Sytem shows Twice the amount of cores

machin3

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I just finished a build with Windows 7 Professional and going into task manager, it shows that I have 8 cores instead of 4.

I have an Intel i7 930 and an EVGA GTX 570HD and even in device manager it shows that I have 10 total cores. Why is this?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional x64Intel Core i7 930 @2.8Corsair Vengeance 12GBEVGA GTX 570HD
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 930 @2.8
Motherboard
Gigabyte G.1 Guerrilla X58
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 12GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 570HD
Sound Card
Diamond Multimedia Xtreme Sound XS51
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X233H
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Mushkin 40GB SSD
Western Digital Velociraptor 150GB
PSU
Corsair HX1000
Case
Cooler Master 932
Cooling
Custom Water Cooling
Keyboard
Logitech G105 Modern Warfare Edition
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
~15-20 Mbps

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 10 Pro x64Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Win 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
Motherboard
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
Internet Speed
Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Edge, IE11, Chrome
Other Info
Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
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