priority settings in prime95 25.9 b1?

joblack · 2008-12-28, 06:22

System: Windows XP

I´ve set the priority in prime95 25.9 build1 to 1 but in the task manager it has still normal priority. How can I setup a priority below normal?

S00113 · 2008-12-28, 08:10

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Originally Posted by joblack

I´ve set the priority in prime95 25.9 build1 to 1 but in the task manager it has still normal priority. How can I setup a priority below normal?

The main thread has normal priority and the worker threads have low prority. Look at the priority of individual threads, and you'll see that the threads which use lots of CPU have low priority. (I have no idea how you do that in Windows, but I guess it is possible in the task manager.)

The main thread only starts and sgnals the worker threads and handle commnication. This has neglible CPU impact, and to make things go smoothly the main thread should have priority higher than idle.

starrynte · 2008-12-28, 17:15

You either have to run task manager from the SYSTEM account, or (easier) exit prime95 and reopen it from your account. Then just right click prime95.exe and set priority as desired. (Windows doesn't allow you to set things about processes that don't belong to you. Prime95 starts from the SYSTEM account which...doesn't belong to you)

Mini-Geek · 2008-12-28, 18:10

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Originally Posted by starrynte

You either have to run task manager from the SYSTEM account, or (easier) exit prime95 and reopen it from your account. Then just right click prime95.exe and set priority as desired. (Windows doesn't allow you to set things about processes that don't belong to you. Prime95 starts from the SYSTEM account which...doesn't belong to you)

This is true, (I think) but you almost definitely don't really want to change the priority of prime95.exe for the reasons S00113 stated.

Freightyard · 2008-12-28, 22:42

The Windows programming API has functions to change a thread's priority. Thus, it is the task of a program that creates new threads to set the priority. You can alter the priority using Task Manager (better, get Sysinternals' Process Explorer), but I don't think the adjusted priority is remembered for next time to run the program.

2008-12-28, 06:22	#1
joblack Oct 2008 n00bville 2×5×73 Posts	priority settings in prime95 25.9 b1? System: Windows XP I´ve set the priority in prime95 25.9 build1 to 1 but in the task manager it has still normal priority. How can I setup a priority below normal? Last fiddled with by joblack on 2008-12-28 at 06:23

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starrynte Oct 2008 California 2²×59 Posts	You either have to run task manager from the SYSTEM account, or (easier) exit prime95 and reopen it from your account. Then just right click prime95.exe and set priority as desired. (Windows doesn't allow you to set things about processes that don't belong to you. Prime95 starts from the SYSTEM account which...doesn't belong to you)

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Freightyard Nov 2008 San Luis Obispo CA 10000000₂ Posts	The Windows programming API has functions to change a thread's priority. Thus, it is the task of a program that creates new threads to set the priority. You can alter the priority using Task Manager (better, get Sysinternals' Process Explorer), but I don't think the adjusted priority is remembered for next time to run the program.