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Title: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-EcoDragon on July 28, 2009, 01:58:58 am Hi guys,
It would be great if those of you with Quad cores and i7s could try this single player mission I've posted and while running it leave the task manager minimized in the background. After you fly the mission for a few minutes go ahead and exit the sim, and take a screen shot of your task manager "Performance" tab and post it or email it to me. Extra credit available for those that run a FRAPS benchmark during the session. If the i7 folks could try it with HyperThreading on and then off that would be really great info to have too. download this, and extract it to your ...Rise of Flight\data\Missions folder ftp://69.56.198.2/ROF/rof_stress_test_SP.rar (http://ftp://69.56.198.2/ROF/rof_stress_test_SP.rar) When running my E8400 at 3.06 GHz this mission is pretty much unplayable averaging 12.5 fps, min 9 max 19, at my usual settings which are high other than reflections and terrain which are both set to medium. Both cores of my CPU are maxed out throughout the mission. Running my CPU at 3.96GHz increases fps but not quite to playable levels, and the usage remains pegged at 100% (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y215/BrettVisionSLR/Flight%20Sim%20X/e8400_3830ghz_stresstest.jpg) Title: Re: Quad and i7 owners::CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight Post by: GOZR on July 28, 2009, 02:47:47 am (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/GOZR/2009_7_28__6_39_46.jpg)
The test in SIm (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/GOZR/stresstest.jpg) The CPU stress Q9650@ 4050Ghz/8GB/sli 8800 GTS 512mb no GPU or Ram Overclocking OS server version 64 bit with 190.38 Nvidia FPS are going from max low 20's to high 30's very stable TeamSpeak On with track IR and firefox ( basics while simming ) and Fraps Title: Re: Quad and i7 owners::CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight Post by: TX-Thunderbolt on July 28, 2009, 08:35:36 am I'll try it out when I get home tonight. Got some family stuff going on (not all good), but may be able to get to it later in the evening.
To clarify, you're talking about the retail version, right? Title: Re: Quad and i7 owners::CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight Post by: GOZR on July 28, 2009, 02:45:29 pm Yes TB we need this tests :) Thank you .. Retail Sim and dedicated... like here
http://www.gozr.net/iocl/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=680 Title: Re: Quad and i7 owners::CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight Post by: TX-Thunderbolt on August 01, 2009, 11:57:09 pm Here's my screen of my task manager right at the 1 minute mark 1920x1200, 4xAA (Fraps on, TS on, TS overlay, TIR):
The lowest frames I got were 32 and I'd say it averaged in the mid 40's. CPU was set at 3.8ghz and RAM was clocked at 1523mhz (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/Thunderbolt56/RoFstresstestscreen.jpg) Title: Re: Quad and i7 owners::CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight Post by: TX-EcoDragon on August 02, 2009, 03:09:33 am That's interesting. . .based on the way the load is spread, I think you might actually see better/more consistent frame rates with HyperThreading off.
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-EcoDragon on August 06, 2009, 08:20:24 pm Have you tried it with HT off TB?
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on August 06, 2009, 08:38:24 pm Well.. http://www.gozr.net/iocl/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=706
I will test more this this weekend :) i wish to have a second login grr! I tried 4 Ghz, 3.4Ghz 3.6 Ghz all same.. If you want to upgrade for RoF or Black Shark etc.. a Q9550 is the best performances price you can get.. $169 .. I sold my E8500 last night and got one Q9550 E0 this morning ;) Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on August 10, 2009, 02:37:31 pm I made some new screens using dedicated and regular with the Q9550
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-Gunslinger on August 10, 2009, 04:36:45 pm Well.. [url]http://www.gozr.net/iocl/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=706[/url] I will test more this this weekend :) i wish to have a second login grr! I tried 4 Ghz, 3.4Ghz 3.6 Ghz all same.. If you want to upgrade for RoF or Black Shark etc.. a Q9550 is the best performances price you can get.. $169 .. I sold my E8500 last night and got one Q9550 E0 this morning ;) I thought you had a Q9650 already? I was thinking about this Q9550 as it has the same 12MB L2 cache as the 9650 and much cheaper... Thanks Gunny Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-EcoDragon on August 10, 2009, 05:22:08 pm Maybe GOZR can pick up a Q9550 for 169 at Microcenter for you. . .at that price it might be worth the 200 Mhz lower clock potential.
