Task Manager is showing 2 CPUs - I have only 1 - normal??

[Daisy]

Just built a new system with a P4 prescott 3.00 g(800FSB) with HT but
noticed that in dxdiag it says i have got 2 CPUs: - "Processor: Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)".

Also in the Task Manager under the PERFORMANCE page > CPU Usage History
there are 2 boxes instead of the usual 1. The graphs are virtually a mirror
image of each other.

Is this normal with this CPU or has something gone wrong.

any help would be appreciated.

thanks

daisyanne
Current config:
P4 - 3.00 - 800 fsb with HT
Asus P4PS-e deluxe- Updated BIOS 1006
XFX GeForce 6800 128MB
1 gig DDR Geil ram PC3200 value dual channel
LiteOn SOHW-832s 8X DVD+/-RW
160 GB SATA Seagate Barracuda
Service Pack 2

 

[David Besack]

Just built a new system with a P4 prescott 3.00 g(800FSB) with HT but

noticed that in dxdiag it says i have got 2 CPUs: - "Processor: Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)".

Also in the Task Manager under the PERFORMANCE page > CPU Usage History
there are 2 boxes instead of the usual 1. The graphs are virtually a mirror
image of each other.

Is this normal with this CPU or has something gone wrong.

Nothing is wrong, hyperthreading has taken over

 

[Daisy]

phew! thanks.

daisy

Nothing is wrong, hyperthreading has taken over

 

[DaveW]

Your Intel processor contains HyperThreading which allows it to work as two
virtual processors. Everything's OK.