Did you set the % of CPUs to 80% or the % CPU time to 80%? The first would limit the nunber of cores used as you intended, the second would crunch on all cores but make short breaks to only let WCG run 80% of the time.

Assuming you did this right: the points per day of a specific project is not always the same and can change over time, as not all WUs are the same.

Another possible explanation: thermal throttling could be a problem. What are your CPU temps and is your CPU runnung at the same clock speed in GHz in both cases?

You could also check if the reported run time makes sense and is about (number of threads)*1 day per day on average over several days. If it is dramatically below that, there might be a problem.

And yes - I think your thought is right that lower points output with more threads does not make sense.

80% of CPU



I've made an error in estimating the daily output. The PC is not running 24h/day so I computed the number of hours it was running from statistics here and then using the rule of 3 extrapolated to 24h.

The mistake is that I've used the same formula for both periods: the one with 6 wu and the one with 8.

After correction the results are the following:
- with 6wu: 38000/day
- with 8wu: 44000/day

Thank you for pointing this out.

@plonk420

Thanks for the info. Could you please let me know what type of wu is processing ?

Take it a step up; although it works more effectively on a laptop.

Once a laptop is charged, and under most (but not all) settings - one can run that laptop while plugged in and then hooked up through solar/battery. It is surprising to see how small the panel is that one can get away with, also remembering that the battery reserve for the solar would still need to power the system through the change in seasons - and the possibility of a limited angle for the Sun.

I'm running two systems this way; an Intel i9 laptop and also even though it is a desktop at 15oo watts - an Intel i9 18 core desktop.