What's Hyper-Threading And How It Improves A Chromebook’s Performance
Modern computer processors, including mobile, laptop and desktop silicon, are multi-core chips that can simultaneously tackle an assortment of tasks. Even Chromebooks — the affordable and easy-to-use web-based laptops — feature multi-core processes even though they are primarily used for browsing the internet and working with light applications. The software that runs on all Chromebooks is catered explicitly to Google's suite of productivity apps, including email, file and photo storage. Chrome OS is designed by Google and is optimized for the company's services, providing solid performance with inexpensive hardware. However, for users trying to utilize every bit of performance inside their Chromebook, select notebooks have hyper-threading support, which will increase performance.
Although the software is made entirely by Google to create a secure ecosystem that includes the company's applications and services, the hardware is a different story. Chromebooks are made by various manufacturers and can vary greatly in pricing, technical specifications and features. Some devices that run Chrome OS have the form factor of a traditional tablet or two-in-one but ditch Android for a full-featured operating system. Others are built to stand the test of time and made for the education market, like the rugged Chromebooks produced by HP. The key differences, though, can come in the Chromebook's processor — Intel and Qualcomm, among others, make the chips that power the notebooks.
Related: Can You Use Android Apps On Chrome OS Flex? What You Should Know
First, what is hyper-threading? It's a computing process that attempts to divide up the work on a given task between multiple cores on a processor, with 'threads' created in the
Read more on screenrant.com
