How To Report CPU Cores in Windows

To verify the number of CPU cores in Windows 11, you can use any of the following methods:

🔹 Method 1: Task Manager

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
2. Go to the Performance tab.
3. Click on CPU on the left panel.
4. Look in the bottom-right corner — you’ll see:
   • Cores (physical cores)
   • Logical processors (includes hyper-threading, if available)

🔹 Method 2: System Information

1. Press Windows + R, type msinfo32, and press Enter.
2. In the System Summary:
   • Look for Processor — it will mention the number of cores and logical processors (threads).

🔹 Method 3: Command Prompt

1. Open Command Prompt (cmd.exe).
2. Run:

   wmic cpu get NumberOfCores,NumberOfLogicalProcessors
   

   • NumberOfCores: physical cores per CPU
   • NumberOfLogicalProcessors: threads (logical cores)

🔹 Method 4: PowerShell

1. Open PowerShell.
2. Run:

   Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, NumberOfLogicalProcessors