[quick question] -threads Launch Option

[tormented soul..]

In my task manager, I have 6 cores and 12 logical processors. For the -threads launch option, would it be 6 or 12 ? Thanks

[Brucecat]

6

[tormented soul..]

Originally posted by Brucecat:

6

I set it to 12 and it feels faster... I might be wrong, but I'd say i could equally be right.

When I view my amount of cores in the task manager, it says I have 6 cores, but there are 12 displays.

[Mania]

6, but that doesnt do much for fps, go into console and type mat_queue_mode 2

[trash]

Originally posted by Gregory Guy:

feels faster... I might be wrong

use benchmarking to check for sure
https://github.com/mastercoms/mastercomfig/wiki/Benchmarking-instructions

[tormented soul..]

Originally posted by Mania:

6, but that doesnt do much for fps, go into console and type mat_queue_mode 2

Already have it, works great.

Are you fellas 100% sure it's the cores and not logical processors? There are 2 threads per core, meaning 2x6=12 (my logical processor count), and the launch option command is -threads.

[A Holly Broccoli]

you may use the amount of logical processors you have. This will make TF2 run faster than your cores amount, 6. Not sure why people think you can't use your logical cores for threads, as long as you dont make it a stupidly high number (e.g 64) as that'll either fry your motherboard/graphics card/processors or you'll run out of ram

[76561198088409502]

Originally posted by HollyBlocky:

you may use the amount of logical processors you have. This will make TF2 run faster than your cores amount, 6. Not sure why people think you can't use your logical cores for threads, as long as you dont make it a stupidly high number (e.g 64) as that'll either fry your motherboard/graphics card/processors or you'll run out of ram

Man, look at the date!

[tormented soul..]

Originally posted by Ground Zero:

Originally posted by HollyBlocky:

you may use the amount of logical processors you have. This will make TF2 run faster than your cores amount, 6. Not sure why people think you can't use your logical cores for threads, as long as you dont make it a stupidly high number (e.g 64) as that'll either fry your motherboard/graphics card/processors or you'll run out of ram

Man, look at the date!

Ive had folks reply to my 2015 HL2 threads

[limecatcher]

Originally posted by HollyBlocky:

you may use the amount of logical processors you have. This will make TF2 run faster than your cores amount, 6. Not sure why people think you can't use your logical cores for threads, as long as you dont make it a stupidly high number (e.g 64) as that'll either fry your motherboard/graphics card/processors or you'll run out of ram

so if i have 4 cores and 8 logic processors, its safe for me to use -threads 12?

[trash]

Bad launch options¶

-threads : the Source Engine automatically determines the value for this, and caps it at 3, due to performance issues with higher values. Valve also recommends removing this launch option

https://docs.mastercomfig.com/latest/tf2/misconceptions/

[♥ Rox/geo ♥]

Originally posted by mr. smiles:

Originally posted by Mania:

6, but that doesnt do much for fps, go into console and type mat_queue_mode 2

Already have it, works great.

Are you fellas 100% sure it's the cores and not logical processors? There are 2 threads per core, meaning 2x6=12 (my logical processor count), and the launch option command is -threads.

"Disable Hyper-threading / Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) in UEFI
This feature allows the operating system to see a physical core as two virtual cores. Although good for highly-threaded loads such as rendering or compiling, this feature massively increases the system’s latency. This is because cores only have one execution unit, which is exacerbated by the operating system attempting to spread the load across both virtual processors of the same core, which creates a stall while the core’s execution unit is busy with the second logical processor."

this is the reason. you don't have really 12 cores. Rather your 6 cores are trying to act and perform as if they where 2 this for normal apps and so on. But not recomedet for gameing.

[Raz'Hikel]

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