CPU Meter only showing two of four cores

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2012/03/07 15:48:39 (permalink)

CPU Meter only showing two of four cores

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Does anyone know why the cpu meter is only showing two of the four cores in my processor (intel pent. 4 Q9550 2.83Ghz)? Does this indicate that Sonar is not utilizing all the cores? Does this affect performance?  Just wondering. Thanks!

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    Re:CPU Meter only showing two of four cores 2012/03/07 22:30:55 (permalink)
    Make sure you have "Use Multiprocessing Engine" selected in Preferences-Audio-Playback and Recording. 

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    Re:CPU Meter only showing two of four cores 2012/03/08 00:15:15 (permalink)
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    Make sure you have "Use Multiprocessing Engine" selected in Preferences-Audio-Playback and Recording. 

    Thanks Dave. Yeah, I always have that checked.  Can't figure it out.

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    Re:CPU Meter only showing two of four cores 2012/03/08 10:25:45 (permalink)
    Do you see 4 processors in the  performance tab of windows task manager?


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    Re:CPU Meter only showing two of four cores 2012/03/08 10:47:42 (permalink)
    is 4 the limit sonar can see i wonder. i see 4 but have a 6 core.??

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    Re:CPU Meter only showing two of four cores 2012/03/08 11:30:31 (permalink)
    I have 6, and I see 6. 

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    Re:CPU Meter only showing two of four cores 2012/03/08 11:38:15 (permalink)
    Have you set the "Thread Scheduling Model" to 2 in the Preferences/Configuration File? It defaults to 1 for a dual core CPU.

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