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Quickbook desktop 2021 only using 1 CPU core. Does the QB Desktop 2022 version uses multiple cores?

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March 14, 2022
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I have noticed Quickbooks Desktop 2021 uses only 1 core. That's why Quickbooks is very slow even on modern fast multi-core CPUs.

Does Quickbooks Desktop 2022 use multiple cores?

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Best answer by BigRedConsulting

Great information! I will say that I find QB 2022 quite a bit faster than 2021, probably because 2022 is a 64-bit app which runs natively under Windows.

BigRedConsulting

How did you notice this? How can I check 2022?

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jamespaul

Hello, DesktopPayroll2021.

I'd like to give some information on QuickBooks Desktop's core usage, and how you can fix those performance issues.

QuickBooks Desktop is generally a single-threaded application, so the 2022 version uses a single core.

Although, the slowdown can be attributed to a number of factors.

There will be a significant performance impact if your company data gets too big. You can consider making a new company file and import the outstanding customer and vendor balances. Use the old company file as an archive.

Another option is to use the Condense Data Utility tool.

More details about improving QuickBooks Desktop's performance can be found here: Resolve QuickBooks Desktop performance issues: Manage your data file.

In terms of hardware, make sure your computer specs meet the recommended requirements to run QuickBooks Desktop.

It's also recommended to install and boot QuickBooks on a Solid State Drive to get a boost in performance (an NVMe SSD is preferred).

If you'd like to verify your financial data in the future, you can use the preset reports in QuickBooks. Check this article to know more about what reports you can run: Understand reports.

Feel free to visit the Community space again if you have any other questions regarding QuickBooks Desktop. If you have other tasks such as pulling up reports or recording transactions, let me know by replying below. I'm here to help.

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DesktopPayroll2021Author

@jamespaul wrote:
Hello, DesktopPayroll2021.

I'd like to give some information on QuickBooks Desktop's core usage, and how you can fix those performance issues.

QuickBooks Desktop is generally a single-threaded application, so the 2022 version uses a single core.

Although, the slowdown can be attributed to a number of factors.

There will be a significant performance impact if your company data gets too big. You can consider making a new company file and import the outstanding customer and vendor balances. Use the old company file as an archive.

Another option is to use the Condense Data Utility tool.

More details about improving QuickBooks Desktop's performance can be found here: Resolve QuickBooks Desktop performance issues: Manage your data file.

In terms of hardware, make sure your computer specs meet the recommended requirements to run QuickBooks Desktop.

It's also recommended to install and boot QuickBooks on a Solid State Drive to get a boost in performance (an NVMe SSD is preferred).

If you'd like to verify your financial data in the future, you can use the preset reports in QuickBooks. Check this article to know more about what reports you can run: Understand reports.

Feel free to visit the Community space again if you have any other questions regarding QuickBooks Desktop. If you have other tasks such as pulling up reports or recording transactions, let me know by replying below. I'm here to help.

Thanks for the reply. I am using a modern and very fast computer. Quickbooks Desktop 2021 is 32-bit and is designed to use only 1 core, and it won't use more than 4GB of RAM. This makes the program slow, no matter what computer specifications you have.

After many years of CPU development and multi-threading technology, Quickbooks still uses single core and 32-bit (limited to use 4GB of memory RAM). Instead of beign a multi-core 64-bit application.

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EdNewman

Has there been any update on this for 2024? We still suffer with poor performance even though it is on a very fast server (lots of cores may not help). I am considering a new server and would try to optimize it for single thread if indeed that is still the case.