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    Any FREE Program to PREset CPU Affinity compatible with Hyperthreading/W7?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by thegreatsquare, May 15, 2011.

  1. thegreatsquare

    thegreatsquare Notebook Deity

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    There is Processor Affinity Manager and Set Affinity II and Prifinity2, but I don't think they have compatibility with HT. The W7 issue less concerning as W7's compatibility is pretty good.

    Anyone know of anything?
     
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    To offer an answer to anyone interested, this fits the bill... even if it isn't the most user-friendly program:


    WinAFC | Download WinAFC software for free at SourceForge.net

     
    thegreatsquare, May 17, 2011
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Setting CPU affinity is generally not a good idea as it is nowhere near as efficient as letting the OS do the decision for you. Windows XP had a decent implementation, and Windows 7 is even better at allocating things correctly.

    If you're running into slowdowns for any reason, what you really want to change is the process priority, not the affinity.
     
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