Optimizing for multiple cores

[Wasp89]

Is there a way to get Legends to run using more than one of your cpu's cores? Legends is currently only accessing one of the cores of my dual core CPU. If it could utilize both, I would think that I would see great frame rate improvements, and probably would be able to bump up the graphics some through the NVIDIA control panel. Is there a way to optimize the game for multiple cores?

Thanks, en avance.

[Edited on 9-16-2009 by Wasp89]

[Maarschalk]

Originally posted by Wasp89
Is there a way to get Legends to run using more than one of your cpu's cores? Legends is currently only accessing one of the cores of my dual core CPU. If it could utilize both, I would think that I would see great frame rate improvements, and probably would be able to bump up the graphics some through the NVIDIA control panel. Is there a way to optimize the game for multiple cores?

Thanks, en avance.

Interresting question, I have dual core 3.0 Ghz to, running at 3.6 Ghz. How do you know that Legends is using only one of the cores Wasp89? I thought the system would automatically divide the tasks evenly between both cores!

[Vice]

You can manually set the affinity in the task manager, if you like (for example, if you want to try to run everything on just one core instead of 2 or 4). But you probably won't see much of a performance improvement. The workload for the game and how it's spread out is already managed pretty well by your system.

Generally speaking, the image below shows the kind of result you can expect to see for CPU core load running the game on a 4-core system during and after the loading phase.

During gameplay, if you're system isn't being heavily tasked, you'll likely see most of the workload on one core with the other(s) picking up when needed. Spreading it out further wouldn't really aid in improving performance.

[Edited on 9-15-2009 by Vice]

[49rTbird]

To assign a process to a processor
On the Processes tab, right-click the process you want to assign, click Set Affinity, and then click one or more processors.
Notes

The Set Affinity command is available only on multiprocessor computers.
Using the Set Affinity command limits the execution of the program or process to the selected processors and might decrease overall performance.

This is from the Help in my task manager.
It shows mine is using both.

[Edited on 9-15-2009 by thetiebers]

[Maarschalk]

Thanks Vice and Thetiebers! Mine is set to both processor cores!

[Wasp89]

Thanks. It is set to both. Why my diagnostics showed only one CPU in use is a mystery to me.