FAH: Linux vs Windoze clients

RobOC · 18 Jul 2006 at 15:46

Is there a performance benefit to using one over the other?

RobOC · 18 Jul 2006 at 16:28

Ok, any idea how much by though? Is Win>Linux negligable compared to OSX?

RobOC · 18 Jul 2006 at 16:50

While we are on the subject of clients, should I be using 5.02 or 5.04 beta? At present I'm running 02 everywhere.

RobOC · 18 Jul 2006 at 18:24

OK I think that has answered all my questions - Oh except I have a centrino lappie I think it is 1.7ghz with what I believe is a Pentium M in it, and yet it doesn't seem that great at crunching - I thought the Mobiles were supposed to be good? It has a 1mb cache? Was running linux on it though which was part of my reasoning behind the original question here..

RobOC · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:29

Well, it is currently running its first WU (should that make a difference?) a p2409_Ribo_lysine_sidechain, and it must have been running it for about 24hrs on and off in total, and it has only reached 2%... didn't seem right to me, so stopped it. Process definately running at 100% though in top.

RobOC · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:28

Yup, extra SSE boost ok :/

RobOC · 19 Jul 2006 at 11:55

Hmmm just removed cpudyn and it seems to be doing a bit better now. Odd though since I didn't think cpudyn would do anything when the power is plugged in.