Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)1 uses processor resources more efficiently, enabling multiple threads to run on each core. As a performance feature, it also increases processor throughput, improving overall performance on threaded software.

Intel HT Technology is available on the Intel® Core™ processor family, the Intel® Core™ M processor family, and the Intel® Xeon® processor family. By combining one of these Intel® processors and chipsets with an operating system and BIOS supporting Intel HT Technology, you can:

    Run demanding applications simultaneously while maintaining system responsiveness
    Keep systems protected, efficient, and manageable while minimizing impact on productivity
    Provide headroom for future business growth and new solution capabilities

Intensive graphics without compromise

With Intel HT Technology, multimedia enthusiasts can create, edit, and encode graphically intensive files while running background applications, such as virus protection software, without compromising system performance.
More tasks, more efficient business

Processors with both Intel HT Technology and Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (or Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, available in the latest Intel Core processor family) deliver better performance and can complete tasks more quickly. The combination of technologies enables simultaneous processing of multiple threads, dynamically adapts to the workload, and automatically disables inactive cores. This increases processor frequency on the busy cores, giving an even greater performance boost for threaded applications.

Assessing system readiness

Intel HT Technology is available on a variety of laptop, desktop, server, and workstation systems. Look for systems with the Intel HT Technology logo and verify with your system vendor that the system utilizes Intel HT Technology.

System requirements1

    A processor that supports Intel HT Technology.
    Intel HT Technology-enabled chipset.
    Intel HT Technology-enabled system BIOS.
    Intel HT Technology-enabled/optimized operating system.