Number Of Processors
Description:
Number of Processors is the number of processor sockets detected on the server. It is only recommended to have up to 2 processors on the server. [3]
An additional note is displayed if Type is set to VMware and greater than 2 processors. [1]
How This Is Checked
([array](Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor)).count
Number Of Logical and Physical Cores
Show the number of Physical and Logical cores presented to the OS. This is provided by the WmiObject class Win32_Processor.
- We show a warning if we have more than
24 Logical Coresand runningExchange 2013/2016[2] - We show a warning if we have more than
48 Logical Coresand runningExchange 2019[2]
How This Is Checked
$processor = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor
$processor |ForEach-Object {$logical += $_.NumberOfLogicalProcessors; $physical += $_.NumberOfCores}
PS C:\> $logical
24
PS C:\> $physical
12
Max Processor Speed
Check to see what the Max Processor Speed is set to for the processor. If the processor is throttled which may be a result of a misconfigured Power Plan.
NOTE: If Power Plan isn't set to High Performance and the processor is being throttled, this will be flagged that Power Plan is the cause and to fix it ASAP.
How This Is Checked
$processor = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor
$throttled = $processor | Where-Object {$_.CurrentClockSpeed -lt $_.MaxClockSpeed}
if ($throttled) {
Write-Host ("Throttling your CPU")
}
Included in HTML Report?
Yes
Additional resources:
1 - Does CoresPerSocket Affect Performance?