Finding The Number Of Cores In Your Processor

One could say that the brain of a computer is its processor as it does all the calculations, memory operations and runs the entire programs installed in the system. Most of the computer users think that processors have the ability to run multiple programs at the same time but in reality, a processor can only run one process at a time. They switch between different processors for enabling multi tasking. This reduces the performance of the computer to a great extent as the processor has to switch between two or more processes at regular intervals.

To fix this issue, the processor manufacturers found newer processors with multiple cores for making multi-tasking easier and speedier. Most of the computers that are released now have multiple cores. If you are wondering how one would know how many processor cores your computer has, follow the simple instructions given below by the Windows support number desk.

Instructions

• Go to the leftmost corner of your taskbar and then click on the Start button found there to open the Start menu. 
• Right click on the Computer tab found in the right side pane of your computer and then select the Properties option from the drop down menu to open the System Properties window. 
• When the System Control Panel Window opens, click on the option named Device Manager found at the left side pane of the System Control Panel window. 
• Look for the option named Processors in the left side pane under the Device Manger tab and then click on it to expand the option. Now you will be able to see all the entries under the Processors tab. You will be able to see all the individual cores in the processors under this section with separate lines, even though all of them have the same name. Count the number of lines with the same processor name, which is the number of processor cores your computer has. For example, if yours is an i5 processor, you will be shown the processor name listed four times in separate lines, this means that you have four cores in the computer. 

If you follow the simple instructions given above, you will be able to know how many cores your computer’s processor has. If you are not able to see the number of cores in your processor, call the Windows support number for any further help.