How to tell how many CPUs (cores) you have on Windows 7

I got me a nice new laptop and I want to know a bit more about the hardware.

How can I see how many CPUs my computer has in Windows 7?

(Note: Clicking on Start → right clicking on Computer → selecting properties shows me the processor type, but it does not say anything about the core count.)

Use CPU-Z

Or open task manager and go to the performance Tab. There will be a graph for each cpu in the upper pane.

http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

You don't need other programs. Just run this in the command prompt:

WMIC CPU Get DeviceID,NumberOfCores,NumberOfLogicalProcessors

and you will get a list of Cores/Logical Processors for each CPU on your machine

Or if you're lazy, just type

WMIC CPU Get /Format:List

and look for entries with the names NumberOfCores and NumberOfLogicalProcessors.

Do a Ctrl + Shift + Esc. This will open the Windows Task Manager. Once you are here, go to Performance. Now you should see many boxes in the CPU Usage History section which will identify how many cores you have. This will include hyper threaded cores also.

-Hope this helps.