Windows 7 showing 4 threads when there should be 8

[kevinjb82]

I have an alienware m15x i7 m620 and windows will only show 2 cores and 4 threads, I have unchecked the boxes in the boot.int and there is no processor selections in my bios which is the currant bios can ne one help me get windows to show all 4 cores and 8 threads

 

[tecmo34]

Welcome to THGF!

There is nothing wrong. It only has 2 cores / 4 threads... http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=43560

I'm not sure where you got 4 cores / 8 threads from on the i7 620M. If it was an i7 PC CPU, it would be 4 cores / 8 threads but that doesn't hold true for the Moble CPU's

 

[kevinjb82]

i was on the phone with del tech support because my computer has other problems so they compaired to a new comp the same as the one i have just a different graphics card but same processor and on theres it shows 4 cpus and 8 threads.... and when i origionaly opened the computer (before i tried fixing the problems i had in the beginning) it showed 4 cpus

 

[jaquith]

Hey I too want more Cores!!! Anyway to get 6-cores + 12-threads from my i7 930??

Unfortunately, it's not like the AMD Athlon II X3 with an unlockable core.

 

[kevinjb82]

I'm glade its a joke to you.... but thats what I bought and am supost to have, I have seen the link showing that my processor is only supost to have 2 cores 4 threads but explain to me why it showed 4/8 when i first got this computer and the tech i talked to at dell pulled out the same computer as i have and it showes 4/8 Im starting to think its a problem with my mother bord because thats not my only problem my speed step has the reverse effect as well. with speedstep disabled the computer is supost to run at full power even with the power cord disconnected (running on bat alone) but when i disable it my computer runs at 1/2 speed with the cord pluged in and 1/4 speed when it is on bat

 

[jaquith]

We're sorry - not trying to make you feel bad.

Apparently the Salesman played a bait-and-switch <or> was lazy/dumb and gave you the WRONG box; example the i7 940XM is a 4-core / 8-thread CPU. SUGGESTION: Return it! - And make some hell!!!

i7-940XM http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=43127

The Alienware M15x Laptop http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m15x/pd?refid=alienware-m15x&~ck=mn
options:
4-cores:
Intel® CoreTM i7 940XM (2.13GHz/8MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i7 840QM (1.86GHz/6MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i7 740QM (1.73GHz/6MB cache)
2-cores:
Intel® CoreTM i5 540M (2.53GHz/3MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i3 350M (2.26GHz/3MB cache)


The Alienware M17x Laptop http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m17x/pd?refid=laptop-alienware-m17x&~ck=mn
options:
4-cores:
Intel® CoreTM i7 940XM (2.13GHz/8MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i7 840QM (1.86GHz/6MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i7 740QM (1.73GHz/6MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i7 720QM (1.6GHz/6MB cache)
2-cores:
Intel® CoreTM i5 540M (2.53GHz/3MB cache)
Intel® CoreTM i5 520M (2.4GHz/3MB cache)