Hello i wish to buy a i7 6 core and 12 threads processor but i have some questions before i buy it.
When i navigate to msconfig using the run start menu, in windows 8 or 7, i go to the BOOT TAB, then i go to the Advanced Options TAB. I will want to check for the number of cores used by the processor. So there is a check box located the the very left top of the screen which has a label of:
"Number of Processors". If i check that, and i have the intel i7 5820K 6 core cpu with 12 threads, will i see 6 cores or 12 cores?
Also is the intel i7 5820K a power saving cpu like the intel quad core i7u/m?
The problem is that when i hear about the 6 cores i think they are actual physical cpu's on the cpu. Sometimes they are not and they are managed virtually or logically. Threads are logical arn't they?
12 threads means that each cores has 2 threads each. so in msconfig if i have 6 physical cpu's and i see 12 means that each of the 6 cores have 2 threads am i correct? if i am not please correct me.
Its something that is hard to understand as i am not a computer expert but i know there are technical people in this forum who can answere this. Im sure this is not a silly question.
- Right now i own a laptop with a i7 quad core cpu with 4 physical cores and 4 logical cores on top integrated inside the cpu. I am wondering if my laptop actually has 4 physical cores and 4 logical cores or am i just confused? because on my motherboard i have ONLY ONE CPU and that cpu is known to have 4 cores NOT CPU's. Im thinking that intel may of changed the way they make processors. Maybe its a power saving one. Can you please also explain what 12 threads means and whats the differance between cores and cpu's?
When i navigate to msconfig using the run start menu, in windows 8 or 7, i go to the BOOT TAB, then i go to the Advanced Options TAB. I will want to check for the number of cores used by the processor. So there is a check box located the the very left top of the screen which has a label of:
"Number of Processors". If i check that, and i have the intel i7 5820K 6 core cpu with 12 threads, will i see 6 cores or 12 cores?
Also is the intel i7 5820K a power saving cpu like the intel quad core i7u/m?
The problem is that when i hear about the 6 cores i think they are actual physical cpu's on the cpu. Sometimes they are not and they are managed virtually or logically. Threads are logical arn't they?
12 threads means that each cores has 2 threads each. so in msconfig if i have 6 physical cpu's and i see 12 means that each of the 6 cores have 2 threads am i correct? if i am not please correct me.
Its something that is hard to understand as i am not a computer expert but i know there are technical people in this forum who can answere this. Im sure this is not a silly question.
- Right now i own a laptop with a i7 quad core cpu with 4 physical cores and 4 logical cores on top integrated inside the cpu. I am wondering if my laptop actually has 4 physical cores and 4 logical cores or am i just confused? because on my motherboard i have ONLY ONE CPU and that cpu is known to have 4 cores NOT CPU's. Im thinking that intel may of changed the way they make processors. Maybe its a power saving one. Can you please also explain what 12 threads means and whats the differance between cores and cpu's?