arma 2 quad core usage / performance

[binaryknight]

hi just wondering what sort of performance quad core users are getting with this after running a test on mine.

specs q6600 at 3.6ghz 4gig ram at 1000mhz with 5-5-5-15 timings and a radeon 3870

running settings at 1680 x 1050 with shadows off and post processing off

ran the arma2mark benchmark that seems to hit about 70% usage which is fair however in order to stress the cpu i decided to fill an island part of the map with a load of units and let them fight it out result laggy experience at about 5 - 10 fps with fraps and cpu usage only being about 35 - 40%

i thought the load of ai would surely bottlekneck the cpu, even if the gpu cant render all the fps the cpu would be loaded with the ai doing its thing?

any one any idea on this?

 

[binaryknight]

aye craig the 70% didnt bother me its the low usage when i put a lot of ai in and the slowness of it, surely more ai should use at least the same cpu if not more not down to 30%

gonna try the bis forums when i get a free min