Identifying a CPU type

[TheLemming]

Hi guys,

Small appeal for some advice if anyone is able to help me out?

I'm having a bit of a disagreement about the CPU fitted to my machine, with the systems builder claiming its a dual core while I'm swearing blind its not. He's a friend so I really dont want to have a big arguement, just clear it up as quickly as possible while trying not to have a falling out...

Control Panel reports an Athlon 64 3800+, CPU Z reports an Orleans core socket AM2 3800+. AFAIK and AFAICS these are single core chips.

Beyond the lack of multitasking performance and inability to set a core affinity in task manager, is there a definitive method of establishing EXACTLY which CPU is running (beyond removing the HSF and looking at the serial numbers etc?)

Edited by TheLemming on Monday 14th January 19:31

Edited by TheLemming on Monday 14th January 20:16

[TheLemming]

Defnitely no use of "X2" anywhere I've been able to look, including the BIOS.

[TheLemming]

Tunku said:

I've got an AM2 dual core AMD Athlon 3800+ and cpuz reports that as a ADM Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ Code name Windsor.
HTH.

Bingo - the smoking gun

Thanks very much for the help guys.