Detect CPU cores on iOS device

Question

I am writing some code with dispatch_async and get different results on an iphone 4s and ipad 1st gen.

I am wondering if it is due to the number of cores the CPU has. Is it possible to detect the number of cores or CPU type of an iOS device at runtime so I can dispatch_async on the 4s, but not on the ipad?

dont think it deserved a downvote for that? – some_id Aug 14 '13 at 21:44 — some_id, Aug 14 '13 at 21:44

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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Here's the code to detect the number of cores on an iOS device:

#include <sys/sysctl.h>

unsigned int countCores()
{
    size_t len;
    unsigned int ncpu;

    len = sizeof(ncpu);
    sysctlbyname ("hw.ncpu",&ncpu,&len,NULL,0);

    return ncpu;
}

In addition to that, you can check against the [[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] to determine if the device is an iPhone or an iPad. Like this:

if ([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
    NSLog(@"iPad");
}
else {
    NSLog(@"iPhone");
}

Reference

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Oct 11 '12 at 12:17

Simon Germain

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`#include ` is a private library, isn't? – atxe Oct 24 '12 at 07:14
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I don't think so. It's just a standard C library. – Simon Germain Oct 24 '12 at 13:51
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For people looking for physical cores, use the key: hw.physicalcpu instead – logancautrell Jan 18 '14 at 03:00

Detect CPU cores on iOS device

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