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Konan
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Tons or WU and Very Little Points

Post by Konan »

I am running client 7.4.4 on a system running Win 7 sp1 3.3 GHz 4gigs ram. It has the most WU by far 622 of them but only 27479 in points. I am wondering why it has so many WU and no points. It is nice to get that many work units but it makes it more fun when you can see your points go up and team advance. I included the log(I hope)
I just got the video driver updated today and got the gpu running. So before today it was just running the cpu.

Thanks in advanced. My team just busted the 6000 mark and am excited to get some more points accumulated.
Joel

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*********************** Log Started 2015-03-05T18:07:23Z ***********************
18:07:26:WU00:FS00:Starting
18:07:26:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:/Users/Cindy/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/web.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/Core_a4.fah/FahCore_a4.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 2600 -checkpoint 15 -np 2
18:07:26:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 3476
18:07:29:WU00:FS00:Core PID:3508
18:07:29:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa4 started
18:07:30:WU00:FS00:0xa4:
18:07:30:WU00:FS00:0xa4:*------------------------------*
18:07:30:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Folding@Home Gromacs GB Core
18:07:30:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Version 2.27 (Dec. 15, 2010)
18:07:30:WU00:FS00:0xa4:
18:07:30:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Preparing to commence simulation
18:07:30:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Ensuring status. Please wait.
18:07:39:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Looking at optimizations...
18:07:39:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Working with standard loops on this execution.
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Previous termination of core was improper.
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Going to use standard loops.
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Files status OK
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Expanded 884450 -> 1476032 (decompressed 166.8 percent)
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=884450 data_size=1476032, decompressed_data_size=1476032 diff=0
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Digital signature verified
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Project: 9009 (Run 972, Clone 1, Gen 107)
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:
18:07:40:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Entering M.D.
18:07:46:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Using Gromacs checkpoints
18:07:46:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Mapping NT from 2 to 2 
18:07:47:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Resuming from checkpoint
18:07:47:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Verified 00/wudata_01.log
18:07:47:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Verified 00/wudata_01.trr
18:07:47:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Verified 00/wudata_01.xtc
18:07:47:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Verified 00/wudata_01.edr
18:07:48:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Completed 79070 out of 250000 steps  (31%)
23:00:58:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Completed 247500 out of 250000 steps  (99%)
23:00:59:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
23:01:00:WU01:FS00:Assigned to work server 155.247.166.219
23:01:00:WU01:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: RUNNING cpu:2 from 155.247.166.219
23:01:00:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 155.247.166.219:8080
23:01:01:WU01:FS00:Downloading 116.91KiB
23:01:01:WU01:FS00:Download complete
23:01:02:WU01:FS00:Received Unit: id:01 state:DOWNLOAD error:NO_ERROR project:6395 run:30 clone:5 gen:75 core:0xa4 unit:0x000000570002894b5462c72be3e802c7
23:05:08:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Completed 250000 out of 250000 steps  (100%)
23:05:08:WU00:FS00:0xa4:DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Finished Work Unit:
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Reading up to 872880 from "00/wudata_01.trr": Read 872880
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:trr file hash check passed.
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Reading up to 800920 from "00/wudata_01.xtc": Read 800920
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:xtc file hash check passed.
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:edr file hash check passed.
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:logfile size: 25831
23:05:19:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Leaving Run
23:05:21:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Writing 1702119 bytes of core data to disk...
23:05:22:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Done: 1701607 -> 1647606 (compressed to 96.8 percent)
23:05:22:WU00:FS00:0xa4:  ... Done.
23:05:23:WU00:FS00:0xa4:- Shutting down core
23:05:23:WU00:FS00:0xa4:
23:05:23:WU00:FS00:0xa4:Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
23:05:24:WU00:FS00:FahCore returned: FINISHED_UNIT (100 = 0x64)
23:05:24:WU00:FS00:Sending unit results: id:00 state:SEND error:NO_ERROR project:9009 run:972 clone:1 gen:107 core:0xa4 unit:0x0000008f664f2de453868bc0fd6ea39e
23:05:24:WU00:FS00:Uploading 1.57MiB to 171.64.65.124
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:Starting
23:05:24:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.64.65.124:8080
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:/Users/Cindy/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/web.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/Core_a4.fah/FahCore_a4.exe -dir 01 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 2600 -checkpoint 15 -np 2
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 48328
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:Core PID:53324
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:FahCore 0xa4 started
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:*------------------------------*
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Folding@Home Gromacs GB Core
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Version 2.27 (Dec. 15, 2010)
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Preparing to commence simulation
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Looking at optimizations...
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Created dyn
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Files status OK
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Expanded 119200 -> 270148 (decompressed 226.6 percent)
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=119200 data_size=270148, decompressed_data_size=270148 diff=0
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Digital signature verified
