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My pc has a intel pentium 4 in it and I JUST enabled Hyper threading
does ht help performance or no?
My specs are old I KNOW dont say so please!
Specs
Pentium 4 3GHZ
4gb ram
1tb hdd
everything else doesnt matter
so question is does ht help or no?
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i7 3770K 4.5GHz Motherboard MSI Z77A-GD65 Memory 8GB DDR3 Graphics Card(s) MSI Twin Frozr 7950 (x2) crossfire Monitor(s) Displays AOC I2421VWH, LG 27EA63, ASUS VE247H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 Hard Drives Intel 330 60GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB, Seagate 1TB PSU Rosewill Capstone 750w Case Phantom 410 Cooling IBP-Z001 for CPU and case fans Keyboard CM Storm Quickfire Pro Mouse Razer Naga 2012 Internet Speed 50 Mbps down, 20 Mbps upload Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome
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Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit CPU Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked Motherboard AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX Memory 8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB) Graphics Card(s) none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB; PSU Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust Keyboard Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB Mouse Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium Browser Pale Moon Other Info All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
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so overall I should keep it on right?
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i7 3770K 4.5GHz Motherboard MSI Z77A-GD65 Memory 8GB DDR3 Graphics Card(s) MSI Twin Frozr 7950 (x2) crossfire Monitor(s) Displays AOC I2421VWH, LG 27EA63, ASUS VE247H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 Hard Drives Intel 330 60GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB, Seagate 1TB PSU Rosewill Capstone 750w Case Phantom 410 Cooling IBP-Z001 for CPU and case fans Keyboard CM Storm Quickfire Pro Mouse Razer Naga 2012 Internet Speed 50 Mbps down, 20 Mbps upload Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome
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Yes; but for many tasks you won't know the difference.
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit CPU Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked Motherboard AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX Memory 8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB) Graphics Card(s) none; graphics are integrated on CPU Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202 Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB; PSU Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular Case Antec Solo II Cooling Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust Keyboard Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB Mouse Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium Browser Pale Moon Other Info All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
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Yes; but for many tasks you won't know the difference.
ok thanks dude!
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i7 3770K 4.5GHz Motherboard MSI Z77A-GD65 Memory 8GB DDR3 Graphics Card(s) MSI Twin Frozr 7950 (x2) crossfire Monitor(s) Displays AOC I2421VWH, LG 27EA63, ASUS VE247H Screen Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080 1920x1080 Hard Drives Intel 330 60GB SSD, Western Digital 1TB, Seagate 1TB PSU Rosewill Capstone 750w Case Phantom 410 Cooling IBP-Z001 for CPU and case fans Keyboard CM Storm Quickfire Pro Mouse Razer Naga 2012 Internet Speed 50 Mbps down, 20 Mbps upload Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Google Chrome
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You will see a performance improvement in video applications - e.g. video encoding.
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