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Sorry for all the questions...But I was wondering if doing more than one process at a time would be better, Worse or the same for increasing WU output?? That's all...
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Maximum Process...could ya do more than 1?
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Well, the # of processes selection was meant for a dual (or more) CPU system. On a dual, you'd run 2, on a quad, 4, etc. I think you can but it will slow your times down a lot. Can't say I've ever tried it though, so I can't tell ya for sure.
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Ok I understand know...NM then I'll stick to my one
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You could do 100, but it would take 100 times as long to see those results. We seem to like instant gratification and would rather do them one at a time, unless we are multiprocessing.
Just for the record, you can see 4 processes on a dual or 8 processes on a quad with P4 based chips that have hyperthreading. Each processor is represented as 2 virtual CPU's to the OS. We have a 4-Way Xeon MP that turns out 8 every 6:50 instead of 4 every 4+ hours. The 2-Way DP turns out 4 WU's every 5:30 instead of 2 every 3:30.
Just for the record, you can see 4 processes on a dual or 8 processes on a quad with P4 based chips that have hyperthreading. Each processor is represented as 2 virtual CPU's to the OS. We have a 4-Way Xeon MP that turns out 8 every 6:50 instead of 4 every 4+ hours. The 2-Way DP turns out 4 WU's every 5:30 instead of 2 every 3:30.
