PIII 1G SMP VP6 win2k cpu utilization at 54%

[potatoesann]

i setup a smp system piii 1ghzx2 + 256ram + abit vp6

the system run win2k pro with dual processor enabled..

i have a question, i run seti and the cpu utilzation nv go above 60% for both processor but in my previous celeron 1ghz the cpu is always 100%

is there a bottleneck in my system or tat is normal for a smp system? even playing counterstrike also nv exceed 50% cpu time

and there is some irregularities when i am playing movies like divx...can i know wat is the problem?

for smp system, i heard we have to run special multithreaded application to utilize both cpu but even i run non multithreaded application, the system seems to use both cpu to use both the processor by balance...wat is the true fact?

thanks

potatoesann

 

[Bulk Beef]

Are you using the GUI client or the command line client. If you want to max out both CPUs, run two command line clients with the -cpu N switch, where N is the CPU you want that client to run on (i.e. -cpu 0 or -cpu 1). Two CLI clients will max out both CPUs.

From the FAQ:

SETI@home uses 90% of the time on two CPUs. Why does it do this if it's not multithreaded?

One CPU is doing graphics and the other is doing data analysis (so actually it is multithreaded, in a limited way).

 

[potatoesann]

My smp system seems to be slow when converting dvd to mpeg4(divx), i saw the online benchmark even an athlon 800mhz will give 18fps encoding but why is my piii smp onli do 12 fps? is there anything wrong with my configuration or the smp is not working?

potatoesann

 

[MrThompson]

You may also want to check the MP setting in BIOS. It should be set at 1.4.

 

[Smags87]

You only get 50% ult. in cs because thats not made for smp!!!!

i have the exact same system oc'ed to 1100 each