Can Windows make use of 16+ core processors?

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There's currently a number of processors on the market with 12, 14, 16, 16 32 cores (AMD Threadripper, Intel i9) and so on.

My question is, can Windows 10 even make use of this power? We know that it can support up to 32 cores but would it actually use them?
Are there programs out there that could? These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market so would games be able to use all of that power?


I feel we have personal computers with masses of power that can't really be used and are hamstrung by the operating system?






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    A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.
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There's currently a number of processors on the market with 12, 14, 16, 16 32 cores (AMD Threadripper, Intel i9) and so on.

My question is, can Windows 10 even make use of this power? We know that it can support up to 32 cores but would it actually use them?
Are there programs out there that could? These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market so would games be able to use all of that power?


I feel we have personal computers with masses of power that can't really be used and are hamstrung by the operating system?






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    A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.
    – spikey_richie
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I'm not sure if Super User is the correct place to be asking this kind of question so please excuse me if not.



There's currently a number of processors on the market with 12, 14, 16, 16 32 cores (AMD Threadripper, Intel i9) and so on.

My question is, can Windows 10 even make use of this power? We know that it can support up to 32 cores but would it actually use them?
Are there programs out there that could? These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market so would games be able to use all of that power?


I feel we have personal computers with masses of power that can't really be used and are hamstrung by the operating system?






windows-10 cpu operating-systems multi-core processing







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I'm not sure if Super User is the correct place to be asking this kind of question so please excuse me if not.



There's currently a number of processors on the market with 12, 14, 16, 16 32 cores (AMD Threadripper, Intel i9) and so on.

My question is, can Windows 10 even make use of this power? We know that it can support up to 32 cores but would it actually use them?
Are there programs out there that could? These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market so would games be able to use all of that power?


I feel we have personal computers with masses of power that can't really be used and are hamstrung by the operating system?






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    A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.
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    A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.
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A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.
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A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.
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From Microsoft - Windows 10 supports a maximum of two physical CPUs, but the number of logical processors or cores varies based on the processor architecture. A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.



Can it use them? Absolutely. Will the average person take advantage of this much CPU power? Not likely.




These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market




Not at all. While games do require some CPU horsepower, GPU power is often king in gaming. I doubt any game would come close to using this much CPU (unless there was a bug) anytime in the near future.



These types of CPU are more for data analytics and number crunching, not for a home consumer. One could make the argument that "more" is better, there are diminishing returns in standard use environments.



There definitely are some applications that can take advantage of such a high number of cores. Video editing, 3D modeling, etc. However, that level of CPU power is not used by the average user.






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  • I'd use a threadripper for BOINC projects
    – spikey_richie
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  • Thanks for your reply. What I was aiming at is that the likes of the i9 and Threadripper seem to be marketed towards gamers, but are people just buying the most expensive processors not knowing that it won't really make much difference when it comes to gaming.
    – Paul Alexander
    1 hour ago










  • @PaulAlexander Some people want to be on the bleeding edge. If that CPU gives them a few percentage points increase in performance, then the extremely high cost is worth it to them.
    – Keltari
    1 hour ago










  • True, that or they have money to burn!
    – Paul Alexander
    47 mins ago










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From Microsoft - Windows 10 supports a maximum of two physical CPUs, but the number of logical processors or cores varies based on the processor architecture. A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.



Can it use them? Absolutely. Will the average person take advantage of this much CPU power? Not likely.




These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market




Not at all. While games do require some CPU horsepower, GPU power is often king in gaming. I doubt any game would come close to using this much CPU (unless there was a bug) anytime in the near future.



These types of CPU are more for data analytics and number crunching, not for a home consumer. One could make the argument that "more" is better, there are diminishing returns in standard use environments.



There definitely are some applications that can take advantage of such a high number of cores. Video editing, 3D modeling, etc. However, that level of CPU power is not used by the average user.






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  • I'd use a threadripper for BOINC projects
    – spikey_richie
    1 hour ago










  • Thanks for your reply. What I was aiming at is that the likes of the i9 and Threadripper seem to be marketed towards gamers, but are people just buying the most expensive processors not knowing that it won't really make much difference when it comes to gaming.
    – Paul Alexander
    1 hour ago










  • @PaulAlexander Some people want to be on the bleeding edge. If that CPU gives them a few percentage points increase in performance, then the extremely high cost is worth it to them.
    – Keltari
    1 hour ago










  • True, that or they have money to burn!
    – Paul Alexander
    47 mins ago














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From Microsoft - Windows 10 supports a maximum of two physical CPUs, but the number of logical processors or cores varies based on the processor architecture. A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.



Can it use them? Absolutely. Will the average person take advantage of this much CPU power? Not likely.




These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market




Not at all. While games do require some CPU horsepower, GPU power is often king in gaming. I doubt any game would come close to using this much CPU (unless there was a bug) anytime in the near future.



