Heavy Processing Power
Hi,
I have written a very large, program which is constantly downloading and processing data.
My workstation is 3Ghz AMD, 512 box running xp pro. This program runs for a duration of 15 min on my workstation.
The server we are using is also a 3Ghz, P4, 512 box running XP pro with absolutely no other software on it. The server is what runs the program constantly. What i can't figure out is why the server takes 50 mins to run the program, where my workstation can do it in 15, where my workstation has at least 5 other development programs running in the background.
I know pentiums and amd are not the same, but that is a substantial difference.
Any thoughts on what i can do to improve server performance.
Thanks
Just checked, versions are the same.Also, the constantly downloading part comes from a dialup modem, but even when deactivate that and let it process nothing "new" and just cycle, the speed is still much slower.Thanks for the advice.
here are the things I look at when comparing the 2 machines...
Memory speeds and FSB
HD Access Speeds
Threading model (background or forground emphasis) server is usually background and ws is usually forground. And when the server runs the process it has to do some com and time sharing just to keep your connection open. (server will always have more threads running).
Network conectivity and traffic... is your ws connected to the same net and see same traffic patters.
software configurations -- do both have the same options choosen?
hardware instals and drivers -- are all hardware drivers condifgured optimally.
how long has it been since the server has been rebooted? (cycle the hardware and immediately retry the app--you may be supriesed it has all been dirty resources)
hope this helps a bit.
