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I hate to say it, I hate to say it ... it's proabably me
 My cpu is Intel pentium 820D (dual core, 2x2.8GHz) with 2mb cache memory and I have worse results than my friend who runs UD client on 2.4GHz AMD sempron :( I also have the latest motherboard, and the fastest memory(1 Gb). I know that AMD is better for mathematical calculations, but it can't be teoretically possible what I mentioned above. |
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Work units vary in size. To set up a fair comparison would be difficult, and wouldn't help WCG much. Also, Intel and AMD speeds are not directly comparable.
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Ron,
Your dual core may very well be using only 1 of the 2 cores to process the work unit. If that is the case, I think your results are credible. I don't think it is possible to get both cores working on the same work unit. (that's a nice way to put it. If I were realistic, I would say...FORGET IT!) If you can utilize a version of linux with smp, you can at least run 2 instances at the same time. The linux client will allow that but if you are limited to Windows, you may have to go with vmware or some other virtualization software to spawn another instance of rosetta so both cores can be utilized. If someone else has updated information, feel free to jump in. dreplogle |
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There's also BOINC on Windows, that will run 2 work units at once :)
But I hate to tell you this, AMD > Intel when it comes to number crunching. Period. |
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I do plan to install linux these days. I mean, I really didn't think that I'll need anything but windows in my life, 'cause I work with graphics. I guess it has come to a point where 50% will have installed linux and windows at the same time (not to mention so complicated future with Apple entering the OS stage).
I hear a lot about BOINC here, and I must say I don't know a thing about that client. Can I use it to crunch WCG data? Where can I download it? About my INTEL and very poor results I'm getting (150 - 2x2.8GHz Intel vs 160 - AMD 2.4GHz), I think that great deal of it comes out a of non implemented instructions that new INTEL processors use. I mean, they would get sizeable revenue in results have they optimize their code. I guess that at least 50% have INTEL processors and 10% have dual core INTELs. |
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Hello Ron Burgundy,
BOINC is here ( http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ ), but it takes some getting used to. It works, but we are still implementing some features. It offers a choice, Windows or Linux. Expect to spend some time learning it ( http://boinc-doc.net/boinc-wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ) if you decide to use it. Guardedly, mycrofth |
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I have just installed boinc, set it up and everything. I'll let you know what are the results.
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Okay, I think I've managed to actuate the second core, as you can see in the picture. I'm running both BOINC and WCG client and it seems that it works.
If you have 1 Gb of ram and a dual core on windows, this is probably the only way that I know of that can use both cores of your dual core processor.  Peak before maximum is probably random. We'll see. |
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