basically another virtual core for each physical core. Is there a significant difference between these virtual cores and physical cores? For example, if I bought …
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Yes, there is a difference. Obviously, physical cores would only outperform the virtual cores if programs actually use them. :) Virtual cores share execution units in each physical core. They advantage of unused CPU execution units (e.g., multiplier…
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