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std::thread::hardware_concurrency

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static unsigned int hardware_concurrency() noexcept;
(since C++11)

Returns the number of concurrent threads supported by the implementation. The value should be considered only a hint.

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[edit] Parameters

(none)

[edit] Return value

Number of concurrent threads supported. If the value is not well defined or not computable, returns 0.

[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
 
int main()
{
    unsigned int n = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
    std::cout << n << " concurrent threads are supported.\n";
}

Possible output:

4 concurrent threads are supported.

[edit] See also

min offset to avoid false sharing
max offset to promote true sharing
(constant) [edit]