diff --git a/hosts/ooksdesk/hardware.nix b/hosts/ooksdesk/hardware.nix
index 173a4b3..703abeb 100644
--- a/hosts/ooksdesk/hardware.nix
+++ b/hosts/ooksdesk/hardware.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 {
   ooknet.hardware = {
-    cpu.type = "amd";
-    cpu.amd.pstate.enable = true;
+    cpu = {
+      type = "amd";
+      amd.pstate.enable = true;
+      cores = 16;
+    };
     gpu.type = "amd";
     features = ["printing" "ssd" "audio" "video"];
     monitors = [
diff --git a/modules/nixos/hardware/options.nix b/modules/nixos/hardware/options.nix
index 57aaece..44a4a36 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/hardware/options.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/hardware/options.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ in {
         default = null;
       };
       amd.pstate.enable = mkEnableOption "";
+      cores = {
+        type = int;
+        description = "Number of Physical CPU cores the system has";
+      };
     };
 
     features = mkOption {