Dual Core (silly) question!

[smartie]

How can I tell if I have a dual core or not?

PC is a 3.0Ghz Intel (R) according to my System settings, and it has Viiv stickers on the box?

Any way to tell?

[Skier]

Assuming you a have a new machine running Vista:

Right-click 'Computer'
Click 'Properties'

What does it say alongside 'Processor?'

skier

[RobDickinson]

Or download CPUID etc and see what it says

[smartie]

running xp,

system says "Pentium (R) D CPU 3.0 GHz

[smartie]

"ACPI Multiprocessor PC" in Device manager under computer??

[smartie]

i've just run cpuid and it seems like it is - thanks guys!

[The_Jackal]

Easy way,
Open Task Manager and click on the Performance tab.

If you have two sections on CPU usage, you pc is using two threads of processors.

[RobDickinson]

The_Jackal said:

Easy way,
If you have two sections on CPU usage, you pc is using two threads of processors.

Which could be a single core hyperthreading rather than two real cores.

[GHW]

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