Hello. Is it normal that with 4 cores the tasks use less than 1GB RAM for data payload to crunch ? I thought it would take over 1GB each. Or maybe that was old data I found. Am trying now on a Pi5 8GB but have also PCs with RTX/AMDs and a Proxmox server.
Thanks, ciao.
Task RAM utilization
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Re: Task RAM utilization
Hi PIzza4ever
Yes, that can be completely normal. With BOINC, RAM usage is determined by the specific project/application and workunit, not simply by the number of CPU cores. Four cores do not automatically mean 4 GB of RAM or 1 GB per core.
BOINC measures the working-set size of each running application and uses the project's estimated memory bound when deciding how many tasks can run. The estimates can also be inaccurate, so the actual RAM footprint you see is more useful than an old rule-of-thumb.
Yes, that can be completely normal. With BOINC, RAM usage is determined by the specific project/application and workunit, not simply by the number of CPU cores. Four cores do not automatically mean 4 GB of RAM or 1 GB per core.
BOINC measures the working-set size of each running application and uses the project's estimated memory bound when deciding how many tasks can run. The estimates can also be inaccurate, so the actual RAM footprint you see is more useful than an old rule-of-thumb.