4 cores, only using 2....

[XxPoNaGeXx]

Hey I have 4 cores but my pc is only using to however it is set to use all 4? I would love it if any of you guys could help me!

Here are some screenshots

http://i.imgur.com/zTc5r8h.png
http://i.imgur.com/xDiFjlU.png
http://i.imgur.com/EhZOXeq.png

 

[bignastyid]

It is showing all 4. Notice it shows 4 logical cpus in your last image. Windows recognizes the cpus modules as the 2 cores each module can process 2 threads which equals the 4 logical processors.

 

[Dejan_]

You have a dual core processor with 4 threads. 1 core 2 threads. Threads are logical processors. Don't worry. If it says it uses 2 cpu then it uses 2 cpu/4 threads.

 

[apk24]

Because of the way the CPU is designed, it shows up as 2 cores in Task Manager. However, each core has 2 logical processors, which is why you see 4 logical processors in Task Manager and 4 cores in Device Manager.

Don't worry, all the cores on your CPU appear to be being used properly.

 

[inerax]

Description: Socket: FM2
Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz
Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz
No of Cores: 2 (2 logical cores per physical)
Max TDP: 100 W

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+A8-5600K+APU

 

[photonboy]

FYI, you can change the Task manager CPU graph to show all four, separate graphs. (right-click the graph... )