Comments on: Assign Applications to CPU Cores http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/assign-applications-to-cpu-cores/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Carlos http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/assign-applications-to-cpu-cores/#comment-450869 Carlos Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:58:19 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5528#comment-450869 It has been already said that the OS assigns the affinity. WMVideo gets 2 CPU's by default but WMEncoder reported as using 2 CPU's gets only one. If you assign the second CPU it makes no difference in how WME runs. The load remains at 50-54%. It has been already said that the OS assigns the affinity.
WMVideo gets 2 CPU’s by default but WMEncoder reported as using 2 CPU’s gets only one. If you assign the second CPU it makes no difference in how WME runs.
The load remains at 50-54%.

]]> By: Jojo http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/assign-applications-to-cpu-cores/#comment-420267 Jojo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5528#comment-420267 @Wombie - Didn't even know that! I also have a program called TaskInfo which I have used for years. Has the same functionality. @Wombie – Didn’t even know that!

I also have a program called TaskInfo which I have used for years. Has the same functionality.

]]> By: Womble http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/assign-applications-to-cpu-cores/#comment-419857 Womble Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:20:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5528#comment-419857 Right click a process in task manager choose "Set Affinity" Why use a seperate app? Right click a process in task manager choose “Set Affinity” Why use a seperate app?

]]> By: Jojo http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/assign-applications-to-cpu-cores/#comment-419448 Jojo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:56:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5528#comment-419448 Not completely true anonymous. Maybe this is a problem for the average PC user. But large IBM compatible mainframes have given the performance analyst the ability to segregate applications on specific CPU's for many years. These systems also allow the user to allocate CPU cycles and divide workloads among virtual OS images. It's called workload balancing. Not completely true anonymous. Maybe this is a problem for the average PC user. But large IBM compatible mainframes have given the performance analyst the ability to segregate applications on specific CPU’s for many years. These systems also allow the user to allocate CPU cycles and divide workloads among virtual OS images. It’s called workload balancing.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/assign-applications-to-cpu-cores/#comment-418865 anonymous Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:50:48 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5528#comment-418865 no .. its not valid .. this is done by the OS automatically ... and you are NOT smarter than the OS. . NO! NOT! NADA! if you assign 1 application to 1 core and the application goes to do I/O, your core is being wasted ... trust me you want the OS to do this all .. no .. its not valid .. this is done by the OS automatically … and you are NOT smarter than the OS. . NO! NOT! NADA!

if you assign 1 application to 1 core and the application goes to do I/O, your core is being wasted … trust me you want the OS to do this all ..

]]> By: qbix http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/23/assign-applications-to-cpu-cores/#comment-418262 qbix Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:44:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5528#comment-418262 It also comes in handy with a lot of games that crash on multicore setups. It also comes in handy with a lot of games that crash on multicore setups.

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