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I need to get CPU cores and details per CPU core. I use cat /proc/cpuinfo command an it works. But I need to get information for multiple CPU packages. I have only single CPU package. How would the output look like in this situation?

Example CPU setup: 2 CPU packages: CPU package1: Core i7-2000 (4 physical, 8 logical cores), CPU package2: Core i7-3000 (4 physical, 8 logical cores), total 8 physical, 16 logical cores.

Example 1:

processor : 0 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2000 . . other cores for same CPU package . processor : 7 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2000 . processor : 8 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3000 . . other cores for same CPU package . processor : 15 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3000

or Example 2:

processor : 0 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2000 . . other cores for same CPU package . processor : 7 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2000 . processor : 0 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3000 . . other cores for same CPU package . processor : 7 . other info for same core model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3000 OS: Debian-like Linux, Kernel: 4.19
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  • Try dedicated tool for Intel CPUs i7z. Commented May 14, 2021 at 13:49
  • I do not have multiple CPU packages and I need to process the data in the /proc/cpuinfo or process it by using default system applications. Commented May 14, 2021 at 13:52

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In setups with multiple physical CPU packages, you won’t see varying model names — all the CPUs have to be matched. In most cases I would expect the enumeration order in /proc/cpuinfo to go over physical packages in order, but that can’t be guaranteed; what you need to do is look at the physical id in /proc/cpuinfo if you want to group the logical cores by physical socket. All the cores from a single socket will have the same physical id, and only those cores.

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  • Stephen Kitt, about the you won’t see varying model names — all the CPUs have to be matched information: Is it valid only for PCs in tower chassis form or both for tower PCs with multiple packages and large scale servers (maybe for those have more than a few hundreds-thousands of cores). Note: I am a new Linux (notebook) user, I have migrated from a commercial OS. Commented May 14, 2021 at 18:03
  • CPUs have to be matched in any tightly-coupled system, regardless of size. Basically, if CPUs are in the same system such that they will show up in the same /proc/cpuinfo, they have to match. Commented May 14, 2021 at 19:33

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