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TaskManager, HyperThreading: Which CPUs are real and which are HT?

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When I open Task Manager I see 8 CPUs in the CPU Graph, since I have a Core i7 with 4 Cores + HyperThreading (running on Win7 x64). When I set Process affinity I get CPU 0 to CPU 7 listed. How can I know which CPUs are real cores and which are HT Cores? I heard that 0/2/4/6 are the real cores and t…

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Fix for: TaskManager, HyperThreading: Which CPUs are real and which are HT?

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Intel originally wanted BIOS implementers to enumerate all physical CPUs first before logical (HT) CPUs. The reason for this was that if an operating system supported fewer CPUs than were available in the system, it would see the physical cores firs…

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