Seti times low on w2k?

[UnKnown3]

I have:
P3-700E
512meg PC100 2-2-2
W2K Server Edition

I'm getting around 8-10 hours on seti WUs, I know that some packets take longer than others, but in seti spy, my processor has lower cpf, than others with the 7x multiplyer. I was wondering if this is normal for my system? Whenever I leave my system for long periods of time I make sure it is on High priority and that seti is getting the full cpu usuage, yet it still has those times. I also notice RC5 times are slower than they are supposed to be 1.9Mk/sec, but I get 1.7/Mk/sec, I have noticed when I ran 98 a while back and had the bare mininium installed I would get higher RC5 times. I was wondering I I were to install 98 at the bare mininium if seti would go much faster?

 

[Robor]

I've always found NT and 2000 to perform better at SETI. I don't have numbers to compare but looking at similar systems at work with different OS's the NT/2K boxes are always a little faster.

Rob

 

[UnKnown3]

I've heard the NT kernel is faster at this type of stuff because it's better with integers or something, but I was wondering because seti spy says my cpf is way below average of their cumine. Should I worry about that or no?

 

[Hellburner]

having low cpf's is a good thing Having agressive memory timing will lower the cpf's, especially compared to stock systems that normally are conservatively timed.

 

[UnKnown3]

Sorry I meant to say above average.

 

[artemedes]

I don't have a p3700, and don't know the expected scores for that. But honestly 8-10 hours sounds pretty fast compared to some of my machines in the 400-450 range. That might be pretty close to expected . Also your pc100 might slow it up a tad compared to similar computers with faster memory. When the client was at 3.0 I upgraded from pc100 to pc133 and noticed about a 5% speed increase.

 

[ElFenix]

i average about 8:30 with win2k pro on my 700e 512 222 pc100. seems about the right place for a 3.03 unit.

 

[UnKnown3]

I was wondering if the cpf rating on seti spy were done with the multiplyer running on a 133mhz bus also, or a memory bus that may be why I'm above the 5.5 it gives. Too bad I can't OC my processor to 933 to get the 133 bus

 

[UnKnown3]

Alright thanks, I guess I don't have to worry about it then

 

[Binky]

My Athlon 700 does a WU on the 3.03 CLI in about 9 hours. Your times seem about right.

 

[OldGeezer]

I have 2 Compaq P3 733s with 256MB PC-133 RAM running WIn95B, and they average ~8 hours 45 minutes per WU.

From my SETI stats page:
<Average CPU Time per work unit 8 hr 45 min 08.0 sec>

Of course I would have more WUs if I would remember to login to the PC. I had restarted both PCs yesterday but didn't login, thinking it was like the RC5 client that runs as a service, so you don't need to login.

Checked my stats from home this morning, no change. ACK! :Q Then I realized that I needed to login. Oh well....live and learn.

 

[ElFenix]

i'm pretty sure theres a way to start seti as a service but it involves more haxoring than i know to do.

 

[DanStp]

I had some identical systems, they were P3-650's, and on the old Client, 98SE was faster than NT. I was getting about 20 to 40 minutes a work unit faster under 98. I don't know about the 3.03 client.