Pentium Dual Core having 2 different named cores?

[phantom404]

CPU #1 - Prescott Intel Pentium 4 521
CPU #2 - SmithField Intel Pentium D 820

This normal?? If so sorry for the noob question.

 

[stevty2889]

Hmm, thats a little strange? What version of CPUz do you have?

 

[phantom404]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Hmm, thats a little strange? What version of CPUz do you have?

CPUZ 1.31 Working on pics right now.

Pics

 

[RichUK]

Huh CPUz applies a name and corresponding picture to the processor not an individual core. Have you got a screenie?

EDIT: ahh i presume that you click on the second core then it brings up another picture and name etc?

 

[phantom404]

Originally posted by: RichUK
Huh CPUz applies a name and corresponding picture to the processor not an individual core. Have you got a screenie?

EDIT: ahh i presume that you click on the second core then it brings up another picture and name etc?

What I did was open up two instances of cpuz to display both cores side by side...however I only had one open when i noticed that the 2 cores were named differently...my X2 shows the same name at home

 

[RichUK]

hmm, that is odd indeed, possibility of flashing to the latest BIOS if you haven?t already maybe?

 

[stevty2889]

Well I went to check mine to see what it says, and it's only seeing one core. Only one showing up in device manager, and in task manager as well. It saw both cores before. This stupid chip has been nothing but trouble!

Glad I have an X2 for my main rig, it's never given me any problems.

 

[phantom404]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
Well I went to check mine to see what it says, and it's only seeing one core. Only one showing up in device manager, and in task manager as well. It saw both cores before. This stupid chip has been nothing but trouble!

Glad I have an X2 for my main rig, it's never given me any problems.

I know what you mean. It feels like im running a regular pentium 4 with HT.

 

[phantom404]

Originally posted by: RichUK
hmm, that is odd indeed, possibility of flashing to the latest BIOS if you haven?t already maybe?

Ill look into that even though since this computer is less then a month old from dell it should have the latest but ill check ^^

 

[Meuge]

That's a sweet rig, Phantom.

 

[phantom404]

Originally posted by: Meuge
That's a sweet rig, Phantom.

Thanks, you to

 

[stevty2889]

Well I tried a repair install, second core not detected. Formated and did a fresh install..second core not detected. It was working before, but the second core is no longer being detected..it was working before, I am 100% sure it was showing both cores before. It's still being recognized as a pentium-D, but the second core has gone missing.