Does Dayz utilize multiple cores or multithreading?

[decoman 45]

I found this blog entry from 2009 but I am left none the wiser with regard to the question: does Dayz utilize multiple cores or multithreading?

http://www.bistudio.com/english/company/developers-blog/91-real-virtuality-going-multicore (Nov. 2009)

[GeordieMarv 293]

Yes it does.

When ArmA2 first came out there was a few problems with cores not being used properly.

That has since been fixed in patches, and it now uses as many cores as it can.

Or as many as you tell it to use via the properties on the shortcut to the game.

-cpucount= is the option which allows define number of CPUs/cores available

so

-cpucount=2 for dual cores

-cpucount=4 for quad cores

Edited September 20, 2012 by GeordieMarv

[Leadon77 94]

I believe it uses Multi-threading and cores...it will assign different lines to different cores to complete a task. That way it optimizes itself to your system using less GPU and more CPU. I don't think that it's set for newer 8 core technologies however...

Edited September 20, 2012 by Leadon77

[decoman 45]

I will be happy if anyone can actually prove this to be true.

[GeordieMarv 293]

I will be happy if anyone can actually prove this to be true.

It is true, google is your friend...look it up.

Or read on the BI forums.

[Leadon77 94]

Read your link it states it in there. I also know it uses my CPU more than my GPU because I'am an Electronics Engineer and I test these things it uses all 8 cores of my AMD 8150 running at 4.2Ghz. It barely even causes my GPU to kick up to 2Ghz. I know it uses multi cores because they all show activity at higher levels while I'm gaming close to 110%, while I also know it uses multi- threading since the article you linked also says it does. There's your proof. Unless you want to test it yourself there's lots of tools you can DL to check for yourself.

[GeordieMarv 293]

It was actually in the patch notes for one of the patches released a while back.

I cant remember what patch (1.09 maybe) And i can't be bothered to sit and google stuff until i find it...when you can do this yourself.

Here is some stuff regarding multi core use and tweaking ArmA2. It may help you...it may not.

http://www.rockpaper...e-Arma-2-tweaks

http://community.bis...able_parameters

Edited September 20, 2012 by GeordieMarv

[Delta Smoke 01 765]

I can officially confirm this to be true. I enabled the -cpucount=4 option on six updater and got no boost whatsoever. Reason being it was already using all four :)

[blacktric 3]

I found this blog entry from 2009 but I am left none the wiser with regard to the question: does Dayz utilize multiple cores or multithreading?

http://www.bistudio....going-multicore (Nov. 2009)

It uses multiple cores but does NOT fully utilize Quads and other CPU's with more cores like most of the newer big budget games does (Battlefield 3 is a good example of this). I am using a stock Q6700 at the moment and I get above 95% constant usage in Battlefield 3 while getting above 50-60% with ARMA 2 and DayZ. Here's hoping that the standalone and ARMA 3 utilizes all cores properly to their fullest.

[lconikez 0]

I believe it uses Multi-threading and cores...it will assign different lines to different cores to complete a task. That way it optimizes itself to your system using less GPU and more CPU. I don't think that it's set for newer 8 core technologies however...

Thats a Shame, iHave 4 Physical cores, and 4 hyperthreads :(

[diddums 3760]

7 months for that?