AMD a8-6600k not a true quad core..??

[Lopez Nelson]

windows only shows 2 physical cores is this true or it,s windows just been finicky in the way it counts cores

thanks in advance
for your input

 

[Turb0Yoda]

No it is not a true quad core.

 

[Lopez Nelson]

No it is not a true quad core.

can you be more specific why is Not

 

[MFBLO96]

Windows is pretty stupid and annoying, but that's not the problem.
Did you put the computer together, or dido you buy it from someone else

 

[Turb0Yoda]

No it is not a true quad core.

can you be more specific why is Not

I don't pretend to understand the true logistics of this but there are 2 cores that each have two logic cores, therefore they claim it is four. Depending on your usage(I am assuming a budget build gaming rig), it will still perform as a quad-core. This is just how the a8 series is made, as well as other AMD cpu's

 

[Lopez Nelson]

Windows is pretty stupid and annoying, but that's not the problem.
Did you put the computer together, or dido you buy it from someone else

i put the computer together under the impression that i was buying a quad core with some entry level graphics

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Still a great CPU man.

 

[Lopez Nelson]

Still a great CPU man.

thanks man am just a little disappointed that is not ..

 

[AshyCFC]

why are you disappointed? It behaviours like a quad core.

Other AMD CPU's do the same.

 

[Lessthannil]

Don't sweat it. WIndows is finicky for how it counts cores. Ive heard that people's i7-4770ks display 8 cores and people's i3s display four.

 

[Lopez Nelson]

No it is not a true quad core.

can you be more specific why is Not

I don't pretend to understand the true logistics of this but there are 2 cores that each have two logic cores, therefore they claim it is four. Depending on your usage(I am assuming a budget build gaming rig), it will still perform as a quad-core. This is just how the a8 series is made, as well as other AMD cpu's

thanks.. i have research on Google more about logic cores and it helps a little to understand why they so called
quad core

 

[Lopez Nelson]

(for all them tech savy out there how true is this)

2 cores with hyper threading appear as 4 logical cores in your system, but they are not the same as a true quad core which has 4 physical cores. hyper threading allows a core to do 2 task at the same time as they have 2 threades on a single core, but those 2 threads share the core memory, it is faster than a dual core w/o hyper threading of course specially in applications or softwares that can run multiple threads, but its not as fast as a true quad core that has 4 physical cores, because those threads dont share memory, they have their own core memory, so they can do task independently. its like comparing to a person, a dual core w/o HT are 2 person each carry a sack of rice , while dual core w/HT are 2 person that each carry one and a half sack of rice for a total of 3 sacks of rice. while a true quad core with 4 physical cores are 4 persons.. so you know who wins.

am i understanding this correctly.!!

 

[Turb0Yoda]

(for all them tech savy out there how true is this)

2 cores with hyper threading appear as 4 logical cores in your system, but they are not the same as a true quad core which has 4 physical cores. hyper threading allows a core to do 2 task at the same time as they have 2 threades on a single core, but those 2 threads share the core memory, it is faster than a dual core w/o hyper threading of course specially in applications or softwares that can run multiple threads, but its not as fast as a true quad core that has 4 physical cores, because those threads dont share memory, they have their own core memory, so they can do task independently. its like comparing to a person, a dual core w/o HT are 2 person each carry a sack of rice , while dual core w/HT are 2 person that each carry one and a half sack of rice for a total of 3 sacks of rice. while a true quad core with 4 physical cores are 4 persons.. so you know who wins.

am i understanding this correctly.!!

Yeah, i was gonna say how it says that there are 2 cores and 4 logical cores but you have figured it out. Please select an answer as the best answer so people can find the answer to problems like yours easier.