[wacki]

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See it this way: If you are running ONE program and it is not threaded it will not be faster on either HT or Dual core cpus. If you run TWO programs that might both need alot of cputime, then both will benefit, threaded or not. So if you run PT, datamine and do all sort of things that are cpu intence, dual core will benefit you.

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I know all about the theory. I have programed multithreaded aps in Java, C++, scheme, perl.....

Theory does not always translate into real world performance. For instance, Intels hyperthreading feature will often slow programs down. The same goes with dual cpu mobo's. I understand the theory better than the vast majority of the people on this board do. I was simply wondering if anyone had any real world experience. I explained this in the post you replied to. Often the common user has more to share in that department than a full time computer scientist that has only read the label on the box.

Also, I disagree with your low content intel post.