On a Windows 2008 server (Core2Duo e8300 with 4gb of ram) I'm able to run 8 servers with only about ~40% total CPU usage (with hi-res timer.) I could add more but as per what you said, I'd run out of RAM way before CPU. ;)
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Chris Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I don't get that on my linux box (fedora core 9, 64 bit). > > What are people's perceptions so far in terms of the performance and memory > impact of hosting l4d servers, especially compared to our other games? What > numbers of full servers have people been able to host on what hardware/os > combinations? Internally, when we tried to push as many servers as possible > on 8-core xeons, we tended to run out of ram before we ran out of CPU. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David A. Parker > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 9:30 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: [hlds_linux] CPU usage > > Hello, > > Using "stats" in the L4D server console appears to indicate that the CPU > usage is at 99.9%: > > CPU In Out Uptime Users FPS Players > 99.90 9098.73 33508.38 33 3 28.27 6 > > However, both mpstat and top indicate that it is hovering around 5% > used, 95% idle. How is CPU usage calculated by the game server? > > - Dave > > -- > > Dave Parker > Utica College > Integrated Information Technology Services > (315) 792-3229 > Registered Linux User #408177 > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
