Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Microsoft
Control Freaks: Tell Apps Which CPU Core To Use
by Lee Mathews Jul 22nd 2008 at 12:00PM
SMP Seesaw is a small, simple application that gives you full control over your dual-core processor Windows system. Select a running process, click the move button, and you can quickly divide your active tasks between your cores any way you see fit. Sure, Windows is supposed to do this manually, but some of us would rather make it happen ourselves, thanks.
A pro version (still free) is available and offers support for up to 32 cores. If you're only running a dual-core, don't bother with it. You can't select multiple tasks and move them all at once as in the basic version. If you do have a plethora of cores, though, get it - you can move a task to a specific core or as many cores as you care to check off.
A pro version (still free) is available and offers support for up to 32 cores. If you're only running a dual-core, don't bother with it. You can't select multiple tasks and move them all at once as in the basic version. If you do have a plethora of cores, though, get it - you can move a task to a specific core or as many cores as you care to check off.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MrKniceGuy said 1:02PM on 7-22-2008
Does the program remember which process get handled where after a restart? This would be pretty pointless if not as you can assign processes to processors in the Task Manager.
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Lee Mathews said 1:58PM on 7-22-2008
It doesn't save assignments, no. But if you're the type of person that wants to run this kind of app you probably don't care that there's a little legwork after a reboot. You're hardcore enough to do things yourself.
maxim_311 said 3:15PM on 7-22-2008
This functionality is already built into windows. In the task manager you right click the program and click set affinity.
I will admit this will do it faster.
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Troy said 4:11PM on 7-22-2008
I have been using this application for years. It has become a daily process to start it after I load up cpu intensive applications.
The reason it doesn't remember the settings after startup is because the applications need to be running before you can assign the affinity.
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jfjb said 5:01PM on 7-22-2008
I've been using Process Lasso.
It adjusts CPU cycle allocations -- and affinities -- restrains processes using too many of those cycles.
It does NOT forget affinities, lets you export and import configurations and do a lot more than I can explain here.
Check it out at: http://www.bitsum.com/prolasso.php
I do not gain to say I'm very satisfied with this application.
Surf's up, dude!
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FeralPoker said 10:04PM on 7-22-2008
Process Lasso is definitely more robust and does the same thing with more options.
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