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-Gunslinger on August 10, 2009, 07:48:26 pm Is it a Q9550S or SLGAE serial? (that would mean 3.8 to 4 GHZ)
Thanks Gunny Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on August 10, 2009, 07:59:18 pm Gunny I have a Q9650 for my main PC this Q9550 regular E0 stepping is in my new Home Server http://www.gozr.net/iocl/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=706
I sold my E8500 than with $3.00 + taxes got the E0 Q9550 with an Used local cheap great shape 780i motherboard coupled with my 8800 SLI and my other 4 GB PC8500 Corsair dominators ( that Malabs did gived me back + my RMA ( so free ) .. I'm puzzled because the 780i ( A2 ) is a fantastic board i even prefer it than the 750i FTW .. etc. so yeas it's sweet like Eco would say ! ;) for cheap now my older PC is for Emily.. The 780i + Q9550 load faster than the Q9650 on that new OS ;) .. The Q9550S is not worth it.. the point is to have a cheap Quad that OC a max.. You can see the result on hosting CPU balance it's not bad.. ( waiting to find a Bridge for SLI on now ) Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on August 10, 2009, 08:13:59 pm (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/GOZR/Q9550-34.jpg)
Bumping the FSB I'm going very gentle up and up.. impressive i think those 10 or so left in Microcenter are a great serie.. low temp too!! .. :o Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-EcoDragon on August 10, 2009, 10:17:49 pm You should post screenshots while it's running orthos or sumthin. . .
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on August 10, 2009, 11:23:01 pm (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/GOZR/Q9550-Ortho.jpg)
Under Load (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/GOZR/Q9550-OrthoIDLE.jpg) Idle Running my old heat cpu sink fan.. Zalman Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on August 10, 2009, 11:48:46 pm Eco if you wish you can bring your 285 and test ;)
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-Thunderbolt on August 13, 2009, 11:10:40 pm As requested, here's the stress test with HT off:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/Thunderbolt56/Stress_testHToff.jpg) This was about the 35 sec mark and I had a CTD with some type of mem_bung error or something (though task manager said RoF was still running). I'll run it again tomorrow to verify. Funny though because while it didn't seem as smooth, my frames were in the 40's and 50's the whole time. Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on August 13, 2009, 11:35:50 pm Could you do dedicated server please with the stock mission in Rise of Flight\data\dedicated_config
Thanks Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-EcoDragon on August 14, 2009, 12:05:47 am Stepan has posted DServer tests on his i7. . .with HT off it looks the same as on a Quad, two cores see most usage, with it on, it looks almost like it's just idling on most cores, with two showing ~20% usage. Total usage sits at 14% in taskmanager.
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: GOZR on December 23, 2012, 01:36:16 pm I wonder now what are the minimum requirement for a DEDICATED server only this days. wanted maybe to load up a machine I have the box, the HD, the video card if needed, 650 TX-Corsair PSU,, thinking of leaving one somewhere and not touching it.
Title: Re: CPU Stress Testing in Rise of Flight - dual vs quad, and HyperThreading Post by: TX-EcoDragon on February 02, 2013, 01:37:28 pm Don't forget to back things up, and be super careful in the registry!!!!
=AH=Sid pointed this out, and I thought it might be worth trying in RoF: http://ultimatecomputers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3644 (http://ultimatecomputers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3644) "Who is affected It only applies to Windows 7 X64 and X32 and only in systems using more than 2 physicial CPU's and/or more than 2 "logical" cores - ie: Core i7's. The Problem See here for a bit of info / explanation / more info about CPU Core Parking - http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archiv (http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archiv) ... scing.aspx Core Parking is a feature of Windows 7 that is causing rare performance problems. I don't notice it on my home i7 / Win7 system but some people are getting microstutters and odd behavior in certain programs. Without the following " tweak" you may see CPU spiking in your programs and Windows Task Manager - some CPU cores will be "turned off" / "parked" depending on load and they will be dynamically turned on or off and dynamically loaded up or down as the system deems necessary - the scope for glitchs / pops / clicks / droputs etc.... in such an environment is simply enormous. To the best of my knowledge, there is no known "switch" to turn it off - no utility I am aware of to "tweak" it off. The Fix - Go to Regedit - Select Edit > Find... and find this key: " 0cc5b647-c1df-4637-891a-dec35c318583 " - Within this key, there is a value called: " ValueMax " This value represents the % number of cores the system will park - Change the value of " ValueMax" to 0 so that, it matches " ValueMin " - You will have to find the key a few times and repeat the process for each time it is found - the number of instances will depend on the number of power profiles in your system. To do this go back up to Edit > Find Next. (I had 3 instances of this key in my registry.) - Do a full shutdown and power-off and cold-re-start. The Result Better load balancing across all you CPU cores - no spiking - in Windows 7 Task Manager" ************* My Value max was set to 64 |