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Message 77426 - Posted: 18 May 2025, 0:57:11 UTC
Last modified: 18 May 2025, 1:10:20 UTC

I have set Use at most 62.5% of cpu.
Tasks are still downloaded and run with --nthreads 8
I am running boinc 8.3.0-2300

My app_config.xml

<app_config>
  <app>
  <name>milkyway_nbody_orbit_fitting</name>
  <fraction_done_exact/>
 </app>
</app_config>
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Message 77434 - Posted: 18 May 2025, 17:55:27 UTC - in response to Message 77426.  

What have you set in your MilkyWay@home preferences as "Max # of threads for each MilkyWay@home task"?
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Message 77437 - Posted: 18 May 2025, 18:50:47 UTC

Max # of simultaneous MilkyWay@home tasks No limit
Max # of threads for each MilkyWay@home task No limit

When i run Yafu with 62.5% cores, tasks run with 5 CPUs.
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Message 77438 - Posted: 18 May 2025, 19:54:19 UTC - in response to Message 77437.  

Than set it to 5 and see what happens.
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