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Answer : This is what you want to know Thread(s) per core: 2 Core(s) per socket: 12 Socket(s): 4 You have 4 CPU sockets, each CPU can have, up to, 12 cores and each core can have two threads. Your max thread count is, 4 CPU x 12 cores x 2 threads per core, so 12 x 4 x 2 is 96. Therefore the max thread count is 96 and max core count is 48. What is better ? That depends on what you want to do, more threads means less frequency (ie a 3ghz becomes split in two) but better multi-tasking (more threads) and using full cores (no hyper-threading) is better for high CPU usage tasks (ie games). Hope this helps you.

Answer : If the fan is very cool and the processor is reporting very hot, I would first suspect the connection between the fan/heatsink and the processor package. Make sure the heatsink is properly seated with thermal paste. Let's get some terminology straight from Lavalys' KB: CPU Diode or Core temperature is the temperature measured across a temperature sensitive diode on the processor die. The most common implementation uses a temperature sensor part external to the processor with the CPU Thermal Diode Anode (+) and Cathode (-) connections to it. CPU Temperature is the temperature measured by a remote temperature sensors part on the motherboard near the CPU. It is possible for these temperature sensors to fail although I haven't seen it personally. Try installing a different processor and see if the readings are still incorrect. This can help point to where the problem lies. If the readings are OK, I would suspect your processor, if they are off as well, then suspect ...

Answer : Both CPUs & GPUs provide SIMD with the most standard conceptual unit being 16 bytes/128 bits; for example a Vector of 4 floats (x,y,z,w). Simplifying: CPUs then parallelize more through pipelining future instructions so they proceed faster through a program. Then next step is multiple cores which run independent programs. GPUs on the other hand parallelize by continuing the SIMD approach and executing the same program multiple times; both by pure SIMD where a set of programs execute in lock step (which is why branching is bad on a GPU, as both sides of an if statement must execute; and one result be thrown away so that the lock step programs proceed at the same rate); and also by single program, multiple data (SPMD) where groups of the sets of identical programs proceed in parallel but not necessarily in lock step. The GPU approach is great where the exact same processing needs be applied to large volumes of data; for example a million vertices than need to be transform...

Answer : I have three programs for you. All of them are free: 1. XMeters Taskbar appearance: Setting: So far I'm satisfied with this program. 2. RAM CPU (+DISK) Taskbar It turns your taskbar into a dynamic color-changing resource meter. 3. CleanMem Mini Monitor This one actually display a floating panel and an icon in the notification area rather than in taskbar. It also has more settings than the two above. you can start your pc up with task manager running minimized Right click your desktop and select New then shortcut Type in taskmgr and hit enter Hit enter again Right click the new shortcut and go to properties In the Run dropdown select "Minimized" Click Start and All Programs Find Startup and right click the folder and select Open Drag the new shortcut into that folder Now the taskmanager will always run - minimized - when the computer boots. The @Keltari solution looks good, but the 'Task Manager' icon is still displayed in th...