if you as I use munin to track cpu usage, then u should be aware of that one 
core is 100% and 4 core is maxed out at 400%
but if running the srcds plugin for tracking cpu usage by the srcds process, 
max is 100% for each gameserver.
http://www.dayofdefeat.se/game-server-stats.php
Peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Armstrong" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list'" 
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 5:05 AM
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Very unstable FPS in hlds


>I have not read most of this thread, but you mentioned 23% CPU usage.
>
> Remember that:
> * hlds is single-threaded. This means a single server can only use at most 
> one CPU core at a time. If you have four cores on your processor, then the 
> maximum amount of CPU power a single process will appear to use is 25% 
> (100% of one core of the four available cores).
> * If you have 4 cores, then you are hitting maximum CPU already for this 
> server (23% is pretty close to 25%!).
>
> Cheers
> - Andrew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nevermore
> Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2009 12:49 PM
> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Very unstable FPS in hlds
>
> I talked with the datacenter.
> It is a Pentium 4 with hiperthreading.
> Sory about the confusion
>
> Now, anybody have any clue about my fps problem?
>
> El mi, 09-09-2009 a las 19:43 -0400, Nicholas Hastings escribi:
>> Yes, they were called Pentium D unless you're just talking about
>> hyperthreading
>>
>> Saul Rennison wrote:
>> > I'm sure dual-core P4's exist...
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > - Saul.
>> >
>> > On 9 Sep 2009, at 22:11, 1nsane <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> Pentium D you mean?
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Rick Payton <[email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> It might actually be a newer dual core P4, I got a 3.0GHz dual core
>> >>> model
>> >>> here at work ...
>> >>>
>> >>> --mauirixxx
>> >>>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:
>> >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of ics
>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 8:41 AM
>> >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
>> >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Very unstable FPS in hlds
>> >>>
>> >>> That looks like P4 with Hyperthreading on it, not actual dual core
>> >>> cpu.
>> >>> What does cat /proc/cpuinfo say?
>> >>>
>> >>> -ics
>> >>>
>> >>> Dave Williams kirjoitti:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Now, i would suggest that your chip *could* be being identified
>> >>>>
>> >>> incorrectly. If this is the case it would be the kernel that is
>> >>> most likely
>> >>> at fault. Do you know if you have symmetric multi processing
>> >>> support enabled
>> >>> in your kernel? Also, what is the OS that you are using?
>> >>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:
>> >>>>
>> >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Nevermore
>> >>>
>> >>>> Sent: 09 September 2009 17:08
>> >>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Very unstable FPS in hlds
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It's a dual core intel.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> dmesg says:
>> >>>> Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz stepping 03
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I am not sure about the model.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thank you
>> >>>>
>> >>>> El mi, 09-09-2009 a las 11:42 -0400, Eric Greer escribi:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> What CPU do you have in it?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Eric
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Nevermore<[email protected]>
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> The topic about 1000fps servers made me take a look at my
>> >>>>>> server's fps.
>> >>>>>> I am seriously worried, because i have very unstable fps.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Running HLDS with sys_ticrate 350, fps_max 0 and -pinbgoost 2:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 0.50  0.00  0.00       6     0  103.98       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 1.00  0.00  0.00       6     0  214.50       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 1.20  0.00  0.00       6     0  136.95       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 1.17  0.00  0.00       6     0  123.05       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 2.00  0.00  0.00       6     0  141.34       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 2.00  0.00  0.00       6     0  112.69       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 2.00  0.00  0.00       6     0  302.02       0
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Same configuration in a windows box:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 1.56  0.00  0.00    2651   978  250.84       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 1.56  0.00  0.00    2651   978  233.92       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 3.13  0.00  0.00    2651   978  252.14       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 3.13  0.00  0.00    2651   978  231.70       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 3.13  0.00  0.00    2651   978  238.05       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 3.13  0.00  0.00    2651   978  236.71       0
>> >>>>>> stats
>> >>>>>> CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
>> >>>>>> 3.13  0.00  0.00    2651   978  240.79       0
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> CPU usage of the box is at 23%, so this is not the problem.
>> >>>>>> I am using debian etch kernel 2.6.18-amd64
>> >>>>>> I tried recompiling for 1000hz and nothing changed.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> I dont want to change kernel version, because if i break the
>> >>>>>> system i
>> >>>>>> have not phisical access to the box to fix it.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Thank you
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
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