Hypertreading faster myth or truth?

[Christian B. Ellsworth Capo]

Intel says that a cpu with HT turned on is faster, but is that true for
Linux? and for FC2 as well?, I have seen some @intel.com posts so a
Intel Inside view could be very interesing.

some people of the list are also kernel developers... so a kernel
developer view also can be helpful... 

In this link are some benchmarks that don't show any real improvement on
a HT-on cpu vs a HT-off CPU.
http://amber.scripps.edu/unc_duke_apr04.html
(not my page... just a google result looking for hypertread linux
benchmark)

Is that True?
Some links to other HT benchmarks on Linux can be helpfull...

greets.  
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Christian B. Ellsworth Capo (k at dicec.cl)
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