E8200 - 2 cores ?

[vikezz]

Hi ppl! I've yet another question

I've aquired the following setup:

MSI P35 Neo Combo
E8200 @ 3 ghz
GT8800 Zotac
Corsair 2 gb

Its the first time I've been around with a dual core cpu, so I'm a little newbish.. :/

But the Dual core funktion: how to enable it?

I mean, In cinebench 10 - I cannot press "rendering x cpu" , only the
single cpu button. And in 3dmark 06 I get a pretty low CPU score.
Around 1555 points. Its a little weird..


I've taken some ss: http://myupload.dk/handleupload/ba45371dbe19a41df1cfeb977c5d97481208834338

Is it my mb which doesnt support it or? is it just a matter of setting
issues? jeez.. hope you can give me an answer.. thank you!

 

[killerb255]

Did you enable it in the BIOS?

Also, open up Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DELETE) and go to the "Performance" tab. You should see two graphs, one for each core.

 

[htoonthura]

Hi ppl! I've yet another question

I've aquired the following setup:

MSI P35 Neo Combo
E8200 @ 3 ghz
GT8800 Zotac
Corsair 2 gb

Its the first time I've been around with a dual core cpu, so I'm a little newbish.. :/

But the Dual core funktion: how to enable it?

I mean, In cinebench 10 - I cannot press "rendering x cpu" , only the
single cpu button. And in 3dmark 06 I get a pretty low CPU score.
Around 1555 points. Its a little weird..

You do not need to do anything. You have two physical cores in one. That is why it is called dual core. on the other hand, HP threading enabled cpus are not real dual core processors. They are just logical processors.


I've taken some ss: http://myupload.dk/handleupload/ba45371dbe19a41df1cfeb977c5d97481208834338

Is it my mb which doesnt support it or? is it just a matter of setting
issues? jeez.. hope you can give me an answer.. thank you!

 

[htoonthura]

Hi ppl! I've yet another question

I've aquired the following setup:

MSI P35 Neo Combo
E8200 @ 3 ghz
GT8800 Zotac
Corsair 2 gb

Its the first time I've been around with a dual core cpu, so I'm a little newbish.. :/

But the Dual core funktion: how to enable it?

I mean, In cinebench 10 - I cannot press "rendering x cpu" , only the
single cpu button. And in 3dmark 06 I get a pretty low CPU score.
Around 1555 points. Its a little weird..




I've taken some ss: http://myupload.dk/handleupload/ba45371dbe19a41df1cfeb977c5d97481208834338

Is it my mb which doesnt support it or? is it just a matter of setting
issues? jeez.. hope you can give me an answer.. thank you!

You do not need to do anything. You have two physical cores in one. That is why it is called dual core. on the other hand, HP threading enabled cpus are not real dual core processors. They are just logical processors.

 

[dagger]

That's around the right score for stock e8200. You shouldn't have to do anything to enable dual core.

 

[vikezz]

Well, I thought that when it was dual core
it isn't suppose to run in Hyperthreading mode?

I took a ss of the task manager, does it look correct:
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/4336274d45.JPG/ ?

thx so far!

 

[dagger]

Well, I thought that when it was dual core
it isn't suppose to run in Hyperthreading mode?

I took a ss of the task manager, does it look correct:
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/4336274d45.JPG/ ?

thx so far!

There should be 2 graphs, interesting... What does cpuz say?

 

[vikezz]

ahh.. my post was written before I saw the last 2 replies.. but when I compare the CPU score with other sites, it doesnt make sense, also.. the disabled render x cpu button in Cinebench made me worried.. but U tell me I shouldn't be?

 

[vikezz]

oh.. it doesn't look to good.. http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/43364850a2.JPG

 

[dagger]

oh.. it doesn't look to good.. http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/43364850a2.JPG

Lol, that's one core...

Looks like you overclocked it. Try putting everything back to default. And what does the motherboard tab say?

 

[monst0r]

Well, I thought that when it was dual core
it isn't suppose to run in Hyperthreading mode?

I took a ss of the task manager, does it look correct:
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/4336274d45.JPG/ ?

thx so far!

I would put $ on the fact that you didn't reformat.

Am I right? If so, reformat your computer. You generally need to when changing the CPU.

 

[vikezz]

okey, its now on stock speed... stil one core only though..

motherboard tab: http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/4336651ebe.JPG/

 

[vikezz]

no no , I did reformat! but maybe my winxp ( an pretty old version, I think) doesn't support dual core perhaps? even though I did install the latest chipset drivers!!

 

[dagger]

no no , I did reformat! but maybe my winxp ( an pretty old version, I think) doesn't support dual core perhaps? even though I did install the latest chipset drivers!!

Could be the bios. Did you update it?

 

[roadrunner197069]

Make sure you have Bios v1.5 or higer.

 

[doomsdaydave11]

no no , I did reformat! but maybe my winxp ( an pretty old version, I think) doesn't support dual core perhaps? even though I did install the latest chipset drivers!!

When reformatting a XP boot disk, I very highly reccomend using this Darik's Boot and Nuke: http://dban.sourceforge.net/
After reformatting... your information really isn't totally gone, and little registry keys can remain embedded (I know from experience) that means your previous XP installation could still remain, therefore thinking it is still single core!

In all honestly, I doubt this is your problem, but I definately would do it regardless.

 

[vikezz]

oki! I've now updated it to the latest bios 1.6.. with no happy result however..

maybe a new winxp would solve the problem? .. hmm..

 

[STRKR]

Windows shouldnt have anything to do with it.

You said you "aquired" this new cpu... where from?
My guess is there might be an issue with the motherboard still... even after the BIOS update. CpuZ not even showing the FSB speeds.

 

[stridervm]

This might be a long shot.... But worth a try......

- Click on the "Start" button.
- Click on "Settings" , then "Control Panel"
- Double Click on "System"
- Click on the Hardware tab. then "Device Manager"
- Double click on "Computer"

If the entry doesn't say anything about a "Multiprocessor" PC, then we force to change it. Double click on it.

- Click the Driver tab and then click "Update Driver".
- Choose "Install from a specific location (Advanced)"
- Choose "I will choose the driver to Install." Then next
- Choose "ACPI Multiprocessor PC" The next.

After reinstalling the drivers, reboot the PC, then pray it works.
After rebooting, press CTRL-ALT-DEL to go to Task Manager if the performance tab has two graphs.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Since you got a bios that supports it you may have a bad chip.

Now that you updated Bios reset the Cmos.

 

[4745454b]

Dear lord people, lets confirm what we "think" we are seeing.

In the device manager, expand the computer tab. Does it say uni or multi processor? It should say multiprocessor. Bring up the tasks manager, click on view, CPU history, is it set up for one graph for each core, or one graph total? Strider is spot on, though if he really did reload windows it should have loaded the correct HAL for multicore use.

Assuming that what we have seen is real, I would guess that the issue is in the bios/windows build somewhere. Even windows without SP1 should be able to use multicore CPUs, even windows home. Check the manual, make sure you have the bios properly setup for dual core usage.

 

[vikezz]

Guys, thank you so much for your help once again! The problem is now solved !

What I did:
updated BIOS to 1.6
A clean format of C:
New install with a newer version of WinXP.

And guess what!
http://myupload.dk/handleupload/e627b7ead1322cbbaf647d06d93baf2f1208878192

Will try 3dmark 06 and cinebench in a minute!