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    Is Windows XP using both my MBP CPU cores?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by cdnalsi, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    How do I know if both my CPU cores are used on my MBP (sig) in Windows XP SP2 through bootcamp?

    Let's say I'm playing Oblivion. How can I check if both my cores are used?

    Thanks!
     
    cdnalsi, Aug 14, 2007
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    Pongo Notebook Consultant

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    Is oblivion multi threaded? I'm not certain but I don't think so.
     
    Pongo, Aug 14, 2007
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    There are a number of monitoring programs you can download to check your cores, including a few gadgets for the sidebar.
     
    taelrak, Aug 14, 2007
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    I'm not sure that you can utilize two cores while playing Oblivion - I always thought that particular game was single-core only.

    However, you can monitor your CPU usage on the desktop through Windows Task Manager.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Aug 14, 2007
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    You can check to see if both cores are being used by going into Task Manager, then the Performance tab. You'll see "CPU History" and if you see 2 graph boxes, XP will be using both cores.
     
    NeedALaptop07, Aug 14, 2007
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    xp home prolly won't be using both cores, it only has support for hyperthreading, but xp pro has full support for multiple processors.
     
    RadcomTxx, Aug 14, 2007
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