These types of CPU are more for data analytics and number crunching, not for a home consumer. One could make the argument that "more" is better, there are diminishing returns in standard use environments.



There definitely are some applications that can take advantage of such a high number of cores. Video editing, 3D modeling, etc. However, that level of CPU power is not used by the average user.






share|improve this answer






















  • I'd use a threadripper for BOINC projects
    – spikey_richie
    1 hour ago










  • Thanks for your reply. What I was aiming at is that the likes of the i9 and Threadripper seem to be marketed towards gamers, but are people just buying the most expensive processors not knowing that it won't really make much difference when it comes to gaming.
    – Paul Alexander
    1 hour ago










  • @PaulAlexander Some people want to be on the bleeding edge. If that CPU gives them a few percentage points increase in performance, then the extremely high cost is worth it to them.
    – Keltari
    1 hour ago










  • True, that or they have money to burn!
    – Paul Alexander
    47 mins ago












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From Microsoft - Windows 10 supports a maximum of two physical CPUs, but the number of logical processors or cores varies based on the processor architecture. A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.



Can it use them? Absolutely. Will the average person take advantage of this much CPU power? Not likely.




These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market




Not at all. While games do require some CPU horsepower, GPU power is often king in gaming. I doubt any game would come close to using this much CPU (unless there was a bug) anytime in the near future.



These types of CPU are more for data analytics and number crunching, not for a home consumer. One could make the argument that "more" is better, there are diminishing returns in standard use environments.



There definitely are some applications that can take advantage of such a high number of cores. Video editing, 3D modeling, etc. However, that level of CPU power is not used by the average user.






share|improve this answer














From Microsoft - Windows 10 supports a maximum of two physical CPUs, but the number of logical processors or cores varies based on the processor architecture. A maximum of 32 cores is supported in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, whereas up to 256 cores are supported in the 64-bit versions.



Can it use them? Absolutely. Will the average person take advantage of this much CPU power? Not likely.




These types of processors seem to be aimed at the gaming market




Not at all. While games do require some CPU horsepower, GPU power is often king in gaming. I doubt any game would come close to using this much CPU (unless there was a bug) anytime in the near future.



These types of CPU are more for data analytics and number crunching, not for a home consumer. One could make the argument that "more" is better, there are diminishing returns in standard use environments.



There definitely are some applications that can take advantage of such a high number of cores. Video editing, 3D modeling, etc. However, that level of CPU power is not used by the average user.







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  • I'd use a threadripper for BOINC projects
    – spikey_richie
    1 hour ago










  • Thanks for your reply. What I was aiming at is that the likes of the i9 and Threadripper seem to be marketed towards gamers, but are people just buying the most expensive processors not knowing that it won't really make much difference when it comes to gaming.
    – Paul Alexander
    1 hour ago










  • @PaulAlexander Some people want to be on the bleeding edge. If that CPU gives them a few percentage points increase in performance, then the extremely high cost is worth it to them.
    – Keltari
    1 hour ago










  • True, that or they have money to burn!
    – Paul Alexander
    47 mins ago
















  • I'd use a threadripper for BOINC projects
    – spikey_richie
    1 hour ago










  • Thanks for your reply. What I was aiming at is that the likes of the i9 and Threadripper seem to be marketed towards gamers, but are people just buying the most expensive processors not knowing that it won't really make much difference when it comes to gaming.
    – Paul Alexander
    1 hour ago










  • @PaulAlexander Some people want to be on the bleeding edge. If that CPU gives them a few percentage points increase in performance, then the extremely high cost is worth it to them.
    – Keltari
    1 hour ago










  • True, that or they have money to burn!
    – Paul Alexander
    47 mins ago















I'd use a threadripper for BOINC projects
– spikey_richie
1 hour ago




I'd use a threadripper for BOINC projects
– spikey_richie
1 hour ago












Thanks for your reply. What I was aiming at is that the likes of the i9 and Threadripper seem to be marketed towards gamers, but are people just buying the most expensive processors not knowing that it won't really make much difference when it comes to gaming.
– Paul Alexander
1 hour ago




Thanks for your reply. What I was aiming at is that the likes of the i9 and Threadripper seem to be marketed towards gamers, but are people just buying the most expensive processors not knowing that it won't really make much difference when it comes to gaming.
– Paul Alexander
1 hour ago












@PaulAlexander Some people want to be on the bleeding edge. If that CPU gives them a few percentage points increase in performance, then the extremely high cost is worth it to them.
– Keltari
1 hour ago




@PaulAlexander Some people want to be on the bleeding edge. If that CPU gives them a few percentage points increase in performance, then the extremely high cost is worth it to them.
– Keltari
1 hour ago












True, that or they have money to burn!
– Paul Alexander
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True, that or they have money to burn!
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