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My laptop's CPU is the intel core i5-2410 (2.3/2.6/2.9 GHz) which is dual core, but is also hyperthreaded, so it has 2 additional "virtual cores". At any rate, I've monitored core use since I bought this laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium x64 back in July of 2011, using Keat's excellent multicore monitoring gadget, and I noticed that the 4th "core" is hardly used at all in Windows 7. Most of the time it sits at 0%, while the other 3 do the heavy lifting.
With Windows 8, this unfair division of labor seems to be a thing of the past, with all cores staying lit up almost all the time, and multitasking does seem quite a bit smoother. In fact, everything seems quite a bit snappier and responsive in Windows 8, in relation to 7.
I'd be curious to see if anyone in this forum is having a similar experience, so please do provide feedback!
With Windows 8, this unfair division of labor seems to be a thing of the past, with all cores staying lit up almost all the time, and multitasking does seem quite a bit smoother. In fact, everything seems quite a bit snappier and responsive in Windows 8, in relation to 7.
I'd be curious to see if anyone in this forum is having a similar experience, so please do provide feedback!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (tried Windows 8.1, non-starter)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Toshiba Satellite L755-S5258 laptop
- CPU
- intel core i5-2410M
- Motherboard
- intel Baseboard
- Memory
- Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB PC3-12800 DDR3 @ 1600 MHz, 9-9-9-24
- Graphics Card(s)
- intel HD3000
- Sound Card
- RealTek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung 15.6" TFT LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768, 32 bit color
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB SATA3 (6 Gbps interface) SSD.
- PSU
- Toshiba
- Case
- Toshiba
- Cooling
- stock
- Keyboard
- Toshiba
- Mouse
- Synaptics Touchpad w/gesture
- Internet Speed
- 30 Mbps down / 10 Mbps up (Verizon DSL)