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Project: 6395 (Run 30, Clone 5, Gen 75)
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Assembly optimizations on if available.
23:05:24:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Entering M.D.
23:05:30:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Mapping NT from 2 to 2 
23:05:30:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 0 out of 5000000 steps  (0%)
23:05:32:WU00:FS00:Upload 55.67%
23:05:38:WU00:FS00:Upload 95.43%
23:05:40:WU00:FS00:Upload complete
23:05:40:WU00:FS00:Server responded WORK_ACK (400)
23:05:40:WU00:FS00:Final credit estimate, 392.00 points
23:05:40:WU00:FS00:Cleaning up
23:10:57:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 50000 out of 5000000 steps  (1%)
23:16:13:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 100000 out of 5000000 steps  (2%)
23:21:25:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 150000 out of 5000000 steps  (3%)
23:26:37:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 200000 out of 5000000 steps  (4%)
23:32:12:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 250000 out of 5000000 steps  (5%)
23:37:33:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 300000 out of 5000000 steps  (6%)
23:43:30:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 350000 out of 5000000 steps  (7%)
23:49:06:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 400000 out of 5000000 steps  (8%)
23:54:59:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 450000 out of 5000000 steps  (9%)
23:56:04:FS00:Shutting core down
23:56:09:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Client no longer detected. Shutting down core 
23:56:09:WU01:FS00:FahCore returned: INTERRUPTED (102 = 0x66)
23:56:09:WU01:FS00:Starting
23:56:09:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Changed SMP threads from 2 to 3 this can cause some work units to fail
23:56:09:WU01:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:/Users/Cindy/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/web.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/Core_a4.fah/FahCore_a4.exe -dir 01 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 2600 -checkpoint 15 -np 3
23:56:09:WU01:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 27192
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:Core PID:18628
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:FahCore 0xa4 started
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:*------------------------------*
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Folding@Home Gromacs GB Core
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Version 2.27 (Dec. 15, 2010)
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Preparing to commence simulation
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Looking at optimizations...
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Files status OK
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Expanded 119200 -> 270148 (decompressed 226.6 percent)
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=119200 data_size=270148, decompressed_data_size=270148 diff=0
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Digital signature verified
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Project: 6395 (Run 30, Clone 5, Gen 75)
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Assembly optimizations on if available.
23:56:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Entering M.D.
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Using Gromacs checkpoints
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Mapping NT from 3 to 3 
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Resuming from checkpoint
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.log
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.trr
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.xtc
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.edr
23:56:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 412750 out of 5000000 steps  (8%)
23:56:51:FS00:Shutting core down
23:57:00:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Client no longer detected. Shutting down core 
23:57:00:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:57:00:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Folding@home Core Shutdown: CLIENT_DIED
23:57:00:WU01:FS00:FahCore returned: INTERRUPTED (102 = 0x66)
23:57:09:WU01:FS00:Starting
23:57:09:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Changed SMP threads from 3 to 2 this can cause some work units to fail
23:57:09:WU01:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:/Users/Cindy/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/web.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/Core_a4.fah/FahCore_a4.exe -dir 01 -suffix 01 -version 704 -lifeline 2600 -checkpoint 15 -np 2
23:57:09:WU01:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 19004
23:57:09:WU01:FS00:Core PID:24100
23:57:09:WU01:FS00:FahCore 0xa4 started
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:*------------------------------*
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Folding@Home Gromacs GB Core
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Version 2.27 (Dec. 15, 2010)
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Preparing to commence simulation
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Looking at optimizations...
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Files status OK
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Expanded 119200 -> 270148 (decompressed 226.6 percent)
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=119200 data_size=270148, decompressed_data_size=270148 diff=0
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:- Digital signature verified
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Project: 6395 (Run 30, Clone 5, Gen 75)
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Assembly optimizations on if available.
23:57:10:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Entering M.D.
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Using Gromacs checkpoints
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Mapping NT from 2 to 2 
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Resuming from checkpoint
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.log
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.trr
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.xtc
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.edr
23:57:16:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 412750 out of 5000000 steps  (8%)
00:02:08:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 450000 out of 5000000 steps  (9%)
******************************* Date: 2015-03-06 *******************************
00:08:32:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 500000 out of 5000000 steps  (10%)
00:14:49:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 550000 out of 5000000 steps  (11%)
00:21:17:WU01:FS00:0xa4:Completed 600000 out of 5000000 steps  (12%)
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Re: Tons or WU and Very Little Points

