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Why Does the Six-Core Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Processor Only Show Four Cores in Task Manager?

Content Type: Troubleshooting   |   Article ID: 000055020   |   Last Reviewed: 10/13/2021

Environment

Operating System

Windows® 10, 64-bit*

Description

After replacing a quad-core Intel® Core™ i3-8100 Processor with a six-core Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Processor, the number of cores reported in task manager is still four, but shows as six in the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System).

Resolution

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