diff --git a/src/Resources/CPU.vala b/src/Resources/CPU.vala
index 8c68f1b0a..1d6ae14c2 100644
--- a/src/Resources/CPU.vala
+++ b/src/Resources/CPU.vala
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ public class Monitor.CPU : Object {
     public uint ? revision;
 
     public string ? model_name;
+    public uint physical_cpus;
+    public uint physical_cores_per_cpu;
+    public uint logical_threads_per_core;
     public string ? model;
     public string ? family;
     public string ? microcode;
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ public class Monitor.CPU : Object {
 
         parse_cpuinfo ();
 
-        model_name = get_cpu_info ();
+        model_name = get_cpu_info (out physical_cpus, out physical_cores_per_cpu, out logical_threads_per_core);
 
         debug ("CPU name: %s", model_name);
 
@@ -256,27 +259,26 @@ public class Monitor.CPU : Object {
         }
     }
 
-    // straight from elementary about-plug
-    private string ? get_cpu_info () {
+    private string ? get_cpu_info (out uint cpus, out uint cores_per_cpu, out uint threads_per_core) {
         unowned GTop.SysInfo ? info = GTop.glibtop_get_sysinfo ();
 
         if (info == null) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        var counts = new Gee.HashMap<string, uint> ();
-        const string[] KEYS = { "model name", "cpu", "Processor" };
+        cpus = 1;
+        cores_per_cpu = 1;
+        threads_per_core = 1;
+
+        string ? model = null;
+
+        var core_ids = new Gee.HashSet<string> ();
+        var physical_ids = new Gee.HashSet<string> ();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < info.ncpu; i++) {
             unowned GLib.HashTable<string, string> values = info.cpuinfo[i].values;
-            string ? model = null;
-            foreach (var key in KEYS) {
-                model = values.lookup (key);
 
-                if (model != null) {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+            model = values.lookup ("model name");
 
             if (model == null) {
                 debug ("Try ARM decoding for CPU %d", i);
@@ -286,40 +288,18 @@ public class Monitor.CPU : Object {
                 }
             }
 
-            string ? core_count = values.lookup ("cpu cores");
-            if (core_count != null) {
-                counts.@set (model, int.parse (core_count));
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if (!counts.has_key (model)) {
-                counts.@set (model, 1);
-            } else {
-                counts.@set (model, counts.@get (model) + 1);
-            }
+            core_ids.add (values.lookup ("core id"));
+            physical_ids.add (values.lookup ("physical id"));
         }
 
-        if (counts.size == 0) {
-            return null;
+        if (model == null) {
+            return "unknown";
         }
 
-        string result = "";
-        foreach (var cpu in counts.entries) {
-            if (result.length > 0) {
-                result += "\n";
-            }
-
-            if (cpu.@value == 2) {
-                result += _("Dual-Core %s").printf ((cpu.key));
-            } else if (cpu.@value == 4) {
-                result += _("Quad-Core %s").printf ((cpu.key));
-            } else if (cpu.@value == 6) {
-                result += _("Hexa-Core %s").printf ((cpu.key));
-            } else {
-                result += "%u\u00D7 %s ".printf (cpu.@value, (cpu.key));
-            }
-        }
+        cpus = physical_ids.size;
+        cores_per_cpu = core_ids.size;
+        threads_per_core = (uint) info.ncpu / cores_per_cpu / cpus;
 
-        return Utils.Strings.beautify (result);
+        return Utils.Strings.beautify (model);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/SystemView/SystemCPUInfoPopover.vala b/src/Views/SystemView/SystemCPUInfoPopover.vala
index d8163ed4c..9a832fefa 100755
--- a/src/Views/SystemView/SystemCPUInfoPopover.vala
+++ b/src/Views/SystemView/SystemCPUInfoPopover.vala
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ public class Monitor.SystemCPUInfoPopover : Gtk.Box {
             activate_on_single_click = false
         };
 
+        var total_cores = cpu.physical_cores_per_cpu * cpu.physical_cpus;
+        var total_threads = cpu.logical_threads_per_core * total_cores;
+        listbox.append (label (_("Total CPUs: %u").printf (cpu.physical_cpus)));
+        listbox.append (label (_("Total cores: %u").printf (total_cores)));
+        listbox.append (label (_("Total threads: %u").printf (total_threads)));
         listbox.append (label (_("Model:") + " " + cpu.model));
         listbox.append (label (_("Family:") + " " + cpu.family));
         listbox.append (label (_("Microcode ver.:") + " " + cpu.microcode));