diff --git a/util/inteltool/cpu.c b/util/inteltool/cpu.c
index db63d36729..74252293de 100644
--- a/util/inteltool/cpu.c
+++ b/util/inteltool/cpu.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 #include "inteltool.h"
 
@@ -265,9 +266,9 @@ void print_tme(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-int print_intel_core_msrs(void)
+int print_intel_msrs(unsigned int range_start, unsigned int range_end)
 {
-	unsigned int i, core, id, core_num = get_number_of_cores();
+	unsigned int i, core, id;
 	msr_t msr;
 
 #define IA32_PLATFORM_ID		0x0017
@@ -2295,7 +2296,15 @@ int print_intel_core_msrs(void)
 
 	close(fd_msr);
 
-	for (core = 0; core < core_num; core++) {
+	const unsigned int cores_range_max_limit = get_number_of_cores() - 1;
+	if (range_end > cores_range_max_limit) {
+		if (range_end != UINT_MAX)
+			printf("Warning: the range exceeds the maximum core number %d!\n",
+				cores_range_max_limit);
+		range_end = cores_range_max_limit;
+	}
+
+	for (core = range_start; core <= range_end; core++) {
 #ifndef __DARWIN__
 		char msrfilename[64];
 		memset(msrfilename, 0, 64);
diff --git a/util/inteltool/inteltool.c b/util/inteltool/inteltool.c
index 7cff80f754..f8c5e9161d 100644
--- a/util/inteltool/inteltool.c
+++ b/util/inteltool/inteltool.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include "inteltool.h"
 #include "pcr.h"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 
 enum long_only_opts {
 	LONG_OPT_PCR = 0x100,
+	LONG_OPT_RANGE = 0x101,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -516,6 +518,7 @@ static void print_usage(const char *name)
 	     "   -d | --dmibar:                    dump northbridge DMIBAR registers\n"
 	     "   -P | --pciexpress:                dump northbridge PCIEXBAR registers\n\n"
 	     "   -M | --msrs:                      dump CPU MSRs\n"
+	     "        --cpu-range <start>[-<end>]: (optional) set CPU cores range for -M (--msrs) option\n"
 	     "   -A | --ambs:                      dump AMB registers\n"
 	     "   -x | --sgx:                       dump SGX status\n"
 	     "   -t | --tme:                       dump TME status\n"
@@ -585,6 +588,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	size_t pcr_count = 0;
 	uint8_t dump_pcr[MAX_PCR_PORTS];
 
+	unsigned int cores_range_start = 0, cores_range_end = UINT_MAX;
+
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
 		{"version", 0, 0, 'v'},
 		{"help", 0, 0, 'h'},
@@ -598,6 +603,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"dmibar", 0, 0, 'd'},
 		{"pciexpress", 0, 0, 'P'},
 		{"msrs", 0, 0, 'M'},
+		{"cpu-range", required_argument, 0, LONG_OPT_RANGE},
 		{"ambs", 0, 0, 'A'},
 		{"spi", 0, 0, 's'},
 		{"spd", 0, 0, 'S'},
@@ -657,6 +663,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'M':
 			dump_coremsrs = 1;
 			break;
+		case LONG_OPT_RANGE:
+			if (strlen(optarg) == 0) {
+				print_usage(argv[0]);
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			const int sscanf_ret = sscanf(optarg, "%u-%u", &cores_range_start, &cores_range_end);
+			if (sscanf_ret == 1) {
+				/* the end of the range is not specified - only for one core */
+				cores_range_end = cores_range_start;
+			} else if (sscanf_ret != 2) {
+				print_usage(argv[0]);
+				exit(1);
+			} else if (cores_range_end < cores_range_start) {
+				printf("Error: invalid cores range <%u-%u>!\n",
+						cores_range_start, cores_range_end);
+				exit(1);
+			}
+			break;
 		case 'a':
 			dump_gpios = 1;
 			show_gpio_diffs = 1;
@@ -859,7 +883,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (dump_coremsrs) {
-		print_intel_core_msrs();
+		print_intel_msrs(cores_range_start, cores_range_end);
 		printf("\n\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/util/inteltool/inteltool.h b/util/inteltool/inteltool.h
index 678aa47871..4a6eba4968 100644
--- a/util/inteltool/inteltool.h
+++ b/util/inteltool/inteltool.h
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void *map_physical(uint64_t phys_addr, size_t len);
 void unmap_physical(void *virt_addr, size_t len);
 
 unsigned int cpuid(unsigned int op);
-int print_intel_core_msrs(void);
+int print_intel_msrs(unsigned int range_start, unsigned int range_end);
 int print_mchbar(struct pci_dev *nb, struct pci_access *pacc, const char *dump_spd_file);
 int print_pmbase(struct pci_dev *sb, struct pci_access *pacc);
 int print_lpc(struct pci_dev *sb, struct pci_access *pacc);