def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Tests the core in ppc64_cpu command.
    """
    op1 = process.system_output(
        "ppc64_cpu --cores-present",
        shell=True).decode("utf-8").strip().split()[-1]
    op2 = cpu.online_cpus_count() / int(self.key)
    self.equality_check("Core", op1, ceil(op2))