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Only half the threads and cores are being used i9 13900k

Risky
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I have a i9 13900k which should display 24 cores and 32 threads in software like task manager but it only shows 8 cores 16 threads. This issue persists with the Intel® Driver & Support Assistant software which checked my system as well. Here are the outputs from the software's mentioned in the attached png files. 

 

 

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Risky
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Sorry I meant half the threads are showing, and the incorrect amount of cores are being displayed in task manager and the intel support assistant scan. 

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Jocelyn_Intel
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Hello, @Risky  

 

Thank you for posting on the Intel® communities. 


I will gladly assist you here, I appreciate the screenshots attached.

 

Please allow me some time to do some research on this. As soon as I have updates, I will let you know. 

 

Best regards,  

Jocelyn M.   

Intel Customer Support Technician. 


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Jocelyn_Intel
Employee
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Hello, @Risky  

 

Thank you for your time. 

 

It seems to be an issue with Windows*, try resetting BIOS to default and the steps in the following article: 

 

Why Does my System Have Fewer or Missing Cores? 

 

Also, try the Intel® Processor Identification Utility and attach a screenshot to check the information displayed. 

 

Best regards,  

Jocelyn M.   

Intel Customer Support Technician. 


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Jocelyn_Intel
Employee
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Hello, @Risky    

 

I hope you are great. 

 

I am checking this thread and I would like to know if you were able to perform the steps in my previous post.   

 

Best regards,  

Jocelyn M.   

Intel Customer Support Technician. 


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Jocelyn_Intel
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Hello, @Risky   

 

I hope you are doing great. 

 

As we have not heard back from you, we will proceed to close this thread now. I hope you could see my last post. 

 

If you need any further assistance with other matters, please feel free to contact us back and submit a new question as this thread will no longer be monitored.  

 

Best regards,  

Jocelyn M.   

Intel Customer Support Technician. 


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Risky
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I managed to fix it, it seems that you need to activate the E cores in the bios which I didnt do originally. After that all the cores are now showing up in task manager. If anyone else has this issue do some digging in your bios and enable the E cores. 

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