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    Intel® Core? i5-430M Processor(DUAL CORE OR QUAD CORE) ??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jackis, May 12, 2014.

  1. jackis

    jackis Notebook Enthusiast

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    According to that link my CPU has 2 cores and 4 threads but my gadget shows 4 cores >>> Untitled.png

    So which is correct?
     
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    Two cores with hyperthreading. Some apps see the virtual cores as full cores.

    Beamed from my G2 Tricorder
     
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    Seconded. You can also go into the bios and turn hyper threading off and see what the gadget shows then.


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    That option may not be available depending on the laptop. Anyways, a quick and easy way to tell is to open the task manager and check under the performance tab. It will say that your CPU has 2 physical cores and 4 logical cores meaning it is a dual core. It's the physical core count that you want to look at.
     
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  5. jackis

    jackis Notebook Enthusiast

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    Take a look at task manager
    task.png
     
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    Yes, I noticed that after posting, I booted my windows 8 drive this morning at work. There is a way to check in Windows 7 as well, I remember that much, but I guess I'll have to look for it again.
    Win8_TM.png

    The fact that you use a gadget should have been a giveaway that you were on Windows 7, but somehow, I didn't make the connection at the time of my initial post. At worse CPU-Z will tell you everything you wanted to know about your CPU and more.
     
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    Haha I use Desktop Gadgets in Windows 8. :D
     
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