Processor usage increase.
Processor usage increase.
(OP)
I am running FEA analysis on different machines and notices that any one of them use more than 50 % of the microprocessor speed. They both are modern Dell precision systems (670 and 690) with Xenon processor.
Is there any way to increase the use of the processor and there fore reduce the processing time (between 5-6 hours now)?.
I am using XP 32 bits: any advantage on going to 64 bits version?
Thanks.
Is there any way to increase the use of the processor and there fore reduce the processing time (between 5-6 hours now)?.
I am using XP 32 bits: any advantage on going to 64 bits version?
Thanks.





RE: Processor usage increase.
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RE: Processor usage increase.
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Derek
RE: Processor usage increase.
on a dual cpu (or dual core) system you can enable multithreading for the FE calculation.
on a side note, what are you running for 5-6 hours? a transient shock response?
RE: Processor usage increase.
I don't see how you can go wrong with 64 bit, but I am just much more partial to 64 bit computing with Opteron processors... (dual processor, but not dual core - the dual cores don't impress me with the current clock speeds and on-die cache - too much money)
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