2007-09-23 06:02:07 · 3 answers · asked by miko 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
NO. dual core means that there are two cores in one processor and that each core runs at the same frequency running different processes. the HT technology does almost the same thing but it does everything on one core. thats why there are Pentium D (dual cores) and Pentium 4 (HT). Intel has tried combining both but it is very hard to do without effecting the size of the CPU. since the new dual core architectures are now 65nm instead of 90nm they don't want to downgrade chips architecture just to improve each core.
2007-09-23 06:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by captn_sal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Dual core means that there are two cores built into one CPU. Hyper-threading is in the 'architecture' and means that the CPU can do two functions at the same time. They may sound the same, but are very different. One company went one way, and one went the other. He hasn't decided which, if either, is better ... but is waiting for someone to invent a CPU with the dual core hyperthreading technology ... and say THAT would be amazing and could be the 'next generation technology' of the future.
2007-09-23 06:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are different. Dual core means there are two actual cores, while hpyer threading basically takes one core and makes the system think it is two cores. The dual cores are much better, hyperthreading is no longer currently used. Both companies, AMD and Intel, use dual cores, only Intel used hyperthreading. It is supposed to return to Intel chips in about a year, but it will be somewhat different.
2007-09-23 11:57:22 · answer #3 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