Post by bruce »

Welcome to foldingforum.org, Konan.

You've omitted a critical part of the information: namely the first couple of pages of your log. (See below.)

I see one WU that your log shows you completed (project:9009 run:972 clone:1 gen:107). It seem to have taken about 4.3 minutes per percent which works out to about 7h for the entire WU. Given that you're folding with two CPUs, that's probably not unreasonable. Using the bonus calculator that works out to a total of 986 points in 0.3 days. (All numbers are approximate.)

Points depend not only on the number of WUs that you complete, but also how quickly you return the result. According to FAH's server records, the WU was returned 1.91 Days after it was issued. Thus it earned 392 points of credit during that 1.91 days.

As you can see, anything you can do to return the results more promptly would increase the points you earn quite significantly. (I'd start with folding more hours per day.) Nevertheless, if your hardware and the way you use it precludes returning the results more promptly, rest assured that even small contributions are appreciated.
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Re: Tons or WU and Very Little Points

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Also note that work units sizes vary considerably. Some work units are only 125 points and take less than 10 minutes to finish. Some work units are very large, take many days to finish, but are worth thousands of points. A high work unit count is not necessarily an indication of a problem.

As bruce noted, folding 24/7 is the easiest way to increase the points per work unit. The bonus for quicker returns is exponential. Return the WU in half the time and get 2x-4x the points.
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Re: Tons or WU and Very Little Points

Post by Konan »

That is what I was wondering if that computer was getting a lot of the small WU for some reason instead of some larger ones. I figure they must be small ones for the sheer number of WU that it has done compared to the other computers on my team. What made me curious is that I started a computer here at work that is 1GHz slower and half the ram and in it's first work unit got 5X the points this computer is averaging. I will repost a log file when I get home. I just followed the instructions on how to post it. Do not know why it would have missed the first couple of pages. I unclicked the follow, hit the copy button then pasted it into the body like the instructions said to do. Hopefully with the full log file it will shed more light on that computer. Like I said earlier I just got the gpu updated and running. I would not have thought with that not running it would change what the cpu was getting for WU. Thanks for everyone's help. I have been looking but cannot find a guide that explains what I am looking at in the log files. Is there one? I just like to know what it all means. I can make out what some of it is but not to much.
Thanks again
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Re: Tons or WU and Very Little Points

Post by bruce »

Konan wrote:Do not know why it would have missed the first couple of pages. I unclicked the follow, hit the copy button then pasted it into the body like the instructions said to do.
I'll look a the instructions. The beginning of the log shown in FAHControl may have been truncated. That can be the case unless you click Refresh.
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Re: Tons or WU and Very Little Points

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bruce wrote:The beginning of the log shown in FAHControl may have been truncated. That can be the case unless you click Refresh.
It also happens if you have either (or both) of the Slot and Unit boxes checked. Even after a Refresh.
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