Enable HyperThreading on a MacBook Pro

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Hey guys. My friend just got a new MacBook Pro with the new Core i5 Sandy bridge. I read that these CPU's have HyperThreading Disabled on them. Is there a way i can go about enabling it on a mac?

-Thanks

 

[Sniper]

Not according to apple http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/performance.html

Hyper-Threading is now standard on every MacBook Pro. This technology allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core, so Mac OS X recognizes eight virtual cores on a quad-core processor and four on a dual-core processor. When you’re running multiple applications at once, the processor spreads tasks more evenly across a greater number of cores.

 

[cube_]

Not according to apple http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/performance.html

Hm, ok i like what i see. But what's the deal with this? Intel's website states that its newest Sandy-Bridge i5's do not have Hyper-Threading (bottom page). Or, maybe it's because these are the i5's the MacBooks use (the mobile i5's). These do support hyper-threading.

 

[Sniper]

spot on :)

 

[cube_]

Sweet ;)

 

[mAson]

nicee moar hyperthreading! :D