A new side-channel vulnerability has been discovered called PortSmash that uses a timing attack that to steal information from other processes running in the same CPU core with SMT/hyper-threading ...

Things are not looking good for Intel since the year 2018 began with Spectre and Meltdown exploits coming to light and AMD Ryzen slowly gaining on Intel. Now, another critical threat has been ...

The OpenBSD project is killing off support for Intel CPU hyper-threading due to security concerns regarding the theoretical threat of more “Spectre-class bugs”. For those who came in late ...

June 23, 2003 - Intel Corporation today introduced a new version of the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology** at 3.2 GHz. Pentium 4 processor-based PCs and Intel® ...

Hyper-Threading Technology Allows Software to "See" Two Processors Instead of One Nov. 14, 2002 – Intel Corporation today introduced its innovative Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology for the new Intel® ...

If you’re in a panic to figure out how to turn off Intel’s Hyper-Threading feature to prevent ZombieLoad, the latest Spectre-like CPU security exploit, then take a deep breath: Intel’s official ...

Intel's new Hyper-Threading equipped Pentiums offer excellent performance for very little money. AMD's Ryzen is coming soon, but if you're an Intel-only enthusiast, these budget chips have a lot to ...