Windows 10: Only P cores being utilized

The other day I was monitoring temps and core activity using Core Temp app on my Lenovo IdeaPad 5 laptop with a 12th gen. Intel 1235U CPU. I noticed as Windows 11 23H2 was doing updates that only one core was being used in a configurations of 2 P cores and 8 E cores.I knew that active core doing much of the work was a P core as the frequency it operated on exceeded the E core frequencies. What was interesting is that monitoring these cores activity with applications like Chrome and doing multiple tasks typically showed E cores doing mostly no work or only 1% of the work. Its sort of disappoint

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All cores not being utilized

Hi saz1m,

Thank you for posting your questions here. my name is Anthony I am an Independent Advisor and a Windows 10 OS user like you.

I understand that there are questions regarding the utilization of cores for Intel Core I3 6006U.

Please let us work together to find the an answer for this question.

while it is true that inter core i3 has 4 cores in reality Microsoft advertises it as having only 2 cores this is because the additional 2 cores is reserved by Microsoft in case something might happen to the other 2 cores, however if you wanted to activate
the 2 backup cores please see this video bellow.

Let us use these troubleshooting steps provided on the link bellow

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Please let me know on how I can provide further assistance saz1m. I will do my best to help.

Thank you again for posting this question , I am glad we where able to work together with this question.

Please continue to be safe and have a good day saz1m.

Best regards,

Anthony De Jesus

Independent Advisor

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Overclocking / Undervolting guide for Vega 56 or 64?

Here's a quick laundry list:

List of software to use for overclocking and testing
Examples:
Wattman (and how to find and use it, like an overview, including profiles)
Unigine Valley or Heaven (use this for quick testing while changing settings in Wattman and checking for stability / artifacts) ...just suggesting this
How to monitor cores / mem speeds and temps during testing (I've seen screen overlays, and others using GPUz)

Step-by step overclocking in Wattman
Fan speeds
Power limit
Temp limit
Voltages
Core speeds
Memory speeds

 

Windows 10 not utilizing processor cores properly

Hi Cybot,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I’m sorry to know that Windows10 is not utilizing the cores properly . I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you and I will be happy to assist you.

I suggest you to check the system requirements for Windows10 using the below article

https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/windows-10-specifications

Please perform the below methods and check if that helps.

Method 1: Run the Hardware Troubleshooter- is an automated tool which checks the hardware connected to the computer for any known issues and provides the details on how to
fix them. Follow these steps to run the troubleshooter.

Follow these steps to run the troubleshooter.

a) Press “Windows Logo” + “W” keys from the keyboard.

b) Type “Troubleshooting” in the search bar and press “Enter”.

c) In the “Troubleshooting” window, click on “View All” on the left pane.

d) Click on “Hardware and Devices”.

e) Click on “Advanced” and then click on “Run as Administrator”.

f) Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.

Method 2: Run the
System MaintenanceTroubleshooter-Windows has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with system. I would
suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if the issue is with your System Maintenance.

Refer these steps:

• 
  Press Windows key +X, select
  Control panel.
  
• 
  Change the View by option on the top right to Large icons.
  
• 
  Click on troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel.
  
• 
  Run the System Maintenance troubleshooter.
  

Please feel free to contact us, if you need any further help we would be glad to assist you.

Thank you.