Sabrewulf165
2[H]4U
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- Jun 23, 2004
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Unless or until someone can show me otherwise, I hold this as fact, and I offer the following test as proof.
Test System
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X2 3800+ @ 2.4 ghz
2x1 GB DDR400
7900 GTX
All maximum in-game settings, self shadows off
Results
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1280x1024, 4xAA: 40fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
640x480, noAA: 40fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
1280x1024, 4xAA, CPU affinity one core only: 40fps
640x480, noAA, CPU affinity one core only: 40fps
Results @ 2.0 ghz
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1280x1024, 4xAA: 32fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
640x480, noAA: 32fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
1280x1024, 4xAA, CPU affinity one core only: 32fps
640x480, noAA, CPU affinity one core only: 32fps
As you can see, the game clearly has room for better cpu performance, and yet it clearly isn't making any use of the second core (other than OS/video driver load balancing). I will post a picture of the area I am using for testing soon.
Test System
===============
X2 3800+ @ 2.4 ghz
2x1 GB DDR400
7900 GTX
All maximum in-game settings, self shadows off
Results
===============
1280x1024, 4xAA: 40fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
640x480, noAA: 40fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
1280x1024, 4xAA, CPU affinity one core only: 40fps
640x480, noAA, CPU affinity one core only: 40fps
Results @ 2.0 ghz
===============
1280x1024, 4xAA: 32fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
640x480, noAA: 32fps, composite CPU utilization 50% max
1280x1024, 4xAA, CPU affinity one core only: 32fps
640x480, noAA, CPU affinity one core only: 32fps
As you can see, the game clearly has room for better cpu performance, and yet it clearly isn't making any use of the second core (other than OS/video driver load balancing). I will post a picture of the area I am using for testing soon.