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Can't use both cores of my cpu

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I have been trying to use both the cores on my A4-9120e and it doesn't work, does anyone know how do i use both cores?
 

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Just giving a CPU model and no other information on the rest of your hardware makes giving any type of advice/answer impossible. Go to your profile page and fill out your system specs at least if you expect to get any help.
 
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Performance power plan usually works but seeing it's only a dual core just opening a browser would kick both on :)
 
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I have been trying to use both the cores on my A4-9120e and it doesn't work, does anyone know how do i use both cores?
How do you know that your CPU is not using both cores?Did you try to do certain benchmarks/test to compare your results against same CPU?
 
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Unless you dinked with the defaults, your system will use all cores as they are needed - if supported by the program(s) you are running. Windows, the OS, supports multiple cores - when it needs to.

If you want to optimize use of your CPU, leave the default settings alone! Your OS, the motherboard, and the CPU itself know what they are doing.

Now if you are trying to improve the performance of your computer, I refer you back to INSTG8R's post #2.
 
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