Cpu-z
Hullen Vilius
The official CPUID CPU-Z download page at -z.html#version-history where I usually get the .zip file for any new CPU-Z Portable releases looks like it's still offering the same v2.05.0 installers that were released on 01-Mar-2023, and if I launch CPU-Z v2.05.0 and check for an update (Tools Check for a New Version) it reports I'm using the latest version.
The official CPUID CPU-Z download page at -z.html#version-history where I usually get the .zip file for any new CPU-Z Portable releases looks like it's still offering the same v2.05.0 installers that were released on 01-Mar-2023....
I downloaded a fresh copy of CPU-Z Portable from -z.html today and it appears that a new v2.0.5.1 of CPU-Z was released on Mar-13-2023, even though there's no change to the name of the English installers (i.e., they are all still named cpu-z_2_05-en.xxx) and there is no mention of a v2.0.5.1 update in the version history . Here's what today's fresh copy looks like:
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I find some times that my J7 is sluggish, so I wonder why would it have 4 processors idling if they could work (assuming the causes are processing several apps, which could be tackled by assigning different processors).
The hardware is not designed to have all 8 cores active. The reason for this is that this Octacore CPU is actually based on big.LITTLE technology, where there are two sets of four cores: a powerful big cores used for heavy processing (e.g. gaming) and energy efficient LITTLE cores used for low load applications. The system will automatically switch between the two sets depending on system load, but you can't activate all 8 cores at the same time (it'll likely overheat beyond its intended design if you somehow managed to do so).
That is perfectly fine. Why would 8 cores be active if you are in cpu-z app. Four cores are let's say active all time, and other four are jumping in if needed, cpu-z don't need 8 cores trust me. Try runing some heavy process like video convertor or unziping huge file, and in time of converting/unziping open cpu-z and see.
It all depends on how the apps that are running are written and if they can actually make use of multiple cores.Even if you are running a heavy application, if it cant make use of all the cores, the other cores might still be appearing as off. Most system apps these days can use all the cores that the hardware has to offer.Bottom Line: You do not at all need to worry about number of cores running. Let OS do its thing!
Actually the core usage depends on the usage of particular apps. Like, if you use high graphics game you'll usually find that the number of core in use are more whereas if you use simple applications like WhatsApp Messenger the number of core in use will be 3-4 maximum. Hope it helped you.
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