F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Is this I7 4770K with just two cores? Let me know how I can assist!

Is this I7 4770K with just two cores? Let me know how I can assist!

Is this I7 4770K with just two cores? Let me know how I can assist!

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glitr
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11-05-2016, 09:21 PM
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Recently I noticed Speecy64 is displaying 2 cores instead of the usual 4 threads, even though gaming FPS remains stable and video exporting feels smooth in CineBench R15. My performance dropped significantly—about half compared to when I bought it in 2018. I suspect my CPU is only utilizing half its cores and threads. Despite not changing any BIOS settings, the change happened suddenly. I reinstalled graphics drivers, reset BIOS and registry, tried third-party tools to unlock the CPU, but nothing worked. The most frustrating part is knowing the product specs clearly state 4 cores and 8 threads, yet the system only recognizes 2. Do you have any idea what might be causing this issue?
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glitr
11-05-2016, 09:21 PM #1

Recently I noticed Speecy64 is displaying 2 cores instead of the usual 4 threads, even though gaming FPS remains stable and video exporting feels smooth in CineBench R15. My performance dropped significantly—about half compared to when I bought it in 2018. I suspect my CPU is only utilizing half its cores and threads. Despite not changing any BIOS settings, the change happened suddenly. I reinstalled graphics drivers, reset BIOS and registry, tried third-party tools to unlock the CPU, but nothing worked. The most frustrating part is knowing the product specs clearly state 4 cores and 8 threads, yet the system only recognizes 2. Do you have any idea what might be causing this issue?

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11-07-2016, 09:29 PM
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Press Win + R, navigate to msconfig, select the Boot tab, go to Advanced settings, and either remove the checkbox for "Number of processors" or adjust it to 8.
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11-07-2016, 09:29 PM #2

Press Win + R, navigate to msconfig, select the Boot tab, go to Advanced settings, and either remove the checkbox for "Number of processors" or adjust it to 8.

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11-10-2016, 08:40 AM
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It functioned, visited several times yet overlooked unchecking that option, ty
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Jetfighter10j
11-10-2016, 08:40 AM #3

It functioned, visited several times yet overlooked unchecking that option, ty

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