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Asked: 2012-09-16 00:52:14 +0800 CST

Wrong Processor Info

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I'm using Intel i5-2430M processor which is a dual core processor, but the output of /proc/cpuinfo shows four cores. Why? Is is because of hyper-threading?

If yes, is there any way I can see the actual number of cores?

Also, how can I see the sizes of L1 and L2 caches?

Output of /proc/cpuinfo: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/1206427/

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    From your copy and paste: cpu cores : 2

    Could be it right?

    As for your cache-question: https://superuser.com/a/203481

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  2. Looking at this Intel page about your processor specification, It is clear that Your processor has 2 cores, So, cpuinfo is not wrong by telling you as such.

    Also Looking into this Wikipedia page and this page from CPUWorld it seems Your processor has

    • L1 cache = 2 x 32 KB instruction cache, 2x32 KB Data cache
    • L2 Cache = 2 x 256 KB
    • L3 Cache = 3 MB
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