Archived thread 1794087 from Asus Ubuntu Support (CLOSED). Markdown source: Asus_Ubuntu_Support_(CLOSED)/thread_1794087_Eee_Pc_1015PEM_with_4_cores.md
Hy there, I bought a Ecc Pc 1015PEM and installed Ubuntu 11.04, everthing is working reat and smooth, but the sys monitor shows 4 cores working...
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is there anything to worry about that?
Thanks, Chris
that is very odd indeed...
try installing "hardinfo" from software centre, and then run it and see what it says under processors. Hardinfo will appear as "system profiler and benchmark" in the unity menus.
Device > Processor shows:
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 550 @ 1.50 Ghz 1500.00Mhz
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 550 @ 1.50 Ghz 1500.00Mhz Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 550 @ 1.50 Ghz 1500.00Mhz Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 550 @ 1.50 Ghz 1500.00Mhz
That's because the Intel Atom 550 is a two core CPU with hyperthreading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading . That means that there are two logical "cores" for every physical one. It's perfectly normal.
thank you!