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The cpu detection tag on WindowsForum.com covers issues and tools related to identifying CPU cores and features in Windows. Discussions include Windows 7 not detecting dual-core processors despite BIOS recognition, with solutions involving HAL detection and registry edits. Other threads cover system information tools like Speccy that report CPU fan speed and virtualization support, as well as advanced topics like hand-written SIMD assembly for high-performance media encoding, which relies on accurate CPU feature detection for optimization. The tag spans troubleshooting, hardware detection utilities, and developer-level CPU capabilities.
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    FFmpeg Assembly Lessons: Hand-Written SIMD for High-Performance Media

    FFmpeg’s new assembly lessons have turned a niche skill into a teachable path: a compact, practical curriculum aimed squarely at developers who want to write the kind of hand-optimized SIMD code that still powers the highest-performance media pipelines. The lessons, published as a public...
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    • assembly avx-512 avx2 checkasm codec cpu detection ffmpeg kernel optimization nasm neon optimization performance simd sse system build windows development x86 yasm
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Speccy update supports Windows 7 SP1

    By Link Removed - Invalid URL Piriform has updated its system information tool Speccy to version 1.09. The update adds support for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, plus promises better hardware detection along with a number of minor bug fixes. Speccy provides detailed system information about the PC...
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    • battery analysis bug fixes cpu detection fan speed freeware gpu hardware detection intel extensions memory usage motherboard voltages network controller os hotfixes peripheral service pack speccy stability improvements system information update virtualization windows 7
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 pro not detecting dual core but bios is, tried everything

    Have a e6600 dual core, evga 680i board, 4 gb ddr26400, gtx260, win 7 pro upgraded from vista. I have looked all over and tried almost everything. BIOS detects dual core as it allows me to enable or disable the second one, and intel proc id tool detects 2 cores. However, windows 7, and any...
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    • acpi bios core temp cpu detection cpuid device manager dual core e6600 evga formatting hardware detection msconfig performance issues power issues repair install task manager tech support upgrade windows 7 windows settings
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 SOLUTION second CPU core not detected Windows 7 / Vista(?) 0xc0000225 64-bit (no HAL)

    Originally posted by me on the mass effect 2 forums (scroll down for the - possible - solution) ---STORY So i have the same problem as everyone: dual core CPU, but only one core was being detected, causing the game to malfunction. I came from windows xp sp3 ultimate, and i decided to get...
    • joris
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    • 64-bit apic bios settings clean install configuration cpu detection detect hal dual core error installation mass effect memory frequency memory timings performance performance issues tech support troubleshooting user solutions windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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