Ok, I have a Linux and a Windows PCs. I downloaded the optimized version for Linux from Ned Slider's page, and I also downloaded another optimized SETI Client for my Windows PCs.
My Linux box is a 1105MHz(around that can't remeber exactly the numbers)AMD Athlon. And it takes about 3:45mins. to finish a single WU.
My Windows is a 1.8GHz Athlon XP and it takes about 3:15mins.

Windows takes about 30minutes less than Linux even when it has 700MHz over my Linux.... How is this possible??

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I don't see what's wrong?????


Your faster machine is processing faster (3:15 versus 3:45) and will therefore crunch more units in a 24 hour period. And so will receive more credit than your slower box.

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Windows takes about 30minutes less than Linux even when it has 700MHz over my Linux.... How is this possible??

Because your windows machine has 700MHz over your linux box...

Not a very good example there :-/

And MHz/GHz processor speed is not a good way to
determine a good median between procs with different
architectures, caches, etc. But yea, basically a faster
CPU will generally crunch WU's faster...

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It is a sad sad day when someone takes your spoon away from you...

but the difference shuld be higgher, like 1 hour or so.

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but the difference shuld be higgher, like 1 hour or so.

There are two many variables to say that.

The biggest of which is WU are not consistent in size. The data with-in them are not consistent either.

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but the difference shuld be higgher, like 1 hour or so.

different latency memory, different MOBOs can also cause a difference.

OS, would affect it right?

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OS, would affect it right?

Yes... also CPU load, RAM speed, HD speed (in a lesser way, but hey..), if linux is running X-server or not... depends on lots of things.. also if both processors have similar instructions or not...

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