[colug-432] One CPU, or Two?

David Reed dreed at capital.edu
Sat Jan 29 12:15:25 EST 2011


On Jan 29, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Joshua Kramer wrote:

> 
> Howdy Folks,
> 
> Is anyone running FC14 on a Netbook that uses an Atom N450?  Do you show 
> one CPU or two?
> 
> I am scratching my head trying to figure out why all of the system 
> utilities show two CPU's when all the specs I can find on this netbook 
> show 1 CPU.  I haven't actually disassembled the unit to verify.  This is 
> the cheapo one I got at Micro Center for $260 - it is an Acer Aspire One 
> D260.

My guess is it's because the chip supports hyperthreading.

Dave



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