X-bit labs has posted an article called "Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz with Hyper-Threading Technology in 3ds max 5".

As you know, Hyper-Threading technology emulates a dual-processor platform with only one physical CPU in the system. Today we will test a system built with the new Pentium 4 processor supporting Hyper-Threading technology in 3ds max 5, to see if this technology really does improve the performance